Howard Johnson Hotel & Suites The Monarch
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Unser nächstes Ziel war Ooty, das in den Nilgiri Hills auf 2200 M.ü.M liegt! Mit einer Busfahrt durch einen Nationalpark, der Tiger und Elefanten beherbergt, erreicht man diese hochgelegene Kleinstadt. Ausser unzähligen Affen am Strassenrand haben wir jedoch keine Tiere gesehen. Da wir bereits nach Uganda unsere warmen Kleider nach ...
They shoot horses don't they?
Devastatingly, Philip pulled his calf muscle on the 2nd ball of the first over of the match today – the day he was team captain and opening the batting. And it didn't get any better after that … Gary hurt his back, Brian had a twinge in his hamstring, Philip did a backward somersault off his plastic chair when the leg collapsed, and they lost the game with about 22 overs to spare. If you want to look on the bright side – no one was bitten by a cobra! We ...
Ooty 6
... and that I'll come back later when they can see fit to display their goods properly - thank you very much.
After getting my socks mended, I went to the post office to mail book about investing in India to my money-managing friend Peter in Germany. Once again I encountered the problems with queuing. Upon arrival I of course got in the back of the line. The next arriving Indian of course went straight to the front of the line. Again (as I did at ...
Ooty 3
... India, a little thing like the lack of scissors doesn't stand in the way of getting things done.
And the best was yet to come: The price for wrapping, addressing and sending my package halfway across India - sending it on a Sunday afternoon with the promise that it would arrive at its destination by Monday afternoon? TWENTY RUPEES - or less than 50 US cents! I can hardly see where his profit margin is, unless they make their money by ...
"It's fun to stay at the ..."
... money. But I didn't have to share my room with bored colonial ghosts in white, high collared dresses who had the desire to play the piano at all hours of the night.
That day I spent doing stuff. Train tickets, shopping. stuff like that. In the afternoon I climbed to the top of the areas highest peak, which had a mini theme park at the top - this being a major Indian holiday destination. I returned home to wrap up before venturing out but thought it ...
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