Blogs from Delhi, National Capital Territory, India, Asia - page 10

7 months ago a friend asked me if I would like to visit India with her, I said yes, and here we are. the flights were fairly decent and I was not sad to say goodbye to the self induced stress sickness I had fallen prey to the day before I left ( fyi: malaria pills + major stress + a previously empty stomach filled with dill pickle chips will give you one of the worst nights of your life). Amsterdam gets my star airport award as they are now officially the best international airport I've esee experienced. I was able to meet up with E in Amsterdam and say hello in person to a truly wonderful, brilliant person I haven't seen in too long. The flight to Delhi had me sitting next to an older ... read more

My flight from Bangkok to Delhi left on time and landed on schedule at Delhi airport around midday, Indian time. I have changed time zones and am now four and a half hours behind Australia. Getting through the airport was a breeze. I expected crowds and queues but, in actual fact, the immigration area was completely empty when I approached. So, it took me two minutes to pass through there, grab my bag, change the rest of my Thai baht into Indian rupees, pass through customs and out into the arrivals hall. I was met by a man from Intrepid Tours who had a car waiting to take me to Hotel Perfect where I was staying, in the Karol Bagh area. Well, the hotel is okay, but certainly not perfect! The air conditioner struggles and isn't ... read more

Eintrag nummer 2!!! :D Wieder einmal haben wir den Zug genommen, diesmal von Jaipur um 1 Uhr nachts nach Delhi, wo wir heute Früh angekommen sind! Die mittlerweile zwei Wochen "on the road" haben ihre Spuren hinterlassen und wir sind beide ziemlich fertig. Um Hotelkosten zu sparen, haben wir immer wo es ging, Nachtzüge genommen. Die bereits erwähnte Sleeper Class ist dabei nicht sehr gemütlich. In den besseren Klassen gibt es noch Bettwäsche, Vorhänge für die einzelnen 6er Abteile und manchmal sogar Licht und Steckdosen, all dieser Luxus ist in der Sleeper Class nicht zun finden. Ein bisschen stressig also! Trotzdem sind wir gut erhalten heute früh in Delhi angekommen. Wir hatten uns schon vor der Anreise vorgenommen, mal ein besseres Hotel zu nehmen, in dem wir uns beide etwas erholen können. Immer wieder erweist sich ... read more

Tomorrow is our last day of this amazing adventure and what a day it should be as we are going to the Taj Mahal! Delhi has been wonderful especially spending time with Sarah and Munbir and family and we look forward to seeing them at the wedding! Andrew and I would like to thank all the people who have made our 1st (!) round the tour so memorable, Mark in Missouri , Julia, David, Karen, Chris, Donna, Tia. Mike, Sean, Anna and of course Hannah in New Zealand, Carol, Diane and Husbands in Sydney as well as Owen and his fiancee, Eli who came to share the Thai part of the trip, Moni, Joseph and all the children at Hope Village in Kerala and more recently Sarah and Munbir here in Delhi. Also special thoughts go ... read more

Delhi to Agra Our return to the Royal Plaza Hotel was fairy easy. We arrived early at the station and were able to view life on the platform and chatted to a teacher here. On the train we were served food virtually continuously but we weren't really hungry. We chatted to the guy next to us for a bit who appeared interested in where we were going.We arrived at 9.45pm and made our way through busy traffic to the hotel where we were given an upgrade to the Maharaja suite which was delightful but we really weren't going to get much use of it as tomorrow we had to leave at 9, similar to the lovely pool there.After breakfast we met our guide who was Rattin Singh who was a sprightly 75 year old who knew ... read more