Hm, travel agent just called and said Air India changed their time tables, so we got rerouted: Instead of flying Zürich → London → Bombay → Bangalore we’ll be flying Zürich → Paris → Bombay → Bangalore. I think we’re still arriving at the same time, eventhough our arrival times in Bangalore remains unchanged, I think: We’ll be arriving in Hindustan Airport, Bangalore, on Nov. 10, 5:00, and we’ll be leaving from Indira Ghandi International Airport, Delhi, on Nov. 30, 6:45.
As for the details arround our visit to Himachal for the marriage, I’ve been talking to Sriharsha, Noufal, and Alok.
It seems that Noufal might not be around because of some project taking him into foreign lands; since we do not dare brave the Indian wilderness alone, I’ve talked to Sriharsha about his plans. We have tentatively agreed on the following plan:
1. Leave Bangalore on Thursday 2005-11-24 in the evening after work, fly to New Delhi (flight to be arranged), train and car pickup (to be arranged) and arrive in Himachal on Friday 2005-11-25.
2. Leave Himachal on Tuesday 2005-11-29 in the afternoon, and part ways in New Delhi. We’ll stay a night in New Delhi and return to Zürich early next morning, where as Sriharsha will be back at work on Wednesday 2005-11-30.
I’ll have to start planning the stuff we want to see in Bangalore before this long weekend. I’ve mentioned a visit to Mysore. If people from Bangalore want to come along, doing a weekend trip might be better. That leaves two options: The weekend 2005-11-12/13 or 2005-11-19/20. I think leaving on 2005-11-12 for a longer trip might be a bit sudden since we only just arrived on 2005-11-10. So maybe start with a smaller trip on that first weekend... So Mysore on the second weekend unless somebody wants to come along and can only do so on the second weekend. Maybe Claudia and I would stay some days longer, eg. 2005-11-19 to 2005-11-22/23. Then return for one or two nights in Bangalore before leaving Himachal. Maybe two is better than one. ;)
And let us not forget *shopping*! I’m sure Claudia is looking forward to that Saree... :D
I’ve also started clicking on those Google ads for hotel rates... Scary! Some prices between USD 60 and 70 per night, the rest up around USD 200 per night... 🙁
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