Hotel Arriva Gurgaon

... who took us to the National Museum where we spent about four hours being mesmerized by the statuary. I uploaded an interesting example: a 13th century sculpture from the Eastern Ganga. We then returned to our hotel to relax until dinner. We dined at a lovely restaurant called Veda where the food wasn't overly spicy and, with the exception of Barbara whose tummy was acting up, a good meal ...

I had pledged not to stay in a grotty/international airport hotel, so we headed for Sultanpur Bird Park outside Gurgaon & relatively close to the airport; we just underestimated the traffic, the dirt roads & the new flyover building so didn't arrive till 6.30 in the dark (4.30 was the plan). hey ho; this is like a Natoional Park operation & we are the only guests & little english is spoken. We just ...

... medicine I bought yesterday back home so had Raj take me to the post office when we got there.
I thought I'd be visiting Mukesh when we arrived but was dropped straight to Hotel Blessings leaving some of the liguid medicines I couldn't post with Nitin to give to Mukesh to look after.
The hotel was quite nice, clean, a/c, TV but ...

... equipments.



Delhi has numerous packing and moving companies that also offer car carrier services and car carrier & transportation. They deal car carrier services at very cost-effective rate. By using advanced technology, equipments and suitable car carrier they serve their customer in the best possible way. They make their customers in time delivery.



Some Delhi ...

... the frustration of these trains.

We decided that we needed to stay a few days in Delhi before jumping on the bus to head north to Manali. So we spent a few days checking out the different areas of Delhi, including visiting the many bazaars, the red fort and even catching a movie at a nice air conditioned theater!
We did a little bit of shopping for some souvenirs, pretty much the first things we had bought all trip!

... further at a later stage. But it is not just Pune that is witness to such schemes. Other cities are also seeing a flurry of activity as far as innovative ideas are concerned. Delhi-based developer TDI, for instance, is currently offering two schemes - assured rent for 22 months post construction and gross adjustment in the construction expense. Various options under both the schemes are offered to customers so as to fit their ...

... of foreign cuisine outlets is inevitable. The tricky part is how to gauge when the foreigners are beginning to swamp the local cuisine/culture and call a halt. And even trickier is how to do it sensitively. Several difficult questions arise. For ...

... and said "what's this? Is this candy?" Obviously that answers the question "do Indian women use tampons?" We are in Jaipur for the Makar Sankranti Festival (another recommendation) `` one of the most auspicious days for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of the country in myriad cultural forms, with great devotion, fervor & gaiety. Makar Sankranti is the day when the glorious Sun-God of Hindus begins its ...

... to let us in. We step into our room and can immediately hear the music blaring from the concert hall across the way. We've got a very early morning to catch the train the Jaipur, so we try to hit the hay quickly. Rebecca has no problem with that, but I've been sleeping most of the last 24 hours, so I'm not quite sleepy yet. I stay up to do some writing and check up on a minor issue brewing at work. I'm probably only up an hour or so past Rebecca before turning in as well.

Saturday, October 21st, was Diwali this year (last year it was on Nov 2). The timing has something to do with astrology... so no Indians know when it is, until the year's calendar comes out, unless they know how to read the stars. Diwali, as I wrote about last year, is the celebration of the triumph of good over evil, in the story of one of their gods (Ram) rescuing his wife from some evil being. Diwali to Hindus is like Christmas to ...