Meerut Report
Hot!!!! Temperatures were in the mid 40's (deg Celsisus). Even the gulmohars were dull orange and not their usual fiery red
Transportation: 1) A gaily painted auto-rickshaw
2) The ubiquitous cycle rickshaws. I am surprised that given the hot summer, the cycle rickshaws didn't have the retractable hoods.
Some strange fad around there. I saw a lot of bikes with their rear view mirrors turned inwards as if the rider wants to see himself in the mirror rather than traffic at the back.
The funny looking phat-phatis. Another common mode of travel there.
Metro Transit - Public Transport @ Mpls
Metro Transit is a network of buses and lightrail trains like this one.
The frequency isn't very good but with a little bit of patience you can get anywhere you want and back.
Room @ Residence Inn
Pictures of the room at the new place I am staying. Residence Inn by Marriott.
Hilton @ Minneapolis
This is the room I first stayed in at the Hilton, Mpls
First Look: Minneapolis, MN, U.S of A
From the car
Downtown Minneapolis
Pandhikari, Coffee and Peace
Went biking to Madikeri. Around 650kms in all. Stayed at this nice place in a place called Cherumbane.
4WDed a jeep up a really steep, slushy track. In the end it took an additional 5MP (man-power) to get it up the incline.
Oh! We also a ditched a jeep. :)
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