Trip to India

Hello Everyone!

Over Spring Break I went to India to attend my cousin's engagement and to meet family. I was very excited to go to India and take the international plane flight. I traveled with my mom on the plane flight flying with Emirates. The experience in the plane was really nice, Emirates had great service. I first flew to Dubai and then to New Delhi in India.

    On all of the plane rides, I watched movies on the entertainment system and slept a lot. I watched 9 movies in total on the four plane flights. The movies were Monsters University, Monsters Inc., Capture the Flag, The Muppets, Muppets most Wanted, Frozen, The Incredibles, Minions and Ratatouille. In addition to the cool entertainment system, the plane also had chargers, headphones, blankets and pillows. Emirates also gave a small bag with some mini fact books and games to all the kids.

  

Emirates Airplane

    Once we finally reached the airport in New Delhi after flying to Dubai, my Mom and I collected our baggage and went to security checks. We soon found my two cousins coming from their flight. We then left the airport to go to Ambala where my Aunt and Uncle lived. The drive took about three and a half hours to reach Ambala from the Delhi Airport. I reached my Aunt and Uncle's house where I met them, my grandparents and my four cousins two of which had came from the airport. I then took a tour of the house. It was very large and had a huge balcony.

    Before the engagement I went to various places in India. I went to the Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake, Elante Mall and The Kingdom of Dreams. The Elante Mall was a giant mall in Chandigarh. My Mom shopped for clothing and I went with my cousins to eat food. I ate South Indian food which consisted of Dosa Sambar and Idli Sambar. After eating we headed to The Rock Garden. The Rock Garden is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh India. Its walls are made of broken ceramic cups and some of metal. It also had some sculptures of people and animals made of the ceramic. Then we drove to Sukhna Lake. At Sukhna Lake, I drank coconut water while enjoying the views of the beautiful lake with my cousins. I drank coconut water directly in the coconut with a straw. It tasted better than bottled coconut water I have drank in the U.S.

    After visiting these places I attended my cousin's engagement ceremony a couple days later. We stayed in a hotel where we would be having the function the next day. My favorite part of the ceremony was a slideshow that contained many pictures of the past. Then people performed some nice skits and songs on the stage. There was an enormous food court with lots of Indian Food, Snacks and Sweets. We slept the night and drove back to my Aunt and Uncle's house the next day.

    I also liked playing cricket, a popular sport in India, Parcheesi, Monopoly and Carom Board. I also fed a cow at gaushala. It was almost time to come back from India so we went to Delhi where I visited The Kingdom of Dreams before going to the airport. The Kingdom of Dreams is a large palace like area. It was decorated beautifully with lights everywhere and the ceiling like a sky shined down on everyone. The walls were huge and had metals in designs shaped onto them. They present plays and have many shops where you can buy merchandise. I watched a play called Jhumroo. Afterwards, my mom looked in some shops and we ate food. I ate Indian pizza and an Indian Ice cream called Kulfi.

    Then I went to the Delhi airport and flew to Dubai, and then to Seattle airport where my family was there to welcome my Mom and I back. I was missing India as I had a really fun time.

    In conclusion I loved my trip and hope to go back to India to explore through the different culture of doing things. For example I found that driving is abnormal than driving in the U.S. The drivers seat is on the left, seat belts are not mandatory and many people honk instead of putting up the indicator. and I want to sight see more places and eat more tasty food as well.

Rishab Jain -  INDIA