{"id":278,"date":"2007-01-17T23:35:36","date_gmt":"2007-01-18T04:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valianthosting.ca\/clients\/daemon\/?p=278"},"modified":"2007-01-17T23:35:36","modified_gmt":"2007-01-18T04:35:36","slug":"thursday-thirteen-things-to-see-and-do-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/screamingpages.net\/?p=278","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Thirteen – Things to see and do in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m posting this one up early since I have a full day ahead of me tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Welcome to the 14th edition of the screaming pages<\/em> Thursday Thirteen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now that my passport has been returned to me and I have a travel visa, I’m starting to plan out all the things I want to see and places I’d like to visit and the things I want to do while I’m in country (and when I have a free moment from work). I plan to blog from India, so you’ll can keep track of how many of the places I manage to visit before I head to Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Agra – Taj Mahal<\/a> – I’ve never been to the north of India before and lucky me I’ll be spending over a week in Gurgaon. I land only a few minutes before Indian Independence Day, so over the holiday weekend I’m going to make the trek out to Agra and see the Taj for the first time.<\/li>\n
  2. Travel on the train<\/a>. I’ve been told it’s an experience that should not be missed.<\/li>\n
  3. See monkeys, elephants and snake charmers in Delhi. The only monkeys I saw in 2003 were at the templat at Chamundi Hill. I hear they’re all over the place in the north – along with snake charmers and elephants!<\/li>\n
  4. Visit the Lalbagh Gardens<\/a>. I spent 7 weeks in Bangalore<\/a> in 2003 and still can’t believe I never made the trip to see these gardens while I was there previously.<\/li>\n
  5. Visit the Mani Bhavan<\/a> in Mumbai or Ghandi National<\/a> museum in Dehli which chronicle the life of Mahatma Ghandi.<\/li>\n
  6. Visit Vasai – This abandoned 16th century Portuguese fort (Fort Bassein or Ba\u00c3\u00a7aim) is a day trip from Mumbai.<\/li>\n
  7. Be an extra in a Bollywood movie. Hey, last time I was in India I attended an invitation only MTV\/Lycra party, so I may have a shot at reaching this goal as well. One can only dream. Of course, if I can’t manage to become an extra in a movie, I’d at least like to go to the cinema and see a Bollywood film in an Indian theatre.<\/li>\n
  8. Visit Jama Vasjid<\/a>. This is the largest mosque in “Old” Delhi and holds up to 25,000 worshippers at a time.<\/li>\n
  9. Visit Qutb Minar<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  10. Visit Humayun’s Tomb<\/a> and Nizam-ud-din’s Shrine<\/a> in Dehli.<\/li>\n
  11. Return to the Bull Temple<\/a>. I’ve been there and written<\/a> about my experience before, but my traveling companion hasn’t seen it yet.<\/li>\n
  12. Shop and explore MG and Brigade<\/a> roads (Bangalore). I had so much fun there in 2003. Perhaps on the drive I’ll manage to finally get a photo of the outside wall of the Catholic cemetery that had a painted sign stating “please do not pass urine here” that I used to pass each day on my way from the hotel to work.<\/li>\n
  13. If there’s time, make a trip out to Chamundi Hill<\/a> and Somnathapura<\/a> (close to Mysore) while visiting Bangalore. I’m only spending 3 or 4 days in Bangalore, so I don’t know how much I’ll manage to see while I’m there. I do have to find time to fit in some work during my trip…<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    I head to the dentist this afternoon – wish me luck!<\/p>\n

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