http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Punjab , Chandigarh en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:48:57 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:48:57 UTC Our four hour train journey from Delhi to Chandigarh turned into a seven hour one without any explaination but we are starting to get used to India's funny little ways and weren't bothered too much. Also sitting on a crowded train for seven hours is still preferable to being in Delhi.It was late and hungry that we arrived at our hotel so first thing we did was look for somewhere to eat. We had bee http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-339991.html Being in Chandigarh I have the luxury of Wireless internet in my room. Something I wont find anywhere else in India. Because of this I have decided to end my blog writing for now I can catch up while in Than Goan and upload pictures and videos. So Here they are Enjoy http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-317985.html The last few days in Chandigarh have been great. Its a wonderful city thats left a fantastic impression on me of Punjabi people. A few days ago I went and had a look at Le Corbusier's Secretariat building the High Council Building and the Assembly Hall. Each building was unique striking and extremely well designed. It was quite an ordeal to get all of the permissions organized. I needed o http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-316691.html Chandigarh is a shining example of what India will become in the future as it becomes more and more developed. It is the capital city of the Punjab province however its size does not reflect it. Only home to aproximately 1 million citizens it seems to me that its in contrast to other major Indian centers on a lot of different levels. Its clean wide perfectly paved and paralell streets resem http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-315560.html Subject Chandigarh Date Mon 03 Mar 2003 205548 0800 Hi Everyone Well it's getting towards the end of our trip and we're trying rushing to get everything done. Last week we went back to Rajasthan to visit family. We went to my grandmother's village which is in Northern Rajasthan. The village reminded me of an ancient Egyptian village out of my 6th grade social studies text book. The walls http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-314863.html We found ourselves in Chandigarh for a few days and this is a modern town built in the 60's based on a grid system. It really is like Milton Keynes. Lots of islands green areas two parks and laid out gardens flower beds etc. The roads have service lanes and cycle lanes. All the suburbs are self contained with their own shops schools medical centres etc. It is quite revoultianary and a pl http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-302237.html A short entry this time.Chandigarh is the Indian equivalent to Milton Keynes Roundabouts grid system Boulevards although nothing near to the french meaning parks and a man made lake....made us quite homesick....actually have been feeling quite emotional and missing everyone lots recently Dan Yeah Milton Keynes it was as I was walking down the street I suddenly thought I had woken u http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-293493.html I've only ever been in one other purposebuilt city and I have to say it was equally as odd. Or rather Chandigarh seemed to me to be as equally as odd as the first purposebuilt city Canberra. Originally designed by two American architects and finished after one of the original architects died in a plane crash by a Swiss architect the city has wide open roads lined no less by trees sit http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-281130.html It had to come sometime but by anyone's estimation this is too soon. Returning from Mcleod Ganj on a long but good bus ride we pulled into Chandigarh to find ourselves in a great room. Nauseous and unimpressed by Indian night life we turned in to get up early for the next day. All was well but with storm clouds on the horizon. It came out during the night that Lucy had had enough the only http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-280773.html The Chandigarh Trip May 2008May is considered to be one of the hottest months in the northern part of India. During this period people typically remain indoors or migrate to colder places in Himachal. However this summer it was going to be different else who would have predicted rains that would cool down the area radically One of these cold days in May I was driving down to office on a Thurs http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-280591.html I was just reading my previous entries and laughing my head off. I hope you all enjoy this blog as much as I do. Could I be any more dramatic I bet I could but I'll spare you Am I the worst speller ever That's even with me asking Laura how to spell every other word. I noticed I've told you the same thing twice sometimes but that's how you'll know it's important. I can't even begin to cover all http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-264214.html 1. The bathrooms are disgusting Imagine the worst gas station bathroom you've ever seen and multiply times 100 and there's never any toilet paper I now carry a roll in my purse. Also you have no idea what I went through trying to find toilet