In the 1950s, traveling puppeteers from Rajasthan set up a tents in a field on the outskirts of Delhi. Today that space is Kathputli Colony, which has been enveloped by the expanding Delhi and is now home to around 30,000 people. The colony’s name points to its history – Kathputli means puppet in Hindi. The colony is still home to puppeteers, and also to magicians, snake charmers, acrobats, musicians, wood carvers, and many other types of artists.
An Attempt to Summarize Our Experience in Delhi (Gulp)
I find it hard to write about our time in Delhi without worrying that I’m oversimplifying or misrepresenting the city or its residents… but here it goes!
We left Delhi last week after spending a month in a cozy, lovely apartment in the south part of the city.
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Quick Stay in Bangkok
Our four days in Bangkok were a bit of a blur, reminding us why we normally stay in place for a whole month. However, in addition to trying to keep on top of our usual lives, we managed to explore a high-tech play space, eat a tasty vegetarian/Thai lunch sans child (who we enrolled in preschool for two days), speak about Neo-4j (Brian), and even do a tiny bit of sight-seeing (Amanda).
Waiting, Playing, and Dancing
We took the overnight train from Bangkok to our new home-for-a-month, Chiang Mai. While it wasn’t ideal that the train was delayed 2 hours (keeping Theo awake way past his bedtime), it did give him plenty of time to make friends at the station.
Sunday Night Market in Chiang Mai
Lots of people. Lots of food. Lots of things to buy. We aren’t big shoppers, but we enjoyed walking, gazing, and tasting our way through the Sunday night market.
Cooking in Thailand
Leaving India was hard, not the least because we love Indian food and were spoiled by the ubiquity of amazing vegetarian options. (Okay, we also were spoiled by having a really good cook.)
However, I’ve been surprised by just how much I’ve been enjoying Thai food as well – and after two cooking classes, how competent I feel at cooking several Thai meals at home.
Playtime and S’mores at Ping Fai Festival
With fancy baked goods, homemade ice cream, and boutique style clothes and jewelry, the Ping Fai Festival in Chiang Mai felt very much like something we might have found in Oakland, California. (But with lots more Thai food.)
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Happy Holidays
We started 2015 in Zagreb, Croatia (with lots of snow) and ended it in Chiang Mai, Thailand (with no snow.) Theo keeps asking when the snow is going to fall from the sky, and we keep explaining that it’s unlikely, since the high regularly nears 90 F.
Field of Cauliflower
Buying Food in Chiang Mai
There are both markets and supermarkets near-ish us in Chiang Mai, but the markets easily win in terms of better produce, cheaper prices, and more interesting sites.
