India

Rock Garden - Chandigarh, India
A load of rubbish or a work of art - you decide (18.05.2008 19:22)
One of the key tourist attractions in Chandigarh - a city that attracts very few international tourists- is the surreal and wonderful Chandigarh Rock Garden. I live just up the road from the UK's oldest rock garden at Lamport Hall in Northants and I have been heard to comment that it looks a bit like a pile of builders' rubble covered in moss. Cruel and harsh perhaps, but I'm generally only [more...]

Nehru Memorial Museum and Library - Delhi, India
A fascinating museum celebrating one of my heroes (18.05.2008 19:14)
During our trip to India last November we booked a car and a driver to explore some of the sights of Delhi which we'd not previously managed to visit. After a really interesting hour or so at the Indira Gandhi memorial museum we headed off to 'keep it in the family' and check out the Museum dedicated to her father, Jawaharlal Nehru. If it were acceptable or appropriate to admit to having a bit [more...]

Jakhoo Temple - Shimla, India
On top of the world getting attacked by monkeys (17.04.2008 11:24)
On your first day at high altitude, the normal advice is to take things easy; drink lots of water, walk slowly, breathe deeply and get used to the change in atmosphere. Rushing around like a lunatic is a bad idea and can set off altitude sickness. So, it would be fair to say that our decision to go to the Jakhoo Temple in Shimla on the day we arrived was pretty dumb. The temple sits on top of [more...]