Our Volkswagen crafter minbus had delivered Ross and Maureen to the airport and drove through the busy peak hour to the Maidens last night.
After breakfast in the Curzon room Phil contacted the travel agent from Distant Destinations. Walking out the gate and turning left we saw the pharmacy across the road. Phil needed something for a mouth ulcer so we walked up the steps and were amazed at the variety of drugs and medications. He managed to find one man with good English who understood and he made the purchase. Adjoining the pharmacy was the hospital. Lots of people waiting around. The sign on the wall was similar to those in our hospitals. Orthopaedic surgeons, eye doctors and dentists as well.
We decided to catch a yuk tuck to the old Deli station. The driver put the meter on and charged us 40r. Phil gave him 50. It was busy. Many boys held hands, even those in army uniforms. One guide had mentioned this habit. He said it didn't mean that they were gay. We walked along the waiting area. Lots of people sitting around in groups. Men, women and children, even young babies. At the end of the lobby area was the police station. Looking inside it looked old with a couple of uniformed men behind the counter. Wires were every where over the walls. A superintendent in a civi shirt asked if we were ok. Phil said we were just having a look. To the right there was a desk with a sign. Women's assistance. Behind that was the lockup. A woman was crouched down. The superintendent said she had stolen something and would go to court in the afternoon. We walked away a then onto a railway platform. The second class carriages had shutters down. Some carriages were sleepers with bench seat bunks.
We walked onto the platform.
We turned towards the road and several tuk tuk drivers approached. The return fare started at 250. Phil ended up paying 100
We waited in our room for Ashwinder to deliver our tickets. Our plan was to travel to Shimla in the hill country, the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. The car is coming at 6.45am. It is Gandhi birthday. A public holiday and lots of celebrations. Train leaves from New Delhi station. Changes at Kala where the gauge changes to narrow gauge.
Ashwinder was a seik and wore a purple turban.
We had dinner at The Emperor just opposite the hospital
Reading THE TIMES OF INDIA..
Mandya (Karnataka): For the second consecutive day, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday sought to contain damage to the PMs image by Rahul Gaddis rejection of the ordinance on protecting criminal politicians, saying the party was very much with Manmohan Singh. Her remarks at a rally came a day after the BJPs priministerial candidate Narendra Mori derided the diminishing of the PM.
At a rally in Kerala the same day Sonia said the UPA government led by PM Manmohan Singh has lifted millions through his flagship schemes.
We have seen shocking filth in the streets but the sight at the pharmacy and in the hospital gives Indi hope. The people are getting the medicaments they need as well as glasses and hearing aids. Advertisements in the paper recommend ways to avoid infant malnutrition. Each month they are advised to get their child weighed until three years of age.
The RJD chief Lau Prasad is the first Lok Sabha MP to be convicted after the Supreme Courts July 2013 order disqualifying MPs, MLAs convicted by any court for crimes with punishment of two years or more.
This is the irony: there is tremendous corruption in this country but the lady was in the lockup for a minor misdemeanour.
It is five o'clock and the chanting has started. Not sure what religion or where the person is as the sound is resonant probably carrying a fairway.
After breakfast in the Curzon room Phil contacted the travel agent from Distant Destinations. Walking out the gate and turning left we saw the pharmacy across the road. Phil needed something for a mouth ulcer so we walked up the steps and were amazed at the variety of drugs and medications. He managed to find one man with good English who understood and he made the purchase. Adjoining the pharmacy was the hospital. Lots of people waiting around. The sign on the wall was similar to those in our hospitals. Orthopaedic surgeons, eye doctors and dentists as well.
We decided to catch a yuk tuck to the old Deli station. The driver put the meter on and charged us 40r. Phil gave him 50. It was busy. Many boys held hands, even those in army uniforms. One guide had mentioned this habit. He said it didn't mean that they were gay. We walked along the waiting area. Lots of people sitting around in groups. Men, women and children, even young babies. At the end of the lobby area was the police station. Looking inside it looked old with a couple of uniformed men behind the counter. Wires were every where over the walls. A superintendent in a civi shirt asked if we were ok. Phil said we were just having a look. To the right there was a desk with a sign. Women's assistance. Behind that was the lockup. A woman was crouched down. The superintendent said she had stolen something and would go to court in the afternoon. We walked away a then onto a railway platform. The second class carriages had shutters down. Some carriages were sleepers with bench seat bunks.
We walked onto the platform.
We turned towards the road and several tuk tuk drivers approached. The return fare started at 250. Phil ended up paying 100
We waited in our room for Ashwinder to deliver our tickets. Our plan was to travel to Shimla in the hill country, the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. The car is coming at 6.45am. It is Gandhi birthday. A public holiday and lots of celebrations. Train leaves from New Delhi station. Changes at Kala where the gauge changes to narrow gauge.
Ashwinder was a seik and wore a purple turban.
We had dinner at The Emperor just opposite the hospital
Reading THE TIMES OF INDIA..
Mandya (Karnataka): For the second consecutive day, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday sought to contain damage to the PMs image by Rahul Gaddis rejection of the ordinance on protecting criminal politicians, saying the party was very much with Manmohan Singh. Her remarks at a rally came a day after the BJPs priministerial candidate Narendra Mori derided the diminishing of the PM.
At a rally in Kerala the same day Sonia said the UPA government led by PM Manmohan Singh has lifted millions through his flagship schemes.
We have seen shocking filth in the streets but the sight at the pharmacy and in the hospital gives Indi hope. The people are getting the medicaments they need as well as glasses and hearing aids. Advertisements in the paper recommend ways to avoid infant malnutrition. Each month they are advised to get their child weighed until three years of age.
The RJD chief Lau Prasad is the first Lok Sabha MP to be convicted after the Supreme Courts July 2013 order disqualifying MPs, MLAs convicted by any court for crimes with punishment of two years or more.
This is the irony: there is tremendous corruption in this country but the lady was in the lockup for a minor misdemeanour.
It is five o'clock and the chanting has started. Not sure what religion or where the person is as the sound is resonant probably carrying a fairway.
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