Thanks for the comments and sorry for the long delay in posting anything. I hope to get back here to post some real descriptions but I have to run off in a second so here are some quick answers to questions:
Jaipur - yes. We rented a Tempo (a 12 seat van + driver) and went to Jaipur and Agra. Jaipur was great although our late arrival on New Year's Eve landed us in a rather grubby hotel which, in the morning, turned out to have a spectacular view from the roof. Camel rides were also had by various people except Heather because the camel started to refuse to kneel to allow people off. Gillian had to resort to a spectacular flying dismount (to cheers from bystanders) in order to escape.
Curry - on the whole great (at least for some of us.) Indian restaurants are full of surprises.
Food for Heather - naan, the odd banana, fresh lime soda (except when it comes with salt), Limca, sometimes chicken ("fried chicken half" in the words of the Hotel Chanchal room service menu.) We went to McDonalds in New Delhi, which was popular with Heather. The McAlloo Tikka is superior to anything in a North American McDonalds but still nothing to shout about. Heather has actually been sick for the last few days, although she seems to be better today after a course of antibiotics.
Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bakhshan - they remain elusive. Apparently Dalton McGinty is in New Delhi, according to a newspaper we saw in the open air reading room of the Puri library (from the roof of which, after an appropriate donation, one can look down into the Jagganath temple.)
Shredding - thank you very much
Dominio and Shadow - good and good. Domino is fonder of children than of adults (at least fonder of our children than of us.) Shadow may be become more sociable but she is sociable at a distance. Eventually she may come up and look at you.
[Update to previous entry - I've corrected the dates for our stay in New Zealand - March not May. Who's a bad proofreader?]
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Who knew there were McDonalds in India? Somthing for kids all over the world.
Hope Heather is feeling better. Did you bring a great big bottle of vitamins for her?
Weather minus ten yesterday but it keeps going above zero so no snow here these days.
Ruth
We were in Delhi in '98. They had the Maharajah Mac on the menu then.
It was a ground mutton burger.
Do you have video footage of the camel dismount? No Snow in TO maybe next week. They are still going to run Winterlude according to the News reports, but the canal remains unfrozen.
Hope Heather is feeling better. What news of Jacob's adventures in Jaipur.
Is Gillian Knitting something fantastic?
Keep Posting
There have been McDonalds in India for at least 10 years according to my sister. She said she had a surreal experience when she went in and all the indian girls were in jeans and all the white ones were in saris!
We are all taking Flintstones (It's what we could find when we thought of it in Singapore).
Too bad about the canal. Winterlude will suck without it.
Sorry, nary a still shot of the camel dismount. I am really glad of my years as a horse rider or I might be atop that pesky creature yet!
I am doing NOTHING crafty at all. I saw a woman knitting yesterday and I will get back at it soon. May have to wait for NZ to get some decent wool though.
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