I enjoyed the day in Delhi again. Ramesh was my tour guide. We went to Qutab Minar which was seriously awesome. After, we made our way to the National Gallery of Modern Art. They had a few things there I really liked. I had a hard time walking around today. These massive blisters on my feet hurt a lot. This morning I thought they were better, but it didn’t take long before my feet just hurt. It sucks walking around in the scorching sun while my feet are absolutely killing me. We took more of the motorized rickshaw things, but there was still quite a bit of walking. I’m hoping to book some train tickets somewhere else tomorrow. I might be better off just staying in Delhi another day or two and trying to keep off my feet as much as possible. I know staying inside most of the day and keeping them uncovered so the blisters have lots of time to dry out would also be beneficial. I’m ready to get out of Delhi and could use some space from Ramesh as well. He’s been so helpful and great since I got here, but it’s hard to spend 100% of my time with someone. It doesn’t matter who that person is, if I don’t get quite a bit of time to myself it’s tough.

I just hung some laundry that I washed a minute ago. I’m exhausted, but wanted to wait until it was done before going to bed. I can’t seem to book any tickets online for trains tomorrow, so I’m going to the station bright and early in the morning to try to get it all sorted out. They hold some tickets for tourists. I’m hoping they have some available on one of the trains I’d like to take. It would be great to get a move on. Delhi has been good, but I’m most excited to get out and see the rest of India which looks spectacular. What a wonderful place.

I talked to my mom for a long time tonight which was nice. I’ve been meaning to call my grandma and haven’t made that happen yet. Maybe tomorrow.

If I can’t get a train tomorrow I can always try to leave on Monday. I’m hoping worst case scenario is I go to Jaipur in the evening and then figure out one of the longer train rides in a couple days. I can most likely get on a Jaipur to Udaipur train in a few days. That way I can spend some time in Jaipur and then make my way down to Udaipur before coming back for the Taj Mahal and Varanasi. I should also check to see what’s close to Varanasi. I could pretty easily continue along to Kolkata from that point and then make my way back on a direct train to Delhi and then find my way towards Rishikesh. That would be pretty cool. I have lots of options. I wish I had more time, but that’s ok. I can (and most likely will) be coming back. Who knows, maybe it’ll even be for a longer period of time next time. I could pretty easily see myself roaming around India for quite a while. A 6 month trip would be pretty awesome. I suppose anything is possible. I just have to keep my eyes and ears open for opportunities.

Gratitude List:
Seeing some stunning Islamic architecture today
A relaxed evening after another busy day
Hope that I’ll be leaving Delhi tomorrow