Travelogue: India 2006
February 6, 2006
- Flight from Tampa to Detroit.
- Depart from Detroit to Amsterdam.
February 7, 2006
- Arrive in Amsterdam at 9:00am.
- Depart from Amsterdam to Hyderabad at noon..
February 8, 2006
- Arrive in Hyderabad at 1:00am.
- After long wait for luggage, arrive at home at 3:00am.
- Sleep.
- Get together with neighbours at night.
- Sleep.
February 9, 2006
- Grocery shopping, mall shopping etc.
- Drive through hi-tec city.
- Eat street with mom in the evening.
February 10, 2006
February 11, 2006
February 12, 2006
- Picked up Gloria from airport.
- Pearl shopping.
- Shopping at Hyderabad Central.
- Coffee at Durgam Cheruvu (aka Secret Lake).
- Picked up John from airport at night.
- Dinner at Mal Goody.
- Drinks at 10 Downing Street.
- Back home and zzz...
February 13, 2006
- Salarjung museum with John. Saw Jacob's diamond.
- Drive through Charminar.
- Picked up Gloria and visited Birla Mandir.
- Brief visit to Lumbini Park.
- Dinner at Eat-street.
February 14, 2006
- Flight to Delhi.
- Met up with Shuwei at airport who had arrived from Goa.
- Walk around India Gate.
- Reached home, snacked and Zzzzz...
February 15, 2006
- Tour van arrived early in the morning.
- Picked up John, Shuwei and Gloria from their hotel.
- Visited Qutub Minar.
- Drove through Old Delhi.
- Stopped by Red Fort.
- Drove by embassies.
- Stopped at Gandhi Memorial.
- Lunch at Connaught Place.
- Stopped at tourist office to make payments.
- Long drive to Agra.
- Arrived at Howard Grand Plaza at night.
- Had dinner in the hotel restaurant and then slept.
February 16, 2006
- Breakfast at hotel and off to see the Taj Mahal.
- Arrive at intermediate stop; switched to electric bus.
- Reached Taj Mahal and took a gazillion photos.
- Checked out marble handicrafts and bought a box.
- Tour of Agra Fort.
- Lunch.
- Off to Jaipur with stop at Fatehpur Sikri.
- Arrived in Jaipur and checked into Hotel Maharani Palace.
- Dinner at the hotel restaurant and then Zzz...
February 17, 2006
- Woke up and had breakfast at hotel.
- Drove to Hawa Mahal (wind palace).
- Drop up the hill to Amber Palace.
- Encounter (and photographs) with elephant.
- Visit to carpet emporium.
- Drive to Jantar Mantar and City Palace.
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