Today was great and also successful, in the sense that Kerri didn’t melt in the heat and jetlag (bravo!) and we managed to book our train tickets (no mean feat here). I picked Kerri up last night (only a tiny back-pack and a messenger bag – rock on!) and then spent 1.5 hours trying to get back to the hotel, since the driver would not follow my directions and preferred to ask random groups of strangers – even after talking to our hotel owner. But all is well that ends 
well. Today, we spent the day touring monuments – an astronomical observatory built in the 1700s to measure the diameter of the sun and the local time, a few tombs, and the Qutb Minar, a very high tower built by a king so that his daughter could pray in view of the holy Yamuna River, located about 20 kilometers away from their palace. We had intended to meet my friend Andy, who I met on the plane from Milan, at the astronomical observatory, but the government closed many roads in Delhi due to the rioting and so it took him an extra 1.5 hours to reach the monument. We thought he went back to bed and left – but luckily, all was well by the afternoon and the three of us visited the Qutb Minar, a 
delicious restaurant, and the Lodi Gardens. At night, the spotlit ruins of a small tomb glow amid the trees and the air is cool. Too bad there were four very friendly and potentially rabid dogs to consider – Andy and Kerri laughed, but I would rather travel another 8 hours by local bus in the scorching heat than tango with a stray dog in Delhi!
Kerri has added a lot of fun to the trip, being the brilliant funny person that she is, jet-lag or no. Today, she introduced some fine and useful phrases to our trip lexicon:
Delhi Belly – the consequence of indulging in the delicious and not-so-hygienic snacks available in this city
“Without Charmin’, bathroom breaks are less than charming!” as a reminder for me to pack the travel-size toilet paper she brought.
And finally, “ONE LINK ROAD!!!!” – a phrase of warning, encouragement and information to be shouted at taxi drivers when trying to navigate our way to the lovely but quite hidden apartment that serves as our hotel.
well. Today, we spent the day touring monuments – an astronomical observatory built in the 1700s to measure the diameter of the sun and the local time, a few tombs, and the Qutb Minar, a very high tower built by a king so that his daughter could pray in view of the holy Yamuna River, located about 20 kilometers away from their palace. We had intended to meet my friend Andy, who I met on the plane from Milan, at the astronomical observatory, but the government closed many roads in Delhi due to the rioting and so it took him an extra 1.5 hours to reach the monument. We thought he went back to bed and left – but luckily, all was well by the afternoon and the three of us visited the Qutb Minar, a 
delicious restaurant, and the Lodi Gardens. At night, the spotlit ruins of a small tomb glow amid the trees and the air is cool. Too bad there were four very friendly and potentially rabid dogs to consider – Andy and Kerri laughed, but I would rather travel another 8 hours by local bus in the scorching heat than tango with a stray dog in Delhi!Kerri has added a lot of fun to the trip, being the brilliant funny person that she is, jet-lag or no. Today, she introduced some fine and useful phrases to our trip lexicon:
Delhi Belly – the consequence of indulging in the delicious and not-so-hygienic snacks available in this city
“Without Charmin’, bathroom breaks are less than charming!” as a reminder for me to pack the travel-size toilet paper she brought.
And finally, “ONE LINK ROAD!!!!” – a phrase of warning, encouragement and information to be shouted at taxi drivers when trying to navigate our way to the lovely but quite hidden apartment that serves as our hotel.
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You both look very lively for 47 Deg C; jet lag and late night auto-rickshaw travels! I wonder what Kerri will add to "I went to Africa , rode a camel and played with snakes" rap when she gets home. Pensacola will probably seem a bit tame.
And Kati what can I say..this summer will fill more pages in your passport..45 thru 60 or something? My world traveller...
Have fun..more pictures if you can; otherwise we'll do a photo show-and-tell when you get home
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