Varanasi bound

After a couple days of recoup I am feeling very well, Friend Meera in Delhi and her family have been so wonderful. I am heading to Varanasi tomorrow the Feb. 23 and then on to Haridwar the Feb. 27 as planned. I entered a mall near Delhi today (nicer than many US malls) and can still not reconcile its luxury with the poverty within shouting distance and its modernity with the rich and ancient history of India. All my love, namaste, chris