Delhi is Target

    So, after being in Delhi for about a week I have come to some conclusions.  The first of which is that Delhi is more or less like a giant Target store.  Let me explain.  You set out for Target with a single goal in mind, let's say buying a toothbrush.  But you get there and WOW is everything cheap! By the time you leave you have a cart full of things that you never planned to buy and you forgot the toothbrush.  That is Delhi shopping.  Yes, a taxi ride that would cost 30 bucks in NYC costs like $1.50 (65 rupees).  However, with that mentality it is so easy to break your budget.  I have spent so little money per item and so much more money than I planned to spend, so be warned if you are planning a trip.  Yes, a taxi ride that would cost 30 bucks in NYC costs like $1.50 (65 rupees).  However, with that mentality it is so easy to break your budget.  I feel pretty lame leading off my first post in India with the shopping but seriously, the textile markets are some of the most amazing things I have seen.  The colors and patterns and artwork are unbelievable.  Trust me, I'm not just being some gushy girl about the crazy deals.
    I'll move on from the shopping, to basically everything else.  Everything is AMAZING here.  Delhi looks like New York City if it sprang up in the middle of the jungle.  So far I have seen two camels, a monkey, a herd of cattle, crazy cool birds and dogs everywhere, and that is in the middle of the city.  Not to mention the architecture.  I can't do it justice.  I can cross Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb, the Lotus Temple, and about 6 other small Sikh, Hindu, and Muslim temples off my list.  Next on my to-do list: visit the monkey god temple (you can feed monkeys bananas out of your hand), and a safari in the Ranthambore TIGER SANCTUARY this weekend, hopefully riding an elephant (of course).

I. Love. India.

Stay tuned!