Just one metro stop, an airport shuttle bus, a two-hour international flight, another bus, and one taxi later…I’m in Jakarta, Indonesia! Now I’m off to explore what this land has for lunch.
Coffin-sized sleeper “seat” for my 16 hour overnight journey from Udaipur to Mumbai, India.
I am departing Mumbai tonight on an overnight bus down to the Goa region, filled with relaxing beaches and cheap Kingfisher! More updates to come soon, including an itinerary with New Years Eve in Bali?
After 16 hours in a coffin-sized “sleeper” bus seat, I arrived in Mumbai, India this morning surprisingly on time at 8 AM. Considering the bus departed Udaipur almost an hour late, it was impressive. It took only a few hotels to find a vacant, reasonably-priced room.
It is hot and humid in Mumbai, and relatively expensive. I haven’t spent much time in Colaba, the area of my hotel, so I haven’t run into Bollywood extra scouts yet. I have heard a TON of Jack Johnson the last few days. He seems to be a huge hit in this region.
After quickly scouting the Colaba open-air produce market, I escaped to the India Gate, then up to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus), Mumbai’s main train station through which 2.5 million people pass every day! After an hour-long walk up the coast to Chowpatty Beach, I took a cab back to Oval Maiden to watch a cricket match. I am now enjoying a cold Kingfisher while trying to decide what’s next…
After eight long days in Varanasi, I am now in Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. Tomorrow I will take a train to New Delhi, where I will stay for at least three nights, probably more. My camera is having trouble uploading pictures, so they may come at a slower pace.
Wrapping up Berlin today. I have walked many miles through the city, touring the Brandenburg gate, the Bundestag, Checkpoint Charlie, and the Deutsches Museum. The Jewish Museum is open late, so we may visit before heading to the airport.
Our flight to Istanbul leaves at 3 AM, but our connection to Kathmandu has been postponed three days, so we will have a few nights to enjoy Turkey.
München is a few days behind us, but I never got a chance to post a picture until now. This was in one of the relatively tame beer tents (I forget the name).
After Freiburg, we stopped in Rothenburg for a quick schneeball (“snowball” pastry), another bite to eat at the Markthalle in Hannover and are now in Hamburg. I haven’t seen any burgers yet, but I really want to eat a hamburger in Hamburg.
The autobahn is a lot of fun to drive, but not to navigate. None of the signs have directionals like North or South–instead they have names of cities or towns, so you have to know the region or look at a map at every turn. We’ve done a lot of backtracking (several times there isn’t an exit for 10km), but I think we’re getting the hang of things.
Oktoberfest was lots of fun, and a little strange. Definitely more carnival-like than I was expecting.
We rented a car, a little Ford Fiesta, and drove to Freiburg yesterday. We are heading up to Rothenburg on our way to Frankfurt tonight.
We have had a hard time getting online recently, thus the lack of updates and pictures. I will find some time soon.
Arrived in Munich around 4 AM via bus. About to head to our hotel for pre-Oktoberfest shenanigans.
