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April 29th, 2010
Funny the ways things happen.
Off I went to Old Delhi last night with Pamela, who shared some of her special street food places with me, and what do I see when opening the “Hindustan Times” this morning, but 2 articles about street food in Old Delhi. Flavour of the month, quite clearly.
We had a lovely evening, even getting mixed up in a noisy election rally. There was lots of enthusiastic drumming, and chucking of rose petals and water, and then I was given a garland of marigolds with which, I understood, I should garland the man who [...]
Click to continue reading Willying around with a she-mole
April 28th, 2010
I dropped Anjulie at the airport last night for her flight to Dubai and onto London, and, feeling so very downcast and sad as I always do when my children are not within hugging distance, I headed back to Vasant Vihar and a lovely dinner with Carine.
Carine sweetly took me out for a fabulous dinner to cheer me up, at that smart fusion restaurant in Emporio, “Zest”. No, wait, hang on, it’s changed its name since I was last there, and is now called “Setz”.
Gotta love India.
The food was superb, and the wine waiter beyond cool. [...]
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March 30th, 2010
Another hot, hot day today, though it dawned cool and pleasant and even a tad chilly. These early morning 5 km walks through the forest with Yoda are a life-safer : exercise, chat and catch up with friends, and then back home by 8.30-ish, beating the heat. And it’s still only March.
Another day of admin, paper-work, and dredging through dusty old files. Well, it was too hot to go out loafing anyway. Loafing, now there’s a good Indian word.
The horrific suicide bombing on the Moscow Metro has had an inevitable impact on the Delhi Metro :
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March 8th, 2010
It seems to be all go here in Delhi at the moment, with lots of friends on the move.
After a wonderful weekend of polo, the Delhi season ended on a fun note yesterday afternoon. Playing in the exhibition game were 3 good friends, Carine, Monica and Amer, so we had lots of people to cheer for. (It was great to have 2 women playing, as well, as we head into International Womens Day).
The main game - the last of the season - took a while to warm up, but the final chukker was tense, and there was [...]
Click to continue reading A weekend of farewells & a moving cup of tea
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