India. A Travel Log.
Oct 28 Click. I wrapped up my eBook purchase on Google Play. My brain needed something to chew on for the 20 hour trip to Mumbai. 12 hrs YVR to Beijing. 8 hrs Beijing to Mumbai. The title of the book "Around India in 80 Trains" by Monisha Rajesh. I felt this book appropriate enough to give me a crash course on India. In it, the author gave a colorful account of India's many faces, from the hustle and bustle in Mumbai to the scenic resort town sleepiness of Goa all the whilst braving the craziness of riding the Indian railway. Erika looked excited and frightened. I shrugged it off with a smile. I switch my phone to airplane mode. We board. We fly. Tomorrow, India. Oct 29 Survived the 12 flight to Beijing. I miss this place. I joked I would cancel the rest of the trip in lieu of Beijing. I can stay here forever. Erika seemed too tired to humour me. She played along anyway. "Too late for that, I think", she said. We board for Mumbai. The passengers were al...