"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
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> grusl wrote:
>
>> "Alan S" wrote in message
>> news:9ei884tbuf096to5hn0cclqkjdp3vs6ufk@4ax.com...
>> > On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:30:39 +0530, "grusl"
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >>"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!
>
> I found Delhi very friendly when I was there, but a) I don't have any
> experience of other Indian cities to compare it with and b) I was
> staying in private homes all the time. People were extremely hospitable,
> and at the time I was treated a bit like an exotic special foreign guest
> (well I was a foreign guest!)- it all got quite heady after a while,
> though it's nice to be pampered! :)
>
> We took a daytrip to Agra to see the Taj Mahal, so never saw Agra
> itself. :)
>
>> Which Delhi market did you stay near?
>
> Chandni Chowk, I'd guess, given the hotel's location.
>
I didn't look it up. There are hundreds of markets in Delhi. Khan Market,
for example, is relatively upscale.
Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore
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