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Travelogue: India 2006 (pics)

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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February 23, 2006