Friday 28 August 2009

A new world

At the end of our month long stay in Chennai, India, Tayler Sady, Patty Petronello too, Kacie Peterson left the home abroad and head north for a three day tour of Jaipur, Agra and New Delhi and completed a elephant ride and visit Taj Mahal. We have shed the skin of the temporary local Chennai and became a full fledged American tourists camouflaged in Indian clothing sent to travel un-chaperoned before heading back to the United States. But before leaving, will reduce the number of rupees in the pockets of our shopping trips around town. Rupees (Rs.) is the Indian version of the currency and are considered sacred. During our visit the exchange rate from U.S. dollars into Indian rupees was reduced from 48.35 to 47. For each minute is about two rupees. Although it took as many rupees by the end of our journey in the same amount of U.S. travelers checks, as in the beginning, you can now understand the purchasing power of one U.S. dollar. Our tour guide informed us that the wages of work is 100 rupees a day. This is the equivalent of two U.S. dollars for the work done one day. Earn in the United States and spend in India is what is said; It seems like a wise idea.

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