There have been but a few brave friends who have ventured to the far-off land of India to visit me. This is the story of one of them.
Ms. Maureen O’Hern, “vixen in red” the international rockstar and woman of mystery, visited me for a week at the end of February. She was quite the sensation in India. I have never had so many pictures taken by strangers: we posed with tourists, families, and large groups of young men. You have never seen anything like it. We attributed it to our allure as SWFs (single white females), Maureen’s original hair color (they don’t see it much in India), and the hats. A little bit more on the hats….
Hats were definitely the theme of our trip. Maureen is even more Irish than me and thus has beautiful, fair skin. The sun is her #1 enemy. Since the sun is so strong in India, she decided to bring a nice black hat to protect her face from the sun. I, to support Maureen in her endeavor, decided to wear a nice orange hat. From the moment we put those hats on, it was like we were possessed. We wore them everywhere, took pictures with them in everything. Other people were also possessed: we counted 19 photo requests by the end of the trip. Here are a few (I think we look very “day at the races”—don’t you?)
As to what we did, we explored Bombay with our local tour guide Ruchi, traversed the Taj in Agra, and hung out in my “home town” of Delhi. See some pictures below:
Maureen and I overlooking Bombay from Air bar at the Four Seasons
Maureen at the temple caves of Elephenta Island, just outside Bombay
At Red Fort in Delhi
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I love these pictures! You guys look like you had a great time. :)
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