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Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore January 21st 2006

Here are some pictures I took of people while walking about in the city....... read more
Pakistan People 2
Pakistan People 3
Pakistan People 4

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore January 20th 2006

Early morning went to the Lahore train station with the Japanese guys as I was told that foreigners get a 25% discount on trains. Afterward I finished at the railway station I met Amina at 11am and went all over Lahore. We went to Anarkalee Bazaar, a few other bazaars. The Anarkalee bazaar is the Pettah equivalent (Pettah is a large wholesale shopping area in the heart of Colombo, Sri Lanka). Went to the Mineri Pakistan. This is where the resolution took place to separate Pakistan from India. Lahore Bad Shahi Mosque Lahore Fort Area Masjid Wazir Khan While walking in the Bad Shahi Mosque area this guy came upto us and offered me a guide service and I refused saying that Amina will show me around. When we went to the Lahore fort, I went ... read more
Anarkalee Bazzar 2
Other Bazzars 1
Other Bazzars 2

Asia » Pakistan » Punjab » Lahore January 20th 2006

Pakistan Railway gives discounts to foreigners and students !!!! To get the discount you got to go to the train station area and take a left turn towards the Railway reservation office. Half way between the reservation office and the train station you get the accounting office also known as the DS office. The people there are extremely friendly. All foreigners get a 25% discount. All students get a 50% discount. So if you are planning to travel that “ISIC” (International Students Identify Card) is a useful thing to have. They will ask you to get a photo copy of the following: Passport details page Pakistani visa Student identification card With this they will fill a concession form and you got to go to the railway reservation and ge your ticket. I have not heard of ... read more
Bicycle taxis !!!
Pakistan buses 1
Pakistan buses 2

Asia » India » Punjab » Amritsar January 19th 2006

IMPORTANT !!!!!!!! Sri Lankan’s, Chinese, Bangladeshi’s, Afghan’s and perhaps Nepali’s can cross the India-Pakistan border only twice a week. (Monday and Thursday) I took a train to Amritsar, bus to Atari and then a cycle rickshaw to the Wagah border to find out that Sri Lankan’s cannot cross to Pakistan using the Wagah road border. So I had to take a taxi back as there were no cycle rickshaws to be seen as I had to get to the Atari train station by 11am since the immigration closes at that time. Essentially the Wagah border is closed for the above nationalities only diplomats of the above nationalities can cross (whether the diplomats of the above or the normal citizens, which ones are safer I don't know). The only option is to cross the border by train, ... read more
Me in Atari
Shit balls on the way
Indian BSF on horse

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur January 18th 2006

These are some random pictures I took.......... read more
Who flung dung ?
Old couple !!!
Cow next to train

Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi January 17th 2006

Today is a rather frustrating day because I was not supposed to be here and there was no plan for this location today. I was supposed to wake up in a train and cross the Attari-Wagah border at 9am. Where am I ? Still in PG. Went to an internet place nearby to print copies of my medical insurance and photocopy the BUPA card. Today the rehearsals are going on for the Indian Independence Day on the 26th of Jan 2006. Road are shut and it was a nightmare getting to the embassy. Got to the Hungarian embassy by 12 noon and handed over the copy. In addition I gave a letter stating my friends address in Hungary. The counter guy sent it back saying that if I tell them that I have a friend in ... read more
Group dance at exhibition !!!
Auto Exhibition Fashion Show
Draw presenter !!!

Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi January 16th 2006

I, woke up at 6:30am, because Rekha’s dad was giving me a lift to Chanakyapuri as his office is nearby. It was very kind of him to drop me right at the Hungarian embassy. It was 8:45am and they were opening at 9:30am. I decided to put a walk to the Czeck and Slovak embassies to see what their requirements. When I got back to Hungarian as usual many people had come to get visa application forms as well as handover passports. It took so long to get a visa application form. The experience here is something I won’t forget as to how unprofessional these guys are. My idea on how visas depended on the weight of the application is so true. When you call the Hungarian embassy the recording tells you the requirements for a ... read more

Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi January 15th 2006

Woke up around 7am and decided to put around in Connaught Place area which never happened….went to a nearby internet place did my emailing and blog work….went to Pahar Ganj gave my clothes to be washed….. Geez it costs INR10/= for denims and t-shirts, INR7/= for socks and underwear, I couldn’t get myself to pay 7 bucks for socks so decided to wash them myself… Ended up emailing for another 2 hours in PG and went back as I had promised to meet Rekha’s to go for a movie. Went to the cinema with Rekha and one of her friend’s called Pankaj (hope the spelling is right) he is in charge of a radio station in Delhi. The local cinema is a multiplex (there are 2 of them in Noida) and looks absolutely fabulous. It’s situated ... read more

Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi January 14th 2006

Route from Delhi Train Station or Connaught Place (CP) to Chanakyapuri bus number 604 and 620. Cheapest way to get from Pahar Ganj area to Chanakyapuri is by bus and it will cost you INR7/=. The route is as follows: Pahar Ganj (Delhi train station) - Connaught Place - Central Secretariat - Chanakyapuri Walk from Pahar Ganj to Delhi train station or Connaught Place and take bus 604. You keep going until you see a spherical dome on the left. Before you get to this dome you have pass the “Air Force HQ” and “Central Secretariat” big buildings. If you want use 620 walk from Pahar Ganj to CP (its a 10 min walk) As shown in the map of Chanakyapuri the black solid circle opposite the Indonesian Embassy is where the Spherical dome is. The ... read more
Airforce HQ
The Sphere
Map of Chanakyapuri

Asia » India » National Capital Territory » New Delhi January 14th 2006

I was woken up by Rekha’s servant who had brought me tea at 0800. I went down afterwards and Rekha’s mum (aunty) wanted to know what I would have for breakfast I said whatever that they are eating because the whole idea of this trip was to live like the local people and eat what they eat. I has Dosai and white sambal another different dish and it was great. Afterwards I read the newspaper from beginning to end….can you believe this certain days in Jan and Feb there are sometimes 20,000 weddings in India (I guess for a billion people that isn’t much). Do we have 400 weddings a day in SL any part of the year to do a percentage comparison? The trend among 25-30 year olds in Delhi is to buy there own ... read more




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