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20 October 2006
Nandini and Jo brought us breakfast of puri and spiced potato. Nandini left for her shop and we joined her there later after Fiona had been to the hairdresser. Late morning, we went to the Indian Military Academy (IMA) where Pat had trained. Jo and Nandini had spent 3h organising a permit for […]
19 October 2006
We had a bad night sleep because the air-con stopped working through the night. It was very clammy. After a breakfast of vada, toast, cornflakes and coffee/tea we checked out. Kim mentioned the broken air-con to the receptionist and she just ignored him and walked off. We set off from Delhi at 0920 in the […]
18 October 2006
Today we fly from Mumbai to Delhi. I had set the alarm for 0645 but with the clock on Malaysian time it rang at 0415. But I didn’t realise that until I had showered. So, I was nice and clean when I crept back into bed for a rest. Text continues after this gallery. […]
17 October 2006
Elephanta Caves Today we wanted to visit Elephanta Caves, a collection of historic temples housed in caves on an island in the harbour. We were a little tired so got going a little late, after a simple breakfast of toast in the room. We reached the Gateway of India around 0920 and bought a ticket […]
16 October 2006
Breakfast was included at Hotel Bentleys and it was delivered upon request by phone when we were ready. It was a simple affair with just toast, butter, marmalade and tea. We walked along the harbour to the Gateway of India. Touts pestered us but we ignored them. We did a walking tour of the area […]
15 October 2006
We have an evening flight from Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai, so it made sense to take it easy in the morning and utilise the hotel room to the max before checking out at 1200. We basically had to kill a large part of the day. We left our luggage at the hotel and went wandering […]
14 October 2006
Batu Caves The hotel buffet breakfast was of the usual standard at good hotels in Malaysia, meaning awesome. I had chicken curry, sambal, ikan bilis, peanuts and fruit. I had to skip the omelette and Nyonya cakes. I had a tour booked to visit Batu Caves today. We could have done it ourselves but the […]
13 October 2006
Above: View of Kuala Lumpur from the Capital Hotel. Today I leave for Kuala Lumpur at 1800, giving me some time to kill during the day. I went out for a hair cut and spent some time at home with Mum and step-dad. I went to the airport late afternoon to check in for my […]
12 October 2006
I was hoping to have an early breakfast today so I could fit in as much as possible of Club Med Bintan before our departure. But Mum had a bad night sleep due to indigestion and needed to sleep in. We ate breakfast about 0800. I checked-out the gym around 0915 and did a workout […]
11 October 2006
With the one-hour time difference from Singapore, I woke early at 0630. How cool is that while on holiday. I could go back to sleep for another hour till 0730. We had breakfast as a family around 0800. I was keen to do or try out as many activities as possible during my only full […]