Wednesday 27 March 2013

Valuable lessons. Food & Shopping



The next few days of injections were standard. Am very glad i choose to have them done at the hospital. It got us out of the hotel.
I thought we would meet other couples there,  but the times that were set for  my injections
no one was really around.

I have a Question for those who have been to India,
Have you been randomly approached by people, ( men ) and they just start giving you directions on where to go to eat or shop or just start asking you where your from???
cause we got this all the time.....

Our hotel was a 5min walk from Connaught Place, an out door shopping area,
about 2mins into our walk this guy approached us, just randomly started talking to us &
giving us directions on where the Nike store is, Randomly!!!
I didn't  want to seem rude, so i just  answered  "it ok, we just want to go for a walk, thank you",
 Now most people would leave, but he just kept walking with us. Then he said, you guys are staying at The Park Hotel right.....?  ......... mmmm, this didn't sit right with us, we didn't answer him, He continued to say,  i work there and just finished a night shift. He spoke about the hotel like he knew it very well. He then proceeded to tell us about a tourist information place that wasn't far from where we were walking and offered to walk us there..... We just kept politely saying, "we're  just happy walking around, on our own, thanks"
Still he stuck by us, V was getting annoyed so he started to ask him questions about the Hotel,
he seemed stuck for answers. By this stage our walk had taken us away from the shops.....and then i noticed his hands, covered in tattoo's........... There is NO WAY our Hotel would employee someone with tattoo's. No Way!!.  So i got out my phone pretended to take a call and then said to V in Greek what i thought was going on. I  then said.., " we have to get back to the hotel now, our friends are waiting for us" and just like that we spun around and walked off...
He still tried to follow, and i just turned to him and said, "wow, your walking with us again... you should  come back to the hotel with us, so our security guard can see who you are, cause I'm not good with names.... and i wont remember yours tomorrow......what your name again?"
He smiled and said, i have the rest of the day off. I'll just go now....
Lucky. Yep!!
Don't know what could have happened but, it was a lesson,
Be street smart....and your voice is your greatest wepon.

Connaught Place. This out door shopping area has a great deal of shops if you like street shopping, however, the streets are full of dirt, with piles of cement blocks and bricks everywhere, it seems its under construction, but its more like an earthquake had just happened.
But a good selection of shopping that aimed toward mainly men.

This shopping district also has a second level, we found a great Restaurant/Bar there call QBA (pronounced as Q ba) real good food great atmosphere both day and night.
We spent a lot of time here.
However for some western relief..... we would go to Select City Mall, or The Promenade
or Emporio, these are all massive shopping centres that were just a little break from the chaos on the streets. With some amazing restaurants too.
We ate alot at LaLit Hotel, first cause it was close to our Hotel, second we never got sick there, and the food selection is amazing and third...... IT'S A STUNNING HOTEL!!



4 comments:

  1. We had a few people harassing us. We just fobbed them off and kept on walking.... things like that really freak me out!.
    We'll def have to visit the LaLit Hotel next time (if there is a next time)...

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  2. Yeah it's just one of those things... I think that when you travel you just have to have your gard up. No on is your friend so in simple words Trust No one. And alway keep in public places.

    And yes LaLit awesome, however too far from clinic to stay. :(
    Praying theres a next time for you. X

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  3. Wow, we stayed at the Park Hotel our first time in Dehli, sounds like the same guy who harassed us, i have been try to upload a picture with not much sucess, this man followed us to the Presidental Palace, we were in a tuk tuk and he was in one following us. His name was Shiva, said he worked at the Park, they new him well. I even managed to get his mobile phone number and a photo, then the next day he tried to get money out of us at knife point, he only got 1000INR. Went to the police they do nothing.
    Our next visit we stayed at Kailash, it was so amazing, close to SCI, really good food at Kailash Colony Market. We are due back in a few weeks and we are feeling really comfortable staying with Mr Vipul.
    We are enjoyng following your blog.
    Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay.
    I&D

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  4. Wow!! You guys got the bad end of the stick!! Although it could have been worse.
    Glad nothing bad happened. Can't believe you got a photo and number!.
    I'll have to check out Kailash market next time.
    Ps may see you in a few weeks too :)

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