Closing Thoughts On India
A blog update from producer Bob Dambach
June 4th 2009
George Bernard Shaw was credited with saying “England and America are two countries separated by the same language.”
This was true of many of our attempts at communication during our visit to India. Often a native and I were both speaking English but there was little communication going on. Thank God for Poonam and her ability to speak Hindi. Without her language ability I think we’d still be riding around in a circle around the India Arch. We had much better luck speaking with both of our families. I think we each understood over 90% of what each other were saying. Overall a smile and a bob of the head went a long way.
India Arch at night
We enjoyed our visit to India. We saw many wonderful things and met friendly, welcoming people. However, some of the conditions we saw in Delhi were hard to experience. I think it is difficult for Americans to grasp the intricacies of a culture that has one foot in the 21st century and the other foot in 6,000 years of a rich multicultural history.
Some Snapshots:
The day we left was Barb’s birthday and her family arranged for her to be welcomed in her hotel room by a chocolate cake.
Barb's birthday cake
It is probably not a wise idea for 4 people to ride as passengers in an auto rickshaw. Especially if Bob has to ride in front!
An auto-rickshaw for four
Poonam, her sister Jo and her Mom did a great job in finding our two families.
Dave with Poonam and her family
We sampled the food. Mild was still a little too hot for me! Poonam and Barb had stronger stomachs.
What should we order?
A taste of India
Barb and I do our version of “High Noon” Delhi Style.
Bob and Barb do high noon in Delhi
Our three technical people at their best!
Self explanatory
Dave and Barb made friends.
Dave makes a friend
Barb has a young director
The Taj Mahal was truly spectacular, well worth the visit despite the heat.
The Taj Mahal
A Delhi Street Scene.
Holy Cow
Barb found a suitable shopping basket, though it was tough to get it on the plane.
Barb
Our Mug Shots in India, a little nicer than the ones on our visas!
Final mug shot of the trio - Bob, Poonam and Barb
Dan's last mug shot in India
Final mug shot of Dave
In conclusion our trip was successful, interesting, exciting, thought provoking and of course very hot.
On to Cameroon!
More to See
- The Cast of Characters
- Our Family Had Fun
- It’s A Tough Job But Someone Has To Do It
- Falling For The Falls
- Leaving on a Jet Plane…
- Hot Marble
- Meet the Sharma Family
- Song of India
- Closing Thoughts On India
- Update from Africa
- Winging Our Way to Cameroon
- The Amin Family
- The Anumendem Family (I think)
- My Favorite (and not so favorite) Things…
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