Impressions from George Sanchez

We left O'Hare on time and we had a layover in Frankfort of 5 1/2 hours. while we were waiting, the Bishop and some of us went and had a cold German beer. While we were gone our group moved. They changed our gate. It took us a while to find them, but we did. We left Frankfort at 3:35 local time. we arrived in Dehli at about 1: 20 local time, but we had to wait for a place to park. We made it through customs quite easily, even though were was a lot of people going through at the same time. The bus drive got lost and could not find the hotel. He called a couple of times and we finally arrived at our rooms atabout 4:30 a.m.local time. Here are some pictures.they are from O,hare , frankfort , and the Delhi airports. Our group of 25 stayed in 2 hotels a few blocks apart. We checked in about 5 am for a leisurely sleep until noon.

Breakfast/brunch was on the roof, 5 stories up, overlooking the city of Dehli. We gathered at 1:15 for devotions and then off sightseeing around old and New Dehli. Time to walk around the gardens of an old stone worship temple, at least 1000 years old. Driving the highways brought interesting views.

A white horse carried a rider with a red jacket en route to a wedding. A white horse is a big expense; however Indian weddings are big & expensive. We saw horse drawn carts and bicyles, scooters, all among trucks and cars and buses. People drive with their steering wheel and their horns blaring. We saw Brahman cows attempting to cross the highway. We made a stop at Trans Asian Industries Exposition. After sampling tea & biscuit, we were shown a demonstration of rug knotting. Afterwards, we had an opportunity to purchase a Kashi carpet. Several of us did!

On our return home to the hotel, traffic made for a tedious, long trip back. As they say in India, time is stretchable. We returned home to a authentic Indian meal in the hotel, all together.