New Delhi Tour by Tuk TukConnaught PlaceOur resident doves watch as I shower. I swear those birds are wiping the window with their wings to see better.Today we are old pros using the subway. We are half an hour earlier than yesterday and it is jam packed.We exit at Ravji Chowk station which is the stop for Connaught Place- on a map it’s like a large spoked wheel with …
Taking Care of BusinessThe ProblemI love going to exotic places but hate using squat toilets. Not being used to them, I find the whole process difficult especially if I’m on a moving train. It is so much easier for men.The SolutionJust before our latest trip I read about the existence of a female urinary device. This contraption is shaped like an oblong flexible funnel. You just cup it around …
New Delhi and the Red FortFirst Impressions of New Delhi Air India whisks us to New Delhi in an hour. Upon exiting the airport, we find that the hotel mixed up our reservation and forgot to send our driver. We go to the prepaid booth and the guy quotes 3,800Rs. Knowing that the hotel’s cab was to be 1,400Rs, we squawk our displeasure. The guy comes down to 2,200Rs. I …
More Sites in and Around AmritsarJallianwala Bagh and the Partition MuseumAfter visiting the Golden Temple, it is time to check out the rest of Amritsar’s sites.Jallianwala Bagh is a large park area near our hotel and is accessed by a narrow lane off the Heritage Walk pedestrian street. Jallianwala Bagh is the location where the British General Reginald Dyer ordered his soldiers to fire on thousands of unarmed civilians …