Paris.....Bonjour

Right now Im in Paris enjoying the city of lights....heading to Spain tomorrow for the New Years! Wishing everyone a very happy & joyous new Years! best wishes to you all!

On to Paris!!!!

My India trip comes to an end today...I had a great time seeing all the amazing sights and meeting all the wonderful people! Kerala was beautiful and extremely hot in the middle of December! I heard that it snowed a couple of feet in CO! Now I am heading to France and then to Spain! I am planning on visiting Barcelona and Madrid...Yesterday I finished my trip off with the movie Kabul Express and I went to Great Punjab restaurant! Looking forward to seeing Spain! Will keep you posted....Happy Holidays to Everyone!

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In God's Own Country

I'm in this small mountain town in Munnar which is in South India using the Internet! Munnar has numerous tea plantations and is surrounded by beautiful mountains! Yesterday, I visited a national park and viewed mountain goats...Tomorrow I am heading off to Thekkady...I also took a boat tour around Cochin and went to this very cool area called "Jew Town" where all the Jewish people live (30-40 of them)...I got a chance to go inside the Jewish synagogue which was amazing...After Thekkady, I am heading off to Trivanderum, Kovalam, and Kanikumari!!! South India is "God's Own Country" as the locals call it!

Will keep you posted!

Coconut Water...It's Good for Your Daughter!!!

I thought this famous song by Harry Belefonte about Coconut Water related to me consuming lots of coconut water on Juhu Beach...It Got a Lot of Iron and Makes Her Strong Like a Lion!! This beach is pretty and there are plenty of coconut stalls to get your fill of coconut water! I also consumed numerous idlis and vadas at Woodlands Restaurant in Juhu Beach! This restaurant was fantastic and their mosambi (fresh orange juice) was out of this world!! I visited the beautiful Kanhari Caves located in Sanjeev Gandhi National Park...These caves are a piece of history and contain hundreds of Buddhist carvings and statues that were made by Buddhist monks thousands of years ago! I saw numerous bandhars (monkeys) hanging out and surveying the food scene!! I finished the day off by visiting In Orbit Mall in Malad, which is the new technological center in India. I saw several modern call centers, apartments, and tall buildings which reflect the new India!!! The rise of technology and call centers in India is definitely playing an integral role depicting how India is changing!

Choki Dani - Beautiful Village!

In Jaipur I went to this wonderful place called Choki Dani...This was a place that was designed after a small Rajastani town...When we first entered we were greeted with red tikka and we were showered with rose petals as well as with the phrase, "Ram Ram Sa"...which means Greetings & Goodbye in Rajastani...We saw amazing dances by girls holding pots on their heads, went on camel rides, went on bullock cart rides, ate traditional Rajastani food while seated on the floor, went shopping in the village marketplace, played archery games and darts, and I even dressed up in a traditional Rajastani outfit!!! I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who is visiting Jaipur...They are opening Choki Dani in Mumbai, Pune, Indore and other place throughout India as well! This was a definite must see and captured the true essence of Rajastan!!!! So to everybody...Ram Ram Sa!!!

Ajmer...Ranthambore....Jaipur...The Fun Continues!!!

I just came back from my North India yesterday night and it was an awesome trip!!! First, I went to Ajmer and Pushkar and enjoyed a true shopper's paradise!!! I bought bags, kurtis, jewelry, bandini chunnis!!!! Also, got to go to Ranthambore National Park on a Jeep safari....Although we didn't see any tigers, we saw lots of deer, monkeys, birds, crocodiles, and other animals!!! Ajmer has several ruins including a Dargha, Jain Temple, Dhai-din-ka jhompra...These sights were amazing....Jaipur, "The Pink City" is beautiful and I got a chance to see the Amber Palace which is truly one of the most amazing sights on Earth!!! I am heading to South India in the next few days once Sonia gets here!!! I am looking forward to touring the backwaters and seeing Cochin, Munnar, Trivendrum, Kerela....Today I saw Dhoom 2 in Mumbai and all I have to say is Dhoom Machale!!! It is a great movie and Hritik is extremely HOT!!! I would definitely recommend Dhoom 2 to everyone!!! I am definitely experiencing my culture and sanskriti in full force!!!