Hotel Swasno Palace Gurgaon

... Pa Hard Gung market in New Delhi, I bought many great<br>gifts for many excellent prices. Yesterday I was given a fabric by raj,<br>Tarunas husband. After inquiring about three tailors ability to sew a<br>gown with the fabric I succeed in finding a place that would make an<br>attempt. I got the fabric dyed purple and added lace and bead work. It<br>will be ready for collection of the 10th of August.<br><br>I noticed in the news paper recently that the mention of the death of<br>a ...

... yesterday and that it wasn't actually my idea to go there...<br>So I get taken to another couple of shops and end up buying a Kurtha top for 700Rs which I'm told is a reasonable price (£10) but I'm not convinced.<br>So had a drive around the two sites and take a couple of snaps narrowly missing sunset. Oh well, I'm sure I'll be seeing a few more of those... :)<br>So back at the main bazaar, I find a place to top up my PAYG mobile and then walk around looking for ...

... Tiles<br><br>Walls Pleasing Shades of OBD<br><br>BALCONIES<br><br>Floor Antiskid Ceramic Tiles<br><br>APARTMENT KITCHEN<br><br>Floor Antiskid Ceramic ...

... sending a bit on to a future destination!<br>One of the highlights of our stay has been the brilliant hospitality of Neeraj and Gauri who have bent over backwards for us and we have had meals on the table provided for us at breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. The best Indian home cooking ever!! Grandma has even been kind enough to take us around with the driver to sort out the bureaucratic booking of our next stage of our trip and get cash etc.

... to a crawl. another guide walked up to me, spotting my slow pace.<br>"altitude sickness?"<br>"yup, i think so."<br>"here, eat some of these mints. they help get rid of it."<br>if only i had known that last night, i thought, the other three people in the dorm might have been able to breathe.<br>we got to annapurna base camp at about lunch time, with me struggling for breath with every step.<br>altitude sickness is strange in its selectivity, and by this point there was around half ...

... and ceramic tiles in kitchen, toilets and balconies.<br><br>· <br>Toilets- Non-skid ceramic floor tile,<br>English WC, provision of hot and cold water system, good quality CP Fitting, soap dish, towel rail and looking mirror.<br><br>· <br>Other bedrooms- AC and proper drainage system. Window AC and vitrified tiles are also being provided in all bedrooms<br><br>· <br>Electrical- Copper wiring in concealed<br>PVC conduits ...

... day so we almost inquired if there were any rooms with 2 toilets. So Manali was cancelled but when we recovered we did some stuff: Went to the red fort to see the sound and light show but left after 15 minutes along with all the other western tourists as we were being eaten alive by mosquitoes Went back in the day to have a look round the fort and the rest of old Delhi. tried to get into some mosque but some scamp tried charging us 200 rupees to take in my camera. Not sure if he ...

... realize and at the time neither did I, was that it is not the norm to see elephants in the city. Temple elephants are special. So, yes, my heart smiled and I poked Ashleigh and couldn't contain myself, "I saw my first elephant!" Holy cow, Batman, WE ARE REALLY IN INDIA! (Holy cow, pun intended, thank you very much!) To the hotel, check in, freshen up, what shall we do! It's only 9 a.m. Ashleigh suggests we go for a walk and we take off in our sunglasses, cameras on and ...

My arrival in Delhi violently destroyed all the belief I had that I was ready for India and my confidence in my own savvy as a traveller. The plane landed more than an hour early meaning after I got though customs and had my bag back it was only 4am. I hadn't slept at all on the plane and I decided I would try to make it to a hotel that night and get some sleep. I bought a pre-paid taxi ticket and got into one of the taxis outside. Without even asking me where I wanted to go ...

Just a note that we were not affected by the recent bombings in Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Thank you to those who expressed concern, and my thoughts go out to those who were affected. I've posted my photos from our trip this weekend to Shimla hill station here: http://picasaweb.google.com/lacooney/In dia2008ShimlaHillStation