Three of India’s great cities
Some more shots of New Delhi, including governmental buildings (spot the white Hindustan Ambassadors outside—these are the vehicles of the bigwigs here, and no one seems to remember the design was an old Morris Oxford’s) and some of the colonial architecture from when the Britishers (as they are known) occupied the place.
I was ferried around in the back of a Toyota Corolla (don’t laugh), but the Japanese, rightly, have a reputation for good-quality cars. However, I see Ford doing quite well in India: its Fiesta model is actually more advanced than any compact car the company sells in the US.
The Huryana state government apparently made things a bit easier for construction, hence the massive pace of growth here.
A month after the November 26 attacks by terrorists in Mumbai, security is understandably tight. Here is the checkpoint at the Crowne Plaza hotel:
And the Crowne Plaza itself was interesting—mega-expensive rooms ($500 a night) with three-star service. In fact, by Indian standards, the service at the outside bar area was pretty bad. Lesson: stay in places like Shanti Home instead—I was pretty turned off by the chain hotels there.
A month after the November 26 attacks by terrorists in Mumbai, security is understandably tight. Here is the checkpoint at the Crowne Plaza hotel:
Resting in between the styles of Delhi and Gurgaon was Indore, a Tier 2 city in the state of Madhya Pradesh. This is another Indian city that seems to be growing like crazy and is an educational hub of sorts, with plenty of business schools.
