"Alan S" wrote in message
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> On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:30:39 +0530, "grusl"
> wrote:
>
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>>"Alan S" wrote in message
>>news:prb884tkr4feokli8r3unj6359v6505se9@4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:37:06 -0700 (PDT), sevenwonder
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>The new seven wonders may be world wide it will be appear
>>>>http://morerecentimages.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> Your blurb implies you are from Agra Tourism.
>>>
>>> I don't think you'll like my blog entry on the Taj Mahal
>>> (see sig) that I posted yesterday. A snippet for you:
>>> "The Taj Mahal rises from the grime of Agra like the
>>> Koh-i-Nur set in a cowpat."
>>>
>>> I suspect you'll like my next entry, in a day or two, on
>>> Agra even less.
>>>
>>> Of all the cities and towns in the world that I've visited,
>>> I find it very difficult to remember any that would prevent
>>> Agra from being bottom of my list of cities to visit again.
>>> If I ever return to the Red Fort or Taj Mahal I'll stay out
>>> of town and commute.
>>>
>>>
>>Nice one, Alan. Bar the magical attractions, Agra is vile. Delhi is not
>>too
>>far behind in the shit pit stakes, either. Avoid Shimla (Simla) too.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>George W Russell
>>Bangalore
>>
> Actually, I liked Jaipur and found Delhi not too bad. In
> Jaipur I stayed at the Arya Niwas, and in Delhi I was near
> the Market, first in the Florence and then in the Grand Park
> Inn. I never felt threatened wandering alone in those
> districts (although I was rather wary on Holi:-), unlike
> Agra near the Hotel Amar.
>
I don't find Delhi (or indeed anywhere in India I've been) threatening; just
cold and impersonal (where it's not an utter mess). It's like Canberra
without any folksy charm!
Which Delhi market did you stay near?
Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore
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