Astronomy Major Enjoys Delhi Observatory
Jackie was an astronomy major in college though ultimately she ended up pursuing a career as a stock day trader. Her passion was in the stars, though somehow she figured working for herself at her own computer would be more freeing. And it wouldn’t require any advanced degrees. Sometimes she looks up to the night sky and wonders how she ever thought anything else could be more freeing. This feeling also enveloped her whenever she made travel plans as one of the things she most looked forward to when visiting a country or city was to tour their observatory. This would also lead Jackie to consider going back to school and continue her studies in astronomy.
And so it was with her while she was planning her trip to India with her mom. Jackie’s mom was interested in the more standard attractions and insisted that they stay in the finest Delhi luxury hotel, while Jackie could and would have been happy with almost any accommodations. And while Jackie and her mom were extremely close and usually spent a lot of time together, it seems like almost from the start of their trip they couldn’t have been more interested in doing the opposite thing.
On their first day their Jackie’s mom was intent on visiting the Akshardham Temple. Jackie could certainly understand this interest as it was absolutely beautiful and spectacle of grandeur. However, Jackie was way more interested in the rustic nature of the masonry built observatory in New Delhi. Her mom had little to no interest in visiting the observatory so the two of them decided to part ways for that day only. However, when the next morning rolled around, Jackie wanted to sit quietly at a nearby café and enjoy and Indian pastry while she sipped some coffee. Her mother couldn’t wait to get on the road and visit the Baha’I Lotus Temple. Jackie would have liked to have gone, but was more interested in reading the literature she gained from the observatory the day before. And so it went, almost every day of their stay in Delhi, Jackie and her mom parted ways early in the day and didn’t meet up again until the evening or later. Interestingly, they both had a great time.
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