Oberoi India

... but it manages to make my bedroom MUCH more comfortable to sleep in! Earlier this week - Tuesday I think, I actually went back to the Oberoi hotel for Lox and Cream Cheese, with my coffee. Today - I am up early since I am nearly out of provisions again ...

... and I had a deep and luxurious bath.   As it was our last night, and because we were on our Honeymoon, the Oberoi laid a special tablecloth on our table with sequins and glitter, lit candles, gave us a special menu and then gave us a chocolate ...

Cooking show at the Oberoi and visit of ...

... to 3 times...i decided to head off early to Delhi to meet Ajay....and this is where the luxury begins....i arrive at The Oberoi Maidens that Ajay has booked for us....plush, 5-star,luxury hotel in a colonaded clonial mansion north of Old Delhi (Shah ...

... sumptuous feasts in royal hotel surroundings is also disconcerting. but I guess that is how the British used to do it. Our hotel, Oberoi Rajvilas, has been dubbed the "most exotic hotel in the world" and it is like staying in the palace in the movie ...

... the pictures. At this time, I am glad t fly out to the mountains. Darjeeling was definitely one of my favourite cities in India. I can't wait for Luka and Juliette to see the mountains. Both of them have proven to be amazingly travellers. Juliette is also ...

... ) was £35. The next day, Angela and I spent a lazy day in our hotel, soaking up the sun beside the pool. The Oberoi Maidens was like an oasis in the middle of the hustle and bustle of downtown Delhi. Apart from the occasional beep of an auto-rickshaw, ...

... upwards through beautiful scenery , and the line has over 100 tunnels from Kalka to Shimla .upon arrival at Shimla we transferred to the Oberoi Cecil Hotel another first class hotel for 3 nights . Its a nice  town and was one of the hill stations ...

... just as we walked up. So after a long long day of trains, walking, pictures and Taj Mahaling, we treated ourselves to a fantastic "Oberoi" massage. Both Dave and I felt like we had been reborn (we all pretty much do after being at the Amar Villas for even ...

... is not successful, because in India, medicine is among the most prestigious academic tracks, and scientific research is not.   Finally, the Oberoi Grand has us back to a 5-star hotel and we are all getting used to it.  It's Indian service at ...

... that we did not have a return ticket because they were sold out.  When we finally arrived in Agra we mainlined it to the Oberoi Hotel for a quick break of peace and quiet and a nice lunch.  We then spent the rest of the day touring the Taj ...

... we walked a long way around the lake, to what we'd thought from afar was a palace but turned out to be the five-star Oberoi Hotel. We wandered into the gardens, past the luxuriant pool (which itself wandered right past the patio and up to the doorstep of ...

... trying hard to put into words all that I have experienced over the past four days in Kolkata. Kolkata was different from Southern India…the reds and oranges were replaced with beautiful blues and greens and purples, it seemed.  There were trees ...