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2 November 2006
I skipped a proper breakfast and had just juice and crackers before walking to the Marwar bus station and buying my bus ticket early for Jodhpur. I boarded the bus and waited. Another backpacker boarded and was getting flustered as he couldn’t fit his “Kathmandu” brand backpack into the racks. That is a New Zealand […]
1 November 2006
With the backpacker environment, it was easy to get my kind of breakfast. Muesli with curd, papaya, banana and apple. I do enjoy Indian breakfasts but in the interest of my health, I shouldn’t have it too often. I returned to the camel fair with Martin from Sweden around 1000. From the grandstand, I watched […]
31 October 2006
For some reason, I woke at 0230 but fortunately fell asleep again till 0800. There was little pressure to do anything in the morning and I didn’t emerge from my room till 1000. I had a nice breakfast of muesli, papaya and curd. The papaya was purchased by their kitchen hand after I had made […]
30 October 2006
Journey to Pushkar My solo adventure starts today with a long train ride from Delhi to Pushkar for its famous Camel Fair. With my Ajmer Shatabdi train departing at 0610, it was an early check-out from my Paharganj hotel. At 0530, walking to New Delhi Railway Station, I expected the streets to be deserted. But […]
29 October 2006
After breakfast, I treated myself to an Ayurvedic massage at 1000. I had a four-hand oil massage by a man and woman. She was the stronger one but despite that, now that I’ve had a few attempts with Ayurvedic massage, I should give up. I like hard massages and to be mangled Thai-style. Kim opted […]
28 October 2006
Red Fort and Chadni Chowk What a treat (and a change) it was to have muesli, yoghurt and honey for breakfast at Everest Café, in addition to an omelette. We decided to revisit one of Delhi’s sights, the Red Fort. The entrance seemed very different and park-like whereas 12 years ago it was very clamorous. […]
27 October 2006
Flying back to Delhi Today we fly back from Amritsar to Delhi to join up with Kim’s family. We woke at 0630 and made our way to the airport soon after, for the 0915 flight. Like in Mumbai, each airline does their own security checks. Amritsar airport doesn’t handle many international flights and […]
26 October 2006
Golden Temple again I woke up tired. After couriering the guesthouse key back to Chandigarh to Princess Wendy, we took breakfast around 1030. The courier charge was INR20 (about NZD0.60) which was very reasonable considering the weight of the key and the big keyring. The Indian style breakfast consisted of various breads namely idli (like […]
25 October 2006
Taking the bus Today Kim and I left the rest of the family in Chandigarh while we went our separate way to Amritsar. We woke around 0700 and had Mushtaq take us to the nearby bus station around 0845. There weren’t any air-con buses available so we tried another station at sector 43. Unfortunately there […]
24 October 2006
Above: Turbans at the changing room while their owners are golfing or showering. I woke up late this morning, felling tired, wheezy and hay-feverish. We took breakfast downstairs around 0930 and relaxed until picked up by Mushtaq at 1100. Today is Eid ul-Adha (or Hari Raya Puasa in Malaysia). We arrived at Princess Wendy’s house […]