Update

September 23, 2007
As you can see we have posted our new itinerary. Our travel agent in India has been WONDERFUL.

From our last posting we forgot to mention a few things.
When we arrived at Amritsar, we went to the border of India and Pakistan, @ 25km. Every night at 6pm they have a ceremony to close the border, very festive. More interesting was the people especially the Indian women with their beautiful vibrant clothing. They were dancing and doing the Bollywood thing. The crowd on the India side was huge ( apparently every night) There was a handful on the Pakistan side. The crowd would cheer and sing for the entire ceremony. Very inspiring.
On our arrival at Amritsar there was a huge down-pour and the road was flooding almost impassable, but not for the tuk tuks, bicycles, and anything else that can move. Incredible this place is. Nothing stops them.

Our next overnight stay was Chandigarh, a city planned by a French architect in 1952. Austere but highly functional. The streets are wide, divided roads with lush vegetation in between. The city centre is very modern and upbeat. We enjoyed an autorickshaw ride to and from our hotel to enjoy the city. Also in Chandigarh are the Rock Gardens. A masterpiece of imagination and creativity, providing a surrealistic place to meditate. We took lots of pictures as around each corner there was more and more interesting sculptures blending in with rocks, water, and trees. A world class site.

We arrived back in Delhi yesterday. Our travel agent treated us to a wonderful dinner after discussing with us our past and future intineraries. We are so lucky to have him working for us.

Just arrived in Kathmandu. Surprised that it's nestled in a very verdant valley surrounded by the Himalyas of course crowned by Mt. Everest. Alan intends to trek to the top tomorrow. Unless he chooses to go shopping or watch the India and Pakistan cricket final. That is big news here.....surpasses all politics.
The newspaper had an article that an airflight was delayed to permit the passengers to finish watching the game on TV at the airport. Priorities!!!!

Bye for now. Thank you for the comments. Love hearing from everyone.