This is my first post after a little blog hiatus. I was in India with my family for the past ten days. It was an amazing trip to say the least. It is a rough place to travel but at the same time the people are really wonderful and the country is steeped in culture, history, spirit and life. It is possible to travel comfortably there and with a history of service and luxury, they know how to treat guests. We had the perfect balance of relaxing holiday and adventure. I'll look forward to sharing more about our trip in the days to come, but for today I am only going to share my ten most favorite photos from our very first day in India.
Our first day was spent in Delhi while my husband was at a business meeting so it was me and my three boys (ages 12, 10 & 6) navigating Delhi on our own in the 107+ degree heat. We hired a taxi from our hotel and went to see the Red Fort & do a little shopping (obviously not my sons' idea to go shopping). It was nothing special so don't expect anything too spectacular from these photos. But the rest of our trip was just spectacular.
(In the interest of time, I did not edit these photos. They are SOOC. Please forgive!)
I'm linking up over at Shimelle.com as part of the Beyond Blogging for Scrapbookers class.
FAMILY X 12 MONTHLY BLOG HOP TOMORROW
Tomorrow come back to the blog for another FAMILY x 12 blog hop to see more beautiful family photos. And if you'd like to join us, please let me know (email me or leave a comment and be sure to sign in with your email address). On the 5th of every month (except this month) we share our one family photo for the month.
Phew! I can feel the heat! Great photos, and I am so looking forward to seeing more of your trip:)
Posted by: Linda | June 10, 2011 at 09:24
What a fantastic place to visit - it is on my wish list of places to go. See you tomorrow for the blog hop.
Posted by: jo | June 10, 2011 at 09:29
I agree with what you said about India I wen there in 1990 and it was such hard work at times bu we stayed in very basic accomasation and ate v basic food... no pizza indeed sometimes I didn't know what we were eating lol! See you on the blog hop tomorrow xxx
Posted by: furrypig | June 10, 2011 at 12:11
Thanks for the peek inside India~
Posted by: Connie M | June 10, 2011 at 12:22
Amazing pics! Found you from Shimelle's 10 Things!
Posted by: Amanda | June 10, 2011 at 12:51
great pics.. i'd love to go to india, especially now i know they have pizza!
Posted by: Em | June 10, 2011 at 13:24
It's good to have you back Margie! Glad you had a wonderful vacation, love your unedited photos. Love the one of the boys leaning back from the table!
Posted by: Rebekah | June 10, 2011 at 13:25
Wow! Great photos! Really enjoyed seeing another part of our world.
Posted by: Photographing Mom | June 10, 2011 at 14:36
Looks like a great start to the trip. Love the photos!
Posted by: VernellC | June 10, 2011 at 16:20
My husband and I went alone in 1997 and also stayed in very basic accommodation, taking very basic transportation, eating street food often, etc. This way was definitely easier, but we werent on the street as much and I kind of missed seeing the country that way. We did stay 2 nights at a backpackers haveli, so I did get a taste of my old way of travel. Though with three young kids the easier way definitely reduces the complaining and therefore increases the enjoyment of the trip! And reduces the stress and worry of other potential problems - a huge benefit.
Posted by: Nihao, Cupcake! by Margie | June 10, 2011 at 18:52
Great photos! Thanks for sharing your trip.
Posted by: MonicaB | June 11, 2011 at 05:43
india is a place i've always wanted to visit. looks like u had a fab time. the link for shimelle was only from earlier this week so it should be easy to find. thanx for the heads up. i'll have to get it working again.#
jo xx
Posted by: jo sowerby | June 11, 2011 at 06:24
You're brave! I don't know if I could go to India with 3 kids. I'd be too scared of something happening, especially since I don't speak the language.
Posted by: Scrappin Shonie | June 11, 2011 at 13:27
You definitely have to go prepared. We had been to India before without kids so I knew what we were getting ourselves into. Not to mention, living in Asia for the past 7 out of 17 years, and a developing nation for the past 3, we are used to many of the situations we might encounter. There are certainly ways to travel there, though, that keep you above the difficulties and allow you to enjoy a peaceful holiday. You pay a lot more, of course, but prices are more reasonable than in Western countries. Most people there speak English. It is the one language that unites the country since there are such a huge number of other languages, not to mention its long, long history with the Brits.
Posted by: Nihao, Cupcake! by Margie | June 12, 2011 at 03:26
OK you might say they are nothing special, but 6-9, esp 8 and 9, are GREAT!
Posted by: Kiley Ariail | June 16, 2011 at 06:57
Thanks, Kiley! I love to hear which ones you like.
Posted by: Nihao, Cupcake! by Margie | June 16, 2011 at 07:34