Hotel Syal New Delhi
43 Arakashan Road, Ram Nagar New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110055, India
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Up and at 'em
... memorial to Mahatma Gandhi was next on the menu. A very simple marble slab marks the location of his ashes and an eternal flame burns at the head of the stone. Hundreds of visitors were paying respects and, again, many school children were having a field day. These kids were particularly lively, and very anxious to say hello, shake our hands and give high fives. I walked up the structure and just held my hand out, like I was going through a pep rally: high fives all the ...
Arrival in Delhi
... back. I thought this was very decent of him. Anyway he ended up going for food with him and his friend. I'm quite glad we had them with us to explain the menu to us. A korma and masala are very hot! So I stuck with dal. Then we went to a bar for a drink with them. We called it a night but as we got in our taxi a leper man tried to get in, he had a open wound on his arm. Luckily the lads pushed him away from us. Went to bed about 1am ready for an early ...
Last few days in India
... progress. We managed to get out of his hair for one night when Chu's daughter was having her 12th birthday party. Roxna was hosting it so we popped round, expecting to stay for half an hour or so. Turns out the whole family was there and we were in for the long haul. While Tom sneaked off with the commissioner of India to watch the cricket the ladies and I went through our trip and recent engagement. We stayed for a good 4 hours before being ...
2 Days, 2 Countries, 2 Hospitals
... a modern sanctuary. You can always count on McDonalds to have cold drinks and cushioned seats. Lew needed an ice cream for his birthday, but the frickin’ ice cream machine was broken at this McDonalds.
After another painful tuk tuk experience, Lew spent the rest of the afternoon in bed, lying on his stomach. We had our welcome meeting for our tour with Intrepid Travel in the evening, followed by our first group ...
Delhi
... until 1st June, so we’d better get used to it. We plan to work our way around Rajasthan before having a few days at a beach somewhere. I suppose the good news is it can’t get any worse, surely!
Anyway, here is a little bit about the places we visited.
The Red Fort is in the process of being repaired, but you could still see what it must have been like in its day. It is made of sandstone, extends for 2km and ...


