But For the Sky

Month: March 2012

  • Yum: South Indian Cooking Class

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    We found ourselves in Delhi with a couple days to kill and not much of a desire to sight-see, so we signed up for a South Indian cooking class.  The class was taught in the home of our teacher Jyoti, a fast-talking and down-to-business expert chef. First, we learned about the main spices and ingredients used…

  • Weekly Twitter Updates

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    I wish we had taken the giardia meds a week ago! Feeling so much better & finally in good shape for @nvioli's dad's arrival in a few hours! # Overall, kayaking class was a bit of a mixed bag. Need to finally kill this bug we picked up in India so we can move on…

  • Orchha and Datia: Palaces and Temples and Tombs, Oh My!

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    We had several days to fill between Khajuraho and Delhi, so we headed to Orchha, a riverside town filled with palaces, temples, and chhatris (tombs) built by the Bundela dynasty in the 15th and 16th centuries, but quickly abandoned when the Bundelas had to flee Orchha for safer ground. I won’t bore you with too…