Touring India

Hi everyone! Thought we would give you a little update as well. We did end up getting to do a bit of touring the last two days. We went to a market on Wednesday and that was a fun experience. Not easy to leave without buying anything. You feel a little pressured but they do make very beautiful things. We also saw some monuments around Delhi like the Indian gate and Lotus Temple. All very amazing in architecture. Yesterday we went to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. Wow. It is beyond amazing. The detail and splendor is beyond words. Not wonder the Emperor went into debt making this resting place for his wife. The day was extremely hot. It felt as though we would melt away. Probably somewhere in the mid 30's causing us to burn a bit as well. Not to bad though. The drive to Agra took us 4 hours. Our driver certainly got us there in good time. They know speed and have an incredible ability to dodge things. Good thing we are not doing the driving. lol. We saw an elephant and monkeys yesterday as well. Pretty neat. We could spend a month here and not see everything we would want to.

We were happy to see what we did but are so happy to be going home tomorrow. We miss our little girl and our family, friends and the familiarities of home. We saw a flyer today for Pizza Hut and we were all drooling. As much as we enjoy naan, rice, samosas, chicken tick etc., we are missing American foods. You start to miss the basics like toast and cereal. We are trying to make sure Mike gets out today. He needs a little breather from the hospital. Mike and Kevin will do some touring today and maybe a market as well. LaDawne has a shopping list ready for them. You know how she likes to shop!! It is raining quite heavily today so they will likely want to stay in the taxi while touring. We are becoming very familiar with taxis. Rupees are their currency here so we have figured out the exchange rate and are becoming more efficient in knowing what is worth what(ie 300 rupees for a taxi to the hotel).
Well I feel as though I am rambling a little. I am spending the day with LaDawne today and I look forward to that. She is very eager to leave the hospital and get home to her independence. She has done so well though. I am very proud of here. The 15 hour flight tomorrow will be tough so please pray for that. Thank you so much for your prayers. Some of us have been feeling a under the weather at times and it is nice knowing there are people praying for us. As Mike already mentioned, we are hopeful that this procedure will help LaDawne. She is in good spirits and that is very helpful already. Physio will be a good thing. The care and support from the staff here has been amazing(From the nurses, to Dr's to the foreign patient staff). The Health care system is very different but they do a good job. We look forward to seeing you all soon.

Much Love,

Jen & Kevin