We made it to Europe!


Yup... in another of the joys of budget travel, our around-the-world ticket took us from Delhi to Cairo via MUNICH! It was so strange to be back in a Western country. It was cold outside and the stores already had Xmas stuff stocked in them! We took advantage of our brief 2 hour stop there by reveling in the clean washrooms, reading English gossip magazines, stocking up on tampons, and stuffing ourselves with Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream :) Despite having some of the lovely advantages of home, we realized (as we froze in the hallways) that were not ready to come home yet! It's going by too fast!!!!!!

Note: I finally got some time to catch up on my blog! There are many posts below from the remainder of our time in India - Enjoy!

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