Grand New Delhi
Vasant Kunj Phase II, Nelson Mandela Rd. New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110070, India
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Hotel food and culture
There is irony in the way Shawn and I spent the 49th anniversary of India's Independence from colonial rule...prisoners in our hotel. It might not have been so bad had we not spent the prior two days likewise secured away due to threat of terrorist activity. Still it has given us an opportunity to eat, adjust to the wacky time change (10 ½ hours), …
WOW. Here we go!
Editor's note: My apologies for the delay in the updates, but we are running through the sights from 6am-10pm so the blogs will probably have to be MUCH briefer than I originally thought (with this one being the exception). I REALLY wish I could write more, but the time just not available. Also, internet access is at a premium – literally. We …
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Survival of the fittest
... Amazon gets the camera connector to Jane in time -- they failed me in trying to get it to John...maybe this is meant to be a pictureless blog). When we'd had enough -- or after we'd had enough, but it took a while to find our way out -- we took a rickshaw to The Imperial Hotel for tea, which couldn't have been much more of a contrast from Old Delhi. Using the bathroom alone, being handed a towel to dry my hands: "For you, madam," was worth the visit. Not thinking at all, I said ...
Almost arrested.
Delhi, as every capital and big
metropolis looks more modern and sophisticated than other towns. Many
kilometres of slums and then rich boroughs in centre. This time we
didn't have to look for hotel which usually takes a few hours but for
Jack's friend flat which took even longer. Address system in Delhi is
at least unclear, street means nothing, it's just the nice label, to
find something you have to look for blocks, gates and house numbers,
then ...



