To catch you all up from the last entry, Anni and I were on our way to see the Taj Mahal and then to the city Varanasi - the holiest city in all of India. It is a belief here that if you die here, your karma can finally rest, the cycle is done. Well I wish I could tell you that Varanasi was a great experience, I really do because I was excited about touring the city, but all I saw was the inside of a hospital and plenty of saline bags pouring into me.
All is well, I was seriously dehydrated and felt like I was on the verge of a heat stroke... but I stayed over night and got "juiced-up" on saline and other antibiotics and Anni and I caught our train the next day to Delhi and flew out to Nepal.
In spite of all of this, I was able to see the Taj Mahal and that was truly remarkable. Thanks to you Mookie, we made it a priority and it was well worth it. I didn't know much about it but it was built in honor of the Emperor Shahjahan's second wife. She died giving birth to her 14th child (anyone see a problem yet?) and he was so distraught that he built this incredibly lavish tomb in honor of her and his love for her.
Who knows what Anni and I will do in Nepal... we were thinking of doing a trek through the Himalayas but with our weakened immune systems right now, we don't know how much we really want to push it. I'm thinking though that I might do the highest bungy jump in Asia. I figure my immune system can't really prevent me from doing that.
That's it for now, will write more soon.
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