Friday, March 17, 2006

Stage 2 - The Tentative Plan

Day 0, 21Mar, Tue
Arrival at Kolkata Airport at 9.10pm
Check-in at hotel

Day 1, 22Mar, Wed --- Kolkata/Delhi
Explore around Howrah stn
Depart fr Howrah stn at 4.15pm for New Delhi stn

Day 2, 23Mar, Thur --- Connaught Pl
Arrive at New Delhi stn at 9.50am
Check-in at Hotel Bright (Connaught Pl)
Connaught Pl - Palika Bazaar (books and shopping)
Lakshmi Narayan Mandir (Hindu temple)
Bangla Sahib Gurudwara (Sikh temple)
Jantar Mantar (observatory)
Rajpath & India Gate+Khan Market

Day 3, 24Mar, Fri--- Old Delhi
National Museum and Crafts museum (Connaught Pl)
Old Delhi - Paharganj bazaar
Jami Masjid (Mosque)
Chandni Chowk (shopping)
Raj Ghat (Gandhi's cremation site)
Red fort

Day 4, 25Mar, Sat --- Agra
Depart fr New Delhi stn at 6am for Agra Cantt stn
Taj Mahal
Agra Fort
Jami Masjid
Depart fr Agra Catt stn at 8.18pm for new Delhi stn

Day 5, 26Mar, Sun --- South Delhi
Hamayun's tomb
Purana Qila (fort)
Sufdarjang's tomb
Hazrat Nizamuddin
Dilli Haat and Hauz Khas (bazaar and handicraft shopping)

Day 6, 27Mar, Mon --- Free and easy/ enroute to Mumbai
Free and easy
Depart fr New Delhi stn at 4pm for Mumbai Central stn (now called CSTM)

Day 7, 28Mar, Tue --- Fort area
Arrive at Mumbai Central stn at 8.35am
Check-in at Hotel New Bengal (near VT stn)
Fort area - Victoria Terminus stn (now called BCT)
Horniman Circle, Town Hall
St. Thomas cathedral
Oval Maidan buildings
Asiatic library
Shopping - Fashion St at Mahatma Gandhi Rd (check out Flora Fountain)
Dr D Naoroji Rd (Kemp's corner, Khodi & Village Ind and Emporium)
Nightime - Marine Dr restaurants and pubs

Day 8, 29Mar, Wed --- Colaba
Jehangir art gallery
Prince of Wales Museum
Gateway of India and Taj Mahal hotel
Colaba Causeway (shopping)
Nightime - Colaba restaurants and pubs / Marine Dr

Day 9, 30Mar, Thur --- Bazaars
Lokmanya Tilak (Md Ali Rd) - Central Bazaars
Chor Bazaar (Mutton Rd)
Red-light District
Chowpatty / Juhu beach

Day 10, 31Mar, Fri --- Vagator/Anjuna Beach
Depart fr Mumbai Central stn at 5.35am for Margao stn
Arrive at Margao stn at 2pm
Proceed to Vagator B to check-in
Party at Vagator B

Day 11, 1Apr, Sat --- Calangute Beach
Proceed to Calangute B to check-in
Explore Old Goa (cathedrals and ruins) and Panjim/Panaji
Sat night bazaar (6pm till 12am)

Day 12, 2Apr, Sun --- Calangute Beach
Chillin at Calangute B
Proceed to Margao to prepare for departure next morn

Day 13, 3Apr, Mon --- Goa enroute to Mumbai
Depart fr Margao stn at 11.30am for Mumbai Central stn
Arrive at Mumbai Central stn at 8.03pm
Last night of wild partying!

Day 14, 4Apr, Tue --- Kolkata
Depart fr Mumbai airport at 5.50am for Kolkata airport
Arrive at Kolkata airport at 8.30am
Depart Kolkata airport at 9.50pm
Arrive at Changi airport at 4.35am

Painstakingly planned,
Justin