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My Delhi Hotel, Radisson Blu (http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-newdelhipaschimvihar) is really as glitzy as the photos on the website promise, at least those parts that are complete. My room last night was lovely, but it was unfortunately not the room allocated to me for the next three nights as part of the tour.
New Delhi – smokey, noisy, crowded, chaotic, highly mannered. That’s what I discovered on the way from the airport to this lovely hotel where I write.
Wednesday, January 11th – Newark Airport – 4:00 pm I am finally on way, cooling my heels in the Newark Airport til my flight to Delhi leaves at 8:30. I watched “Best in Show” for about the third time on this morning’s flight. It was just as funny this time round. (Apologies to any offended…
AaaaaGGGHH! Departure day and I only got as far as Seattle. This agonizingly slow start is killing me! Will I NEVER get to India?? Actually I knew I would only make it as far as Seattle today, but it hasn’t reduced my angst. Planning this trip had been so easy, too easy it seems.
Departure Day minus 1: Today I am consumed with the minutiae of travel – photocopying my passport, credit cards (front and back) and health insurance policy, clearing my refrigerator of anything that will turn green and furry in my absence, laundering and packing my clothes. I have achieved success – some clothing has indeed fit…
Departure day minus 2: time to do some serious thinking about packing. My well-travelled sister Shirley assures me there is no trip that can’t be enjoyed without the heartache of waiting and searching for checked luggage. I take this assertion as a challenge: I shall do three weeks in India with only a carry-on suitcase…
