We covered a lot of ground in a short time. I think north India is one of the most fascinating places in the world. In only a few days we were at the Dalai Lama's temple in the mountains, the Golden Temple (holy shrine for Sikhs) in the Punjab, and the border of India and Pakistan for the nightly closing ceremony. Pretty exciting stuff. We also ate at this really amazing restaurant where I spent $7 on one meal, which is unheard of up here. For your educational enjoyment I've included some links.
http://www.dalailama.com/ information about the Dalai Lama
http://www.sikhnet.com/ information about Sikhism
http://www.thingsasian.com/goto_article/article.2323.html information about Waghah Border
Oh, and I've been tagged by Alicia. She got tagged by someone else and had to list nine weird things about herself. Now I have to do it--and I sure don't want to break any rules of the blog world. It was really hard to narrow it down to only nine things but I did my best.
1. I am addicted to the news and go crazy when I can't read it for several days. I'd rather watch Fox News video clips and CNN Livestream than most movies.
2. I hate pastel colors--except at Easter time
3. I adopted a manatee named Brutus in high school. I did a project on manatees and felt really sorry for them so I decided to adopt one. I have a picture and everything.
4. I like to eat raw oysters on the half shell with cocktail sauce
5. I know all six verses to the song American Pie by Don Mclean
6. I have a very high tolerance for spicy food, but can barely eat any dairy without getting sick
7. I can beat anyone in HORSE. Yes, even you. Well, maybe except for Steve Kerr and my dad because he cheats.
8. Snakes really freak me out. Bugs and spiders aren't such a big deal, but snakes make me want to cry. I usually have to run from the cobra guys in India.
9. I think I can count the number of times I skipped class in college on one hand. Sometimes I was half asleep but I always went.
11 comments:
Joy!!! Finally a new post. I was ready for a new one. thanks julie
i'd say that mr. steel toe is pretty weird and hating pastels is not.
i won't tell Mr pastel pink shirt wearer with matching turban man that you said you don't like pastels.... i'd be careful - they carry swords
you can't beat me in horse
I also think that the nick name TIC is pretty wierd!!! : )
Thanks for the info on Sikhism! You took some great pictures. I never realized India and Pakistan had a ceremony to close their borders every night...interesting.
You and April are conquering the Indian world both feathers and dots! I loved all your pictures on the trip!
Hi Julie! This is Kristen, Abby's friend in Houston! I saw a link to your blog on her blog, so I started reading and looking at your amazing pictures! It's been fun to hear about your experiences in India. I've been dying to ask you... how do you know Alicia Divers? We went to college together at DBU, and went to the same church (FBC Irving) for a while before I graduated. I also worked with one of her roommates on the yearbook staff! So... small world! You can email me sometime at dbutiger@hotmail.com if you get a chance - I'd love to hear from you!
we're gonna be cheese!
Julie, I think you need to come to California. You won't seem like so much of a freak here. :) I love your updates. I would have to agree, Northern India is amazing! Enjoy the cold weather. I need an address.How long does it take to get something in the mail?
Those are some awesome pics! Rockon!!
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