Arjun's India and China Summer Adventures June 11-13th

This is me eating daal and roti in Ghaziabad in our room.

Girl in Delhi Train Station wearing Hannah Montana Shirt, June 11th

Me and mommy tried to get a good picture of a girl wearing a Hannah Montana shirt in the train station, but this is as good as we got in the Delhi Train station. We were on our way to Ranchi in Jharkhand to visit Aunt Kanti, Little Brother, Big Brother, and Ruchi sister  (Kanti Phua, Chote Bhaiya, Bare Bhaiya, and Ruchi Didi).

Me on the overnight train to Ranchi

 It's really nice and cool in Ranchi. I get a lot of stuff I want in a lot of places in India, especially Ranchi cause I have two cousin brothers and one cousin sister who buy me a lot of toys, electronic stuff, food I don't usually get like Coke, Pepsi and chips - things of the unusual.

Me with Ruchi didi's new born baby 3 months old

Daddy kissing Ruchi didi's newborn baby. Kanti Phua is in the background.

This is me taking a "bum bum" bath with a bucket.

 In India I take bucket baths, and pour water on my head. Pouring water on my head is soooo cold like 40 degrees below zero!

This is me and Chote Bhaiyya in the car on the way to Dasam falls

 We went to see a waterfall in the forest. You'll see the falls in the next few pictures. It was 144 feet high. It's called Dasam falls. Dasam means 10. It's called Dasam falls because the water falls down from 10 places at the top.

Ruchi didi and holding her newborn baby, 3 months old on the way to the falls. The black mark on her forehead is to protect her against the evil eye.

Dasam Falls, Jharkand, June 13

Daddy and Bare Bhaiyya next to the water in the deep river of the falls

This is me climbing on the rocks with Bare Bhaiyya to see the another part of Dasam Falls

This is a handmade leaf plate

 This is a handmade leaf plate made with real leaves. The goat is trying to eat it, that's why daddy's holding it up. People in villages use leaf plates and bowls instead of plastic.

Me holding chips and soda after climbing up the falls.  I'm holding it like a bow and arrow

This is a house made by hand by the tribal people near the falls

Me feeding the goat a local fruit that tasted like a persimmon

 This is a picture of a tree of jackfruits in the forest near the falls.  it is a common kind of fruit in India.

Me in front of a Sun temple near the falls.

This is a Surya or sun temple near the falls. There is a big chariot in front of the temple pulled by 7 horses.

Me touching the top of the temple

Dead frog outside of the temple

View of the forest and hills from the temple