Recap India

Da airport in Delhi...way cooler than art in US airports.

Lotus Temple in Delhi created for the Bahai faith.  This temple is amazingly beautiful, but the religion itself is pretty much no different than the western religions.  Though Bahai is relatively new because it started in the past 100 years it is not a huge break from Judeaism or Christianity.  The whole idea of Bahai is that Moses, Jesus, Mohamad were all legitmate messengers of God, all sent down at different times in order to teach humanity something.  It is kinda cool and I believe it could be good for uniting various faith in the future.  But it is too god-oriented for me, I think that what we really need for the future is a religion/spirituality that breaks entirely from old traditions, one that has less limitations (which all religions have) and one that connects us with our biological nature. 

We feed some monkeys on the road.  They may look cute but they all have rabies and as soon as you throw them some food all the monkeys start to attack you.  I didnt have my rabies shot so I droped my food and ran.

So in India, especially in the big cities, we were conscidered celebrities.  Indians would come up to us and ask us to take a picture with their family.  Then they would shake our hand and say thank you.  It is kinda fun being a celebrity for the first few days, than it just got annoying.  Everywhere we went tons of people would want our photograph.  Then when we would ask to take a picture with some Indians they would demand a tip after we took the picture...hell no.  We had to explain to them that they didnt deserve a tip for simply getting a picture of them.  Everytime we entered a hotel, there would be a doorman, and when you go by he asks for a tip.  then the bellboy grabs your bags and at your room asks for a tip.  I started opening the doors before the doorman could and not letting go of my bags...and in doing so got dirty looks from the workers.  Sometime they would yell at me for not letting them do their job.

 Thats right this is a snake charmer.  He tried to get me to sit next to him but i denied, even though the snake has its poison removed.  Funny thing is that the snake is deaf and cant actually hear him, so he smacks the snake and forces him to stand up.

 this is just a beautiful door in the amber fort.

Taj Mahal!!!! kinda overrated. 

the monkey temple in Jaipur...camera died so i got barely any pictures.

80ft tall Buddha in bodh Gaya.  We stayed at a monastary there.  Met up with the Antioch students who were studing their and also met some cool locals.  Outside the city there is one mountain, and that one mountain has possible climbing on it.  I guess i gotta come back and explore more.