paper at the stores. It's probably easier to find black tar heroin at the vatican then toilet paper in India.2. We drink buffalo milk and we are strict v http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-263538.html Since I last wrote from Jaipur I've lost like 7lbs maybe I'm exaggerating a little but I'll tell you one thing and you can take this one to the bank food poisoning is AWFUL It was a 3 hour drive from Jaipur to Pushkar and I was deteriorating the entire way. By the time we got there I couldn't even hold my head up and I had the worst stomach pains of my life. Needless to say I didn't get to se http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-263519.html Test 2 http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-263498.html well the train wasn't so bad and I managed to sleep both ways. 2 safaris and no tigers so the hotel owner took pity on me and took me for a night drive along the road. Result A stunning tiger crossed the road right infront of us. He strolled across the road not phased by our prescence. He was magnificent. Sadly as it was so dark the photo didn't come out although with some work maybeOthe http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-261485.html Hey Laura is my bindi on straight Can you make it straight Laura I just blew my nose and I can't believe what came outI can't find my deodorant can I use yoursThese are examples of what Laura is subject to on a daily basis while rooming with me. She's a good sport. Did I tell you yet that I adore this girlI'm still having troubles attaching pictures and it's making me crazy. I need pictur http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-260857.html Did you ever see that movie Dickie Roberts Fomer Child Star with David Spade In that movie people are always trying to get him to say nuckin futs because it was his tag line when he was a child actor. The family I'm staying with taught me how to say Chock te fatay which means You can do it They beg me to say it at least 20 times a day. They seriously think it's the funniest thing in the wo http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-260625.html I'm in Punjab with Balbirs family. They have taken us in and made us their own. This is the India that I'd imagined for myself. It's wonderful I've got some CRAZY stories but no time tonight. This week though I promise. Lets just say I'm in deep now ha ha ha. I'm wearing a bindi as I write. Oh and by the way it's saree not sari.I am having some serious technical difficulties with attaching pic http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-260021.html We awoke at 5.20am not your typical holiday time and made a quick dash for the train. We decided to start from the bottom as it is easier to work your way up than down so second class was how we travelled. We boarded a rather empty wagon and settled into an early morning Chai tea. A local fellow passenger was outraged that we were charged triple the going rate for our cuppa. But at 5p a cup w http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-249213.html ChandigarhnbspAsia raquonbspIndia raquonbspPunjab raquonbspChandigarh By adrianlimMarch 26th 2007Punjab hospitality is awesome I'll cut the words short and just let the pictures tell the stories http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-142174.html Hello allJust to let you know that I'm now in Chandigarh staying with Japees and family after spending a night in New Delhi. The experience so far has been excellent So much to tell so many photos for you to see After 2 days of attempting to upload the photos onto a computer I have succeeded You can now view the photos in the upcoming journals.So far I've been to 2 places New Delhi an http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-141264.html It was rainning when we arrived. so we headed out for a movieNt bad movie...it's 3 hours long and 2 times the threatre was power offI like the idea with a 15minute break in between...the theatre was grand and it's so not easy to find in modern cities anymoreIf you are interested here's the site of the movie...httpwww.rangdebasanti.net http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-137076.html The train from Delhi to Chandigarh Punjab http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-137070.html Now this entry comes with a warning as many of you may find this boring as all hell as its specifically for the Architects. Irsquom standing here in Chandigarh surrounded by Le Corbusier literally there are examples of his work everywhere there canrsquot be any place in the world that has so many masterpieces from a single architect. Chandigarh is an experimental city designed in1952 and http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-124819.html Stories of village life to come....Love to all of youJJ http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-114213.html Jessi and I married again this time in the traditional Punjabi way and it was wonderful His family arranged for a beautiful ceremony in the local temple followed by an extremely fun reception that night. The festivities began the day before when to my surprise the house quickly flooded with all the women of the village visiting in my honor to give me a afternoon and evening I'll never forget. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/India/Punjab/Chandigarh/blog-109491.html