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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 […]