Friday, December 08, 2006
Passage From India
The day starts with an envigorating dip in the pool of the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower. Breakfast is a twist on the usual Eggs Benedict - this time served on potato cakes with smoked salmon on the side. Still, enough cholesterol for a month...
Hair-raising drive to the airport only to discover that although passengers are commanded to be at the gate at least 1/2 hour before departure, this applies neither to the plane nor its crew. Transferred to another flight: video on demand, catering by the Oberoi chain, spicy samosas as a mid-flight snack and a row of 4 seats to myself. Marvellous.
A card laid on my turned-down bed says "Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep!"
Not surprising its one of my main hobbies...
Hair-raising drive to the airport only to discover that although passengers are commanded to be at the gate at least 1/2 hour before departure, this applies neither to the plane nor its crew. Transferred to another flight: video on demand, catering by the Oberoi chain, spicy samosas as a mid-flight snack and a row of 4 seats to myself. Marvellous.
A card laid on my turned-down bed says "Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep!"
Not surprising its one of my main hobbies...
