Ahoy,
With limited funds the next day, we went to Akshardam, which is kind of like an amusement park of a place to worship. It is a large property with gardens, temples, moats, etc. There are also shows and a boat ride that is a lot like the It's a Small World ride at Disney. We made the mistake of eating at the first food stall right outside the shows, only later coming across a giant food court on our way out that made us regret our decision earlier. Our final stop was Connaught Place, an area of concentric circles of arcades for shopping. We got another set of samosas and a lassi before going back "home" for a last meal before our flight. It would be of instant noodles/Indian ramen, the bestseller of India. We went to a small shop/stall/stand near I's house to pick up dinner provisions. Shops in India are really small, you mostly have to go with a list and the owner gathers the goods for you. There are no aisles to browse. I was more than happy to be having something simple for dinner and another night in before our next 24 hours of travel. Also, Indian ramen is delicious. I think I will look for it in the States.
We left for the airport around 10pm Thursday night in Delhi. We went via uber. Uber is great in India because we were able to watch the driver go to our destination and is at a fixed cost. It was a relief to not have to argue and be wary of where the driver is going. Our first flight was at 3:30am and we were so sleepy. The layover was in Shanghai and we had less than 2 hours to make it. I was anxious because on our way to Delhi, it took about an hour to get through all the lines for the transfer. And now our flight landed about half an hour late also. Fortunately, the lines we had encountered on the way there were not present this time around. We flew through everything and made it with time to spare for our transfer. Our final flight was about 11 hours to land at LAX at 9am Friday morning. We watched a lot of movies. Our flights were so cheap, that we were expecting very little, but it turned out to have all the same comforts of any other international flights - movies, blankets, pillows, meals, adjacent seats, ample leg-room, etc. Our experience on China Eastern was awesome and incredibly inexpensive.
The last time we came back from Asia, we arrived in the morning also, and then slept all day. So this time we endeavored to stay up all day. I was so sleepy.
devastatingly off kilter,
jt
With limited funds the next day, we went to Akshardam, which is kind of like an amusement park of a place to worship. It is a large property with gardens, temples, moats, etc. There are also shows and a boat ride that is a lot like the It's a Small World ride at Disney. We made the mistake of eating at the first food stall right outside the shows, only later coming across a giant food court on our way out that made us regret our decision earlier. Our final stop was Connaught Place, an area of concentric circles of arcades for shopping. We got another set of samosas and a lassi before going back "home" for a last meal before our flight. It would be of instant noodles/Indian ramen, the bestseller of India. We went to a small shop/stall/stand near I's house to pick up dinner provisions. Shops in India are really small, you mostly have to go with a list and the owner gathers the goods for you. There are no aisles to browse. I was more than happy to be having something simple for dinner and another night in before our next 24 hours of travel. Also, Indian ramen is delicious. I think I will look for it in the States.
We left for the airport around 10pm Thursday night in Delhi. We went via uber. Uber is great in India because we were able to watch the driver go to our destination and is at a fixed cost. It was a relief to not have to argue and be wary of where the driver is going. Our first flight was at 3:30am and we were so sleepy. The layover was in Shanghai and we had less than 2 hours to make it. I was anxious because on our way to Delhi, it took about an hour to get through all the lines for the transfer. And now our flight landed about half an hour late also. Fortunately, the lines we had encountered on the way there were not present this time around. We flew through everything and made it with time to spare for our transfer. Our final flight was about 11 hours to land at LAX at 9am Friday morning. We watched a lot of movies. Our flights were so cheap, that we were expecting very little, but it turned out to have all the same comforts of any other international flights - movies, blankets, pillows, meals, adjacent seats, ample leg-room, etc. Our experience on China Eastern was awesome and incredibly inexpensive.
The last time we came back from Asia, we arrived in the morning also, and then slept all day. So this time we endeavored to stay up all day. I was so sleepy.
devastatingly off kilter,
jt
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