SOUTH ASIA BLOG October 18th, 2024 - AGRA to DELHI

 

10/18/24– These few weeks just flew by it seems. At points it went by slow and then suddenly it’s time to check-in to another hotel. Today is no different as we have a pre-booked pickup scheduled for noon today to drive us to Delhi.

The breakfast is as nice as before, however we stay away from any Indian dishes before the road trip just in case. That also means no cappuccino. When we get back to our floor we find our room key no longer works, yet we are still two hours from check-out. Luckily there’s a worker on the floor who lets us in without having to go to reception.

Noon is almost here and our driver is already waiting, which is a very good sign, and guess what? Our luggage fits “inside” the car. Of course only one in the trunk and the other in the front seat, but still. Win!

The drive is supposed to be three hours, and we seem to be making pretty good time until we get to Delhi. Suddenly I see the time add ten minutes and realize we are going the wrong direction. Keeping track of the directions on my phone, I notice the driver try to turn around in a very busy area, Yup, he must’ve missed a turn and realizes it now. It’s chaos trying to get back on the main road, but luckily it only adds twenty minutes to our journey.

Checking in to Bloomrooms@Janpath is quite interesting as they email us the check-in information to confirm and have us type our information on their computer. The entire building is pretty much sun-colored yellow as well.

We go up to our room to find a free mini-bar lounge area on our floor with snacks, drinks and books available (Note: I tried the chips and some are extremely spicy). In our room there's a living room area, bedroom and white walls- not yellow, whew! It does have a dorm room feel though.

I did ask the front desk about a late checkout in a few days as our flight is very late; however, it looks like we need to wait until the day of to see if it’s available. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there I guess.

Side note: Anytime we are outside we get stares from almost everyone like they’ve never seen white people before. I can’t tell if we seem like royalty or outcast to them, maybe it’s a bit of both.

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

ITALY BLOG SEPTEMBER 9th, 2025 - PORTOFINO

Image
  9/9/25– I wake up to the sound of thunder rolling outside. Thankfully, we have nothing to do this morning and able to sleep in. We check the weather and see it should clear up around 1pm, so we decide to go ahead with our Portofino plans. Our hot water stopped working yesterday and our AirBnb host stops by this morning to check it out. Unfortunately, the issue is broader than what she can handle and calls a maintenance person that won’t be here until later. Good thing is, we ask about how we can call a taxi for the day we leave and she offers to take us herself. Wow, didn’t expect that and greatly appreciate the hospitality. Shortly after noon we notice the rain beginning to let up. I check the ferry schedule and see a 1:15pm time that goes to Portofino so we get ready for our day out hoping the weather holds up. It takes ten minutes to walk to the port (everywhere here seems to take ten minutes), purchase our tickets and take a few photos around the pier before we embark. ...
Read more

ITALY BLOG SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2025 - ROME

Image
  9/2/25– Another day, another timed ticket in the morning. This one is for the Galleria Borghese Museum and gardens at 11am. We’ve missed on previous trips and made sure to include this time around. We eat our pastries for breakfast (that we purchased yesterday) and called an Uber around 10:30am. I am a bit nervous for a moment wondering how close one would be, but only took a few minutes and we arrive at the Borghese ten minutes early. Upon entering the museum, we are asked to check our bags before continuing on. We oblige, get our check item number and proceed to the first room of the gallery. Wow! The room is decked out in marble from ceiling to floor with sculptures in every corner. I don’t know what I was expecting, but this is definitely better. We continue to the next room and it’s more of the same, with beautifully painted fresco on the ceiling and gold radiating throughout. Every attention to detail is present, including the elegant chairs and mosaic flooring. The...
Read more

HAWAII BLOG FEBRUARY 6th, 2026 - HAWAII BIG ISLAND

Image
  2/6/26– Wake up, eat breakfast and get ready for our day out… same-o, same-o. Except for one minor detail. We need to get Sharece some long pants and a jacket. Hmmm Jeff, why would you need that in Hawaii? Well, apparently their mountain, Mauna Kea, can get pretty cold and windy and we didn’t think about this coming in. No worries, we leave a bit earlier and Wal-Mart is on the way so Sharece runs in for her warm clothing and presto we are on our way. The drive takes an hour and a half. We can’t ask for a better day as there’s hardly a cloud in sight (unusual for this side of the island). By the time we reach Waipio Valley Lookout, we jump out the car and dart down the short hill to see an incredible view of the valley and coastline. All the greenery is lush, the sky nice and blue and our cameras can’t get enough. It is a touch warm at 80 degrees so we escape to the shade every now and then, but the view is simply amazing. Next up is Akaka Falls which features a 442 foot wat...
Read more