In search of autumn colors...
Such a great place...
A perfect ending to our New England road trip
Tales of my quest for similes woven into the tapestry of life.
In search of autumn colors...
It is fitting to continue our serendipitous journey in India to Assam
where the greatest population of the Greater One Horned Rhino roams.
Dinner at Bomte's lovely, hospitable home was an example of how real travel should always be. Getting to know the locals and hear their stories.
Bomte is well traveled and full of stories.
Upon hearing of our next adventure and where we would be staying, he, of course, knows the manager and encourages us to give him his best regards.
This message was met with an immediate upgrade.
and headed through heavy traffic to Kaziranga National Park...
But today is their day so there.
As the daily breeze of wanderlust mussed my untamed hair (thank you covid),
I finally pulled myself out of this 'new normal' haze
and declared a hiatus on 2020 bossing me around.
This signage in Kolkata is my declaration to 2020.
No more nuisance from you 2020!
As we flit around preparing for a hurricane predicted to land too close for comfort,
my tardiness in taking a stand is almost as late as the Kentucky Derby and Indy 500.
Hunkering down back home in Texas since March,
there are audible sighs as I look back on our time in West Bengal.
While Ren Man flew off to nearby Assam for work,
I was left to drag myself away from the comforts of Oberoi Kolkata,
street names eventually changed from English, Anglican names...
along with a cultural...
of school transport...
Yes, this guy will lead his goats to your front door.
As mentioned above, Calcutta does get a bad wrap for its poverty.
Meanwhile, this doesn't seem to bother this city as it resists modernization
and embraces its cultural richness.
Serendipity update: Bomti has invited us to dinner in his home!