Here is a glimpse of what I have been up to during my travels in December! I have travelled with Michael - friend from Chicago and 2 Londoners - Sarah and Louise. Michael and Louise study with me in Jaipur, Sarah is a good friend from Vrindavan.
First of all we went to Chandigarh. It is the present capital city of the States of both Punjab and Haryana is the first planned city of India. However, it does not belong to either of the States. It is a Union Territory, administered by the Government of India. The city is very modern and has derived its name from a temple on the slope of the Sivalik hill, Chandi Mandir (deity Chandi, goddess of power), and a fort or "garh" beyond the temple, called Chandigarh.
Michael 'borrows' a local rikshaw!
Chandigarh is a modern city - shopping in Levi's, Benetton is a daily routine for all the rich people who live there (and all people who live there are rich!). Perhaps this is the reason why noone wears indian type clothing in that city! Other amazing things - pavements and rubbish bins that people actually use! Overall, Chandigarh feels like an english town build in the 70-ties, such as Basildon, Crawley, Romford etc. If you have been to any of them, you know what I mean!
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