After the speed tour around the Golden Triangle, I spent four days in New Delhi for work. More accurately, my hotel, the Radisson, was in New Delhi, and my office was 3 km (but 1 hour away by car in traffic) away in Gurgaon.Here are a couple of things, in no particular order, that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘India’
India: New Delhi and Gurgaon
Posted in India, Travel, tagged Bukhara, Central Cottage Industries Emporium, Dilli Haat, eating in Delhi, eating in Gurgaon, Great Kebab Factory, I Ching restaurant, India, Qutb Minar on December 25, 2006 | 4 Comments »
India Day 3: The Taj Mahal, Agra
Posted in India, Travel, tagged India, Shatabdi Express, sights in Agra, trains between Agra and Delhi, visiting Agra Fort, visiting the Taj Mahal on December 19, 2006 | 13 Comments »
Everyone tells you to see the Taj Mahal at sunrise because the white marble glows at that hour, and you avoid the busloads of tourists on a daytrip from Delhi.
Well, we didn’t arrive at dawn, but getting there at 8 am wasn’t too shabby. There were no lines to get in – at least, [...]
India Day 2: On the Road from Jaipur to Agra
Posted in India, Travel, tagged Amarvilas hotel, Anokhi textiles, driving from Jaipur to Agra, eating in Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Golden Triangle in India, hiring a driver in India, India, Peshawri restaurant, Trident Hilton in Agra on December 14, 2006 | 5 Comments »
We woke up on Day 2 of our blitz through the Golden Triangle to the sound of pigeons flapping madly. I have no idea why, but the pigeons at the Alsisar Haveli seem to congregate on air conditioning so the noise travels into your room via the air conditioner. It’s not an unpleasant [...]
India Day 1: Jaipur
Posted in India, Travel, tagged Alsisar Haveli, Amber Fort, City Palace, eating in Jaipur, Hawa Mahal, India, Jantar Mantar, Rajasthan Small Scale Cottage Industries, Tiger Fort, visiting Jaipur on December 10, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Jaipur, our first stop in India, is known as the “Pink City.” The minute you look at the color of the buildings, you can see why. If you trust the blurb in my guidebook, the city was painted pink (a color that shows hospitality in India) when Prince Albert dropped by for a visit in [...]
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