Warning:
Long Blog Ahead! :-)
Well I must say I had an
AMAZING time in New Delhi this past week.
Flying to
New Delhi…
So I flew
Emirates Airlines from Washington, DC (Dullas) to Dubai. I had a two hour
layover in Dubai and then flew from Dubai to New Delhi. I will definitely fly Emirates again. Although they were a bit more expensive than
other airlines, it was well worth it.
They had a great selection of tv shows/movies to watch, the staff were
very friendly, the food was tasty, and the cocktails were free; you can’t go
wrong there! One of my good friends
suggested that I try Ambien to help me sleep through some of the flight. He gave me a pill for the trip to India and a
pill for my return flight. I must say,
that Ambien works wonders.
Check out this picture. Every seat and this tv on the back of it:
Welcome to
New Delhi…
I was so excited
landing in New Delhi. This was my first
experience flying overseas and I was full with excitement when I landed. I grabbed my luggage and quickly met up with
Rahul. Rahul owns his own taxi service
and does a lot of work with SCI. He has
about 6 drivers who works with him and I must say that I will definitely use
him again. All of his drivers speak English,
were very friendly and personable, and was extremely punctual. If you needed to be picked up by 1pm. They
were there at 1pm – never late. Rahul
and I discussed babies, discussed the success of SCI, etc. I was particularly
impressed with how he was able to drive on the crazy New Delhi roads. If it was me, I would have crashed 10 times
over.
Driving in
New Delhi…
The way
people drive was the biggest shock in New Delhi. There’s no regard to the lines on the road
and everyone will just cut in front of everyone else with the sound of a car
horn blowing every few seconds (this is to alert other drivers that you are coming
up next to them. I’m used to blowing the horn when I’m pissed at another driver
LOL). There’s also the rickshaws,
bicyclist, motorcyclist, and pedestrians you have to watch for. Oh yeah…AND
ELEPHANTS (Check out the pictures below). Surprisingly however, the traffic
moves without many accidents. I see more accidents driving in the DC area. If you can drive in New Delhi, you can drive
anywhere!
The Hotel…
I stayed at
the Svelte (I learned that it is pronounced “Swelte” with a “W”). This hotel is very nice and the people there
were very friendly. Towards the end of
my trip, I became friends with two of the staff and we friended each other
on Facebook. One was upset because he
thought I was leaving on December 9th and left a gift that he got me
at home; I thought that was so sweet. I
gave him my address so he could mail me.
Here’s a few pictures of my room:
Dr. Shivani
and SCI…
It was an
absolute honor to meet Dr. Shivani and the SCI team. Dr. Shivani was very comforting and fully
explained everything. She took me around
to meet the entire SCI team. I can tell
that Dr. S loves what she does and she is good at it. They have so many babies due this month and
the next few months. You can tell that
this is a successful practice. Everyone
at SCI was very friendly as well. While
at SCI, I met a family who had triplets; they were so tiny and cute!!! Unfortunately, we did not get to chat much
because as soon as we began talking, it was time for me to go.
My Free Time…
My body
never really adjusted to the time difference in India; however, I made sure to
enjoy my free time. One of my first
stops was to Pizza Hut across from the hotel (yes…I know…I could get pizza hut
at home…but hey…I was tired). It was
interesting because I ordered a medium pizza.
Their medium pizza is about the size of our personal pans. Take a look…
While in
India, I also checked out this pretty cool bar called BeBar on two different
occasions. The first time, I went alone
on a whim while roaming the mall. The
second time was with some of the most hilarious people I have ever met. So, I stopped by SCI for a moment and while
in the lounge, I met a beautiful couple J and R. We quickly learned that we work with the same
client manager “K” in the United States. J and R and so cool to talk to. We ended up meeting for dinner and drinks on
Friday evening at the BeBar. This dinner
included myself, J&R, M&A( “A” is one of the funniest people you will
ever meet!) – M&A are couple from Australia who are expecting their
triplets any day (and the owner of http://blesswithbubs.blogspot.com), and G&A (who are
expecting their singleton today). We
spent about 5 hours together and had a blast!
This was the best night of my entire trip. Everyone was so friendly and funny; I didn’t
want the night to end. “J” introduced me
to a new drink Absolute Mandarin, Soda Water, and a little lime juice – very tasty! The food was amazing as well. The next day, I met a beautiful couple from
Canada who just had twin boys. I wish we
met sooner because they could have joined us for dinner on Friday night. Turns out, they were staying in the hotel
room diagonal from my room. I was able
to stop by and see the twins before I left.
They were sooooooo cute!! (If you’re reading this, congrats again on
your beautiful twin boys).
Here are a
couple of pics from the Bebar. Out of
respect for privacy, I will not post anybody’s picture, just of the restaurant/bar.
Speaking of
bars, I also checked out Fridays and the Hardrock Café. Unfortunately, I couldn’t
drink much until Friday as I did not want to interfere with my little swimmers
lol. I made a couple of Facebook friends
with the bartenders at Hardrock Café. Here’s a picture from HardRock:
Sightseeing…
On Thursday I
went and saw the Lotus Temple and another monument but I cannot think of the
name. Here a few pictures from me
sightseeing. Unfortunately, I didn’t
sightsee as much as I would have liked as I was sleep most of the day and awake
all night.
Last but not
least…Egg Collection…
So I went to
SCI to do my thing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Friday was egg collection day. I was a bit nervous because I chose an egg
donor who never cycled with SCI before.
I am happy to say that my egg donor produced 22 eggs. 18 were mature and
fertilized. The egg transfer will take
place today (December 10th) so I guess I am officially beginning my 2WW (keeping fingers
crossed).
All in all,
I had a great time in New Delhi. From
experiencing the crazy traffic, to meeting some amazing people, I truly miss
being in New Delhi. I can honestly say
that I did not want to leave and I am looking forward to going back
soon (hopefully in Aug/sept if everything goes well LOL). I want to congratulate all of the expecting
and new parents out there.
Congratulations on creating the families of your dreams. To everyone who is beginning the process (such
as myself) best of luck to each and every one of you. You all are in my prayers. Please keep me up-to-date on how everything
is going. Sorry for the long post but I
hope you enjoyed it. Later :-) J
