Rooted Wanderings

Although two months in India sounded like it would be a long time, we were soon facing the fact that we had only about two weeks left before our flight out of Delhi. That made us think: what more was on our bucket list for North India? First, we wanted to get a taste of Rajasthan, one of the most popular states for tourism because of its elaborate forts and palaces. Next, we figured we had to visit the Taj Mahal because, well... because. Finally, we made a jaunt up to Punjab to learn about its unique Sikh-influenced culture. Bundi from above We spent our four nights in Rajasthan in the town of Bundi. The first challenge was getting there. Since the train tickets were long ago sold out, we had to try our luck at “taktal,” a special last minute clump released online at 10 am the day before the train. It was quite a scramble involving lots of adrenaline, the available seats remaining ticking down the single digits, two failed credit cards, a forgotten and almost mispla