Delhi Day 1

The flight from Dubai to Delhi was even better than the first flight. Emirates upgraded entertainment system is on this new plane and there are 500 channels, you can play the movies whenever you want and pause and rewind. The food was so good and I was hoping the flight would last for many hours because everything was so pleasant. I watched The Queen which was very good and interesting to see after touring London.

Upon arrival at the Delhi airport I try and find my driver from the Radisson hotel. There are about 50 divers all with signs and I never find my name. I find a Radisson diver and he calls the hotel to see what the deal is. Since I arrived