{friday fives}

friday 5's

1. Taj Mahal. what can I say about seeing one of the 7 wonders of the world. It was amazing. Even after seeing the mini version it still amazes me that it was built over 400 years ago by hand taking 22 years. The details were breathtaking. 

Taj Mahal with the bestie

2. Breakfast. We had breakfast at our hotel in Delhi while there traveling this past weekend. We had waffles, omelets, toast with jelly and nutella, fresh fruit, cereal and yogurt... and yes I at everything but cereal. My stomach was so uncomfortably full but it was SO worth it. I was in heaven. 

3. 100 rupees. This past weekend during our touring of the tourist sights in Agra (where the Taj Mahal is located) I charged someone 100 rupees to take a picture with me. Since everyone kept asking me or taking my picture without asking I finally was fed up and decided that I was going to charge people, like any other professional photographer was charging at all the sites. Surprisingly one of the men pulled out a 100rupees (aka $1.70is) and gave it to me. It was hilarious and awesome.

with my 100 rupees

4. Movie nights. This past week a bunch of us girls have all crammed into my room twice to watch movies. It has been fun to bond with my team and do something besides sit in my room at night.

5. Sunset. Tonight most of us girls walked to the temple at the edge of campus that sits upon a hill right around sunset. I am typically running as the sun goes down and I can only see the pretty colors in the sky so I put it on my list of things to do before we leave to go to the temple. There were some clouds above the mountain in the distance so we didn't officially see the last bit of sun as it went below the mountain, but it was still stunning. It is beautiful here. Sitting at the temple looking over Loni tonight I realized how much I am going to miss this place and all the beauty it holds. I am so thankful for all the great memories I will take with me and the pieces of me that I will be leaving behind.

 

so thankful for another amazing week in India. I hope you all had a great week as well!