Gautam Retreat Gurgaon
M200 South City I, Behind Unitech House Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Chaos and the Taj Mahal
... for me to sleep as it was. We had some errands to run, namely booking our onward flights from Mumbai to Bangkok, and then from Singapore to Sydney. Once we had found a place to have breakfast and accomplished this task it had already reached 2pm, and we still had lots of sightseeing to do, and on top of that we also had to book a ticket train ticket to the Taj Mahal the following day. We headed for the train station and worked on getting the tickets, but it ...
Delhi, our last stop in India
... Chowk station, in Old Delhi.
Once again, we’ve gone to Trip Advisor, which we have found very reliable to date. "Delhi Food Adventure" (http://delhifoodadventure.com/) is rated No. 1 of 26 in Things to Do in New Delhi (though we’re in Old Delhi), and costs 1,500 rupees each.
We are early as we want to have a bit of a look around before the tour. Have a look at the park, then take the long walk ...
Sneak Peek of Delhi
... as the emperor's private palace. There was a balcony between the Khas Mahal and the building next to it - the Diwan-i-Khas (used as a robe room for the emperor), where the emperor used to address his subjects. This balcony overlooked a huge garden, where I can imagine the subjects used to gather to listen to their emperor. The other buildings in the Red Fort are rather uneventful. There wasn't any signs that explained their purpose in the olden days. There was a smaller ...
Indian food ... or what they just call "food" here
... new things and blazing ahead.
Saying that, my first meals in this new place were safe. I wanted to give myself a little time to adjust & I frankly wanted to make sure I at least showed up for my first day of work <grin>.
My hotel has 2 restaurants. One is international and one is asian. The international restaurant is what you can order from for room service. The prices are relatively expensive ...
Still here.
... Parvatis bryllupsdag og i en by, der i forvejen er crowded, var det som at være med i en film. Jeg ved simpelthen ikke hvordan man skal forklare det ... ... Distortion møder Bollywood? Disneyworld con curry? Hare Krishna på coke? Lidt af dem alle og meget mere til. Varanasi er det Indien man har i hovedet, når man tænker Indien. Folk stod i kilometerlange køer med barberede hoveder, blomster til ofring klar i hånden, for at få lov til at bade i et helt specielt ...


