DavidJennyTravel

This was a quiet day as we recovered from a sleepless night. We went to a “Women’s Cooperative” to look at some beautiful silk fabrics allegedly made by destitute women. … Read more

The breakfast at Joey’s Hostel was hilarious. The buffet was several containers in the kitchen from which we picked out a banana wrapped in a chapati, a type of sandwhich … Read more

It was still misty when we met Mr Mukesh in the morning and visibility would be very poor at the Taj Mahal because of the mist, so we went to … Read more

In the morning we went to the Red Fort, built by Shah Jahan in 1639 for when his capital was moved to Delhi from Agra. Surrounded by very high crenelated … Read more

We asked the hotel to get a taxi for us and they evidently misunderstood, believing that we wanted a tour guide to take us round Delhi. He took about an … Read more

Day 6 (1st February) Amritsar to Delhi Today was a disaster from start to finish, although the hotel in Amritsar used their vehicle to get us to the station in … Read more

I spent a whole morning booking tickets for the train to Delhi, which a 4-star hotel should have done for us, but the best they could do was advise us … Read more

Waking up at 1.15 PM we relaxed until 4 pm then decided to see the Golden Temple at night. Google Maps says it is half a mile from the hotel … Read more

There are two ways of flying to India: 1) paying about £700 each for a direct flight and getting there in a day, or 2) paying £349 each for a … Read more

Travelling to London to get a plane to Amritsar was a perfect excuse to spend a day at our favourite hotel, Saint Simeons in South Kensington. It is named, for … Read more