Sunday, 14 Jan 2007 | Views [565]
We're back home and clearly, we got lazy about this whole blog business. I was writing to a friend of mine about our drive to Agra and thought I would post what I wrote here, since it's pretty much what I would have said in the blog: we got lazy ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sunday, 14 Jan 2007 | Views [525]
January 14th, 2007: - Drove from Delhi to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal - Marble inlaying factory Animals spotted in Delhi and Agra: - Dogs - Cats - Elephants - Egrets - Camels - Monkeys - Pigs - Donkeys - Horses - Cows - Chickens - Parrots - Lizards ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Saturday, 13 Jan 2007 | Views [427]
Arifa here... I just wanted to add something about our adventures at Akshardham temple. I had read that there was some kind of cultural boatride at the temple where they had replicas of the Ajanta caves and other sites of India. It sounded cool and ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Saturday, 13 Jan 2007 | Views [776]
Howie here... We checked into the Hans Plaza on January 12th and were off to a full day of adventure on the 13th. The Hans Plaza was kind of a letdown - snooty staff, a scary elevator (scarier than Oxy's) and an average building. We were fairly high ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Saturday, 13 Jan 2007 | Views [394]
January 13, 2007: - Jantar Manter - Ghandi Samadi - Meena Bazaar/Jama Masjid - Lal Qila (Red Fort) - Akshardham Mandir - Ansal Plaza Shopping Center
Tags: Sightseeing
Friday, 12 Jan 2007 | Views [443]
Flew to Delhi via Beihjing and Shanghai - stayed at the Hans Plaza Hotel. This hotel also wasn't that great. I think we were too spoiled by the Shangri-La. I suspect the Taj in Delhi would have been a better bet. Funny stuff from today: - The bus ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
