{"id":297,"date":"2007-01-29T21:28:40","date_gmt":"2007-01-30T04:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valianthosting.ca\/clients\/daemon\/?p=297"},"modified":"2007-01-29T21:28:40","modified_gmt":"2007-01-30T04:28:40","slug":"things-to-see-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/screamingpages.net\/?p=297","title":{"rendered":"Things to see &#038; do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since there has been a change to the travel itinerary and I won&#8217;t be spending as much time in Delhi as planned, I&#8217;m revisiting my list to see what I&#8217;ve managed to accomplish and what&#8217;s I&#8217;ll have to save for next time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Dehli \/ Gurgaon<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strike>Agra &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiantraveldestinations.com\/taj-mahal-tour\/index.html\">Taj  Mahal<\/a><\/strike> &#8211; Been there, done that.  WHOOHOO!<\/li>\n<li><strike>Travel on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/worldguide\/destinations\/asia\/india\/transport?a=ga\">train<\/a><\/strike>. &#8211; First class all the way.  It&#8217;s cramped and hot, but at least there are cushions on the benches.  Second class had wooden benches, was crammed full, and had odd liquids rolling down the middle of the isle.<\/li>\n<li><em>See <\/em><strike>monkeys<\/strike><em>,<\/em> elephants and snake charmers in Delhi. &#8211; One out of three so far.  I hope we can make it to Dehli Haat tomorrow to see the snake charmers.<\/li>\n<li><strike>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/worldguide\/destinations\/asia\/india\/delhi?poi=14596\">Jama  Vasjid<\/a><\/strike>.<\/li>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/worldguide\/destinations\/asia\/india\/delhi?poi=14556\">Qutb  Minar<\/a>. &#8211; we&#8217;ll run out of time before I have a chance to see this.<\/li>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/worldguide\/destinations\/asia\/india\/delhi?poi=14434\">Humayun\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s  Tomb<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/worldguide\/destinations\/asia\/india\/delhi?poi=113527\">Nizam-ud-din\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s  Shrine<\/a> in Dehli. &#8211; same as above unfortunately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Mumbai<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/worldguide\/destinations\/asia\/india\/mumbai?poi=113387\">Mani  Bhavan<\/a> in Mumbai or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/worldguide\/destinations\/asia\/india\/delhi?poi=1000105684\">Ghandi  National<\/a> museum in Dehli which chronicle the life of Mahatma Ghandi.<\/li>\n<li>Visit Vasai &#8211; This abandoned 16th century Portuguese fort (Fort Bassein or  Ba\u00c3\u00a7aim) is a day trip from Mumbai.<\/li>\n<li>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&#8217;t manage to become an extra in  a movie, I&#8217;d at least like to go to the cinema and see a Bollywood film in an  Indian theatre.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Bangalore<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Return to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/worldguide\/destinations\/asia\/india\/bangalore?poi=1000151268\">Bull  Temple<\/a>. I&#8217;ve been there and <a href=\"https:\/\/screamingpages.net\/href=\">written<\/a> about my experience before,  but my traveling companion hasn&#8217;t seen it yet.<\/li>\n<li>Shop and explore <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/Athens\/2960\/places.htm\">MG and Brigade<\/a> roads  (Bangalore). I had so much fun there in 2003. Perhaps on the drive I&#8217;ll manage  to finally get a photo of the outside wall of the Catholic cemetery that had a  painted sign stating \u00e2\u20ac\u0153please do not pass urine here\u00e2\u20ac? that I used to pass each  day on my way from the hotel to work.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/worldguide\/destinations\/asia\/india\/bangalore?poi=1000151254\">Lalbagh  Gardens<\/a>. I spent <a href=\"https:\/\/screamingpages.net\/india\/inhome.html\">7  weeks in Bangalore<\/a> in 2003 and still can&#8217;t believe I never made the trip to  see these gardens while I was there previously.<\/li>\n<li>If there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time, make a trip out to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiantemples.com\/Karnataka\/chamundi.html\">Chamundi Hill<\/a>  and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiantemples.com\/Karnataka\/somnath.html\">Somnathapura<\/a>  (close to Mysore) while visiting Bangalore. 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