Just a couple of locals…

We missed our daily post yesterday and now we have tons of pics to post!  We didn’t do a whole lot other than continue to explore around our neighbourhood, local parks and the nearby markets… although even exploring the local market here seems like an adventure in itself!

Since we’ve landed in India, we have discovered that our tourist visas expire in just a couple short weeks (apparently time starts ticking on your visa from the date it is issued rather than your India journey date so for once it was not smart to have applied for our visas so far in advance!), so unfortunately this means that our time in India has been cut dramatically short.  Soooo with the amazing support of our supervisors and clinical placement coordinators here as well as back home, we must now optimize the time we have left in India in terms of both putting in hours at the clinic as well as finding time to explore Delhi and its surrounding areas.  This week we hope to make several short trips each day to discover all that Delhi has to offer, then on Saturday we are doing a day trip to Agra to see the Taj Mahal, Red Fort, and Fatehpur Sikri!! So we’re very excited that we’ll still be able to squeeze that in – we can’t very well come all  the way to India and not get a glimpse of the Taj Mahal!

Anywho, we’ll update our schedule as we arrange new accommodations and new adventures – for now, we hope you enjoy our pics!

Parks of CR Park

All the parks in the area are fenced in by these brick walls and to enter you have to weave through these narrow gates

Each park seems to have a walking track

 

Food and Other Random Pics

Pretty little tea set we came home to find one day

PB&J sandwiches and chai tea for breaky!

Our delicious feast of Aloo Ki Chaat, Paneer Tikka Pocket Parantha, and Nizami Subz Biryani! Soooo tasty!

We’re not sure what this is called but it’s served after a meal. You put a little bit of each seed and pop it in your mouth in order to freshen your breath.

So excited to have my first coffee since arriving in India – and it came in a to-go bag!

Welcome to Chez Amanda! AKA she learned how to light our stove so she could reheat our leftover Indian food…

Mr. Lizzy the tiny lizard (or gecko or amphibian of sorts)

Mr. Lizzy the tiny lizard (or gecko or amphibian of sorts) watching Adam fill up his water bottle

Does it look as hot as it feels?

Dangerous-looking scaffolding

Super organized wiring in the streets of Delhi

Fresh fruit at your doorstep!

 

CR Park’s Market No.2

Market No.2 of CR Park

The stinky fish/chicken market

Aquarium centre

One of the alleys in the market

Dogs snoozing in the market

View of the market place from the 2nd storey

View from the 2nd floor of the market

 

Amanda & Adam