Another early morning, but instead of the Taj, we were up at 530am to catch our 6am safari to see the Tigers in Ranthambore National Park. The sun was just starting to come up over the bluffs and we grabbed some coffee and tea on the patio waiting for our jeeps to arrive.  The jeeps held a range of guests, from the small that held 4 to the large ones which held about 20. They are open air, have roll bars to hang on to (thank goodness) but no seat belts. Ours h...

Hauling ourselves up at 530am for a 6am pickup, is not easy. But, to see the Taj Mahal as the sun is coming up, is an absolute....so out of bed we went.    Lemon our guide was waiting for us in the lobby and we joined the Driver for the 10 minute drive to the walkway to the Taj. Two years ago, there was a small road with lots of vendors that we walked down, but since then they created nice 1/2 mile walkway, free of shops that leads to the entrance. Karen an...

After a decent nights sleep for all three of us, KK got to experience the ITC breakfast. They were properly impressed and we all enjoyed the fresh juice customized to our fruit/vegi choices, Indian specialties along with the normal Western choices (eggs, bacon, etc).  We packed up and were ready for our 830a pick-up for the drive to Agra. We got settled in the SUV and soon left the Delhi traffic behind. The highway was 4 lanes on each direction and was clean...

My last week for work was spent doing one-on-ones with each of my trainees and preparing for our next steps for the learnings. It was so sad to say goodbye as we have become a very tight group in only 3 weeks. It made me happy to walk in every day, see the smiles and watch them get very proficient at our processes. But, it was time to head to Delhi to meet Karen and Ken. So while I was sad to leave Bangalore, I was very excited to start our tour of Delhi, Agr...