Blogs from National Capital Territory, India, Asia - page 165

Well, I didn't manage to catch the 10am bus on Monday morning, I met a bloke from Holland called Ric on Sunday night over a beer and soon it turned into a big group of us from Germany, England, Holland and Ireland. Two guys from Ireland, George and John, were also heading over to Amritsar and were planning on getting the earlier, and quicker, 5am bus on Tuesday morning. I hadn't wanted to get this bus as it meant getting up at 4am and getting a taxi down to Dharamsala to the bus station in the dark, alone. So we arranged to meet at 4.30am on Tuesday morning and go together. I had a nice lazy day on the Monday and happily bumped into Lydia again at dinner time, a quick beer (as you can tell, ... read more

Well, here I am in India. After my wonderful brother left arather teary eyedmeatthe airport I had a nice uneventful flight, watching friends and eating curry - pretty much like a Friday night at Morrish road to be honest!! I was met at the airport by Ankur, who was holding a sign with my name on it - brilliant!!! Then I was taken to Sanjay and Preeti's apartment. Preeti is Raj's niece - I think, and I worked with Raj at the Healthare Commission, so basically they have no idea who I am, but I was sat down to lunch as soon as I arrived and made to feel very welcome, especially by Neah, there lovely little daughter who never stops talking! It was a typical Indian lunch, just the sort of thing they usually eat ... read more

I live in Indian capital New Delhi, which is known for it’s historic monuments. Yet, I could not find time or urge to visit them for so long. When I finally got chance to visit one of the monuments, Humayun’s Tomb in connection to a story I was doing, I was floored by the marvelous marble structure. I visited it again with my friend from USA. Here, I am sharing my impression of this monument with travelblog readers. When you first come face to face with the majestic Humayun’s Tomb, you can’t help but say: "Oh, I’ve seen that somewhere! It looks like the Taj Mahal, that famous monument to love."  Well, before you stretch your brain too far, let the truth be told. It’s the Taj Mahal that looks like Humayun’s Tomb. The red and ... read more

Opravljam se zadnje oglede in na vrsti so bile Ajuanta jame. Kakih dvajset jam, nekatere poslikane, v drugih pa sedi kaksen buda. So bile zelo podobne onim, ki sem jih videl na Kitajskem. Bilo je fajn, sam to nesreco sem imel, da sem ravno na nedeljo prisel in sem se moral rinit med mnozico indijskih turistov. Takoj sta se z mano zacela menit dva tipa, policaja po poklicu, in se jima je tako fino zdelo, da sta mi se kosilo placala. Na zalost nista hotela tudi vstopnine, ki je zaradi UNESCOVE zascite jam zopet visoka za nas tujce (ki smo ocitno drugace narejeni in nasi mozgani drugace dojemajo kot indijski). Spoznal sem tudi nacin kako Indijci delajo fotografije brez fotoaparata. Eden izmed policajev je sel do stojnice, koder prodajajo fotoaparate, zalozil svojo osebno in dobil fotoaparat ... read more

On arrive à l’aéroport de Delhi vers les cinq heures du matin. Nous sommes épuisés de ce très, très long voyage. De grâce, nos bagages nous ont bel et bien suivis sans tracas. Nous décidons de nous rendre dans le Paharganj, un quartier de Delhi où il y a plein d’hôtels. Un homme s’approche et nous propose de nous y emmener pour 160 roupies (un peu plus de cinq $CAD, ce qui est un peu cher là-bas) Nous réussissons à baisser le prix à 130. En entrant dans la voiture, nous avons le réflexe inutile de chercher la ceinture, habitude qui disparaîtra après trois jours. Il n’y en a jamais, excepté pour le chauffeur. Pour ce qui est de notre première « ballade » en voiture, il y a une section plus loin juste pour ce ... read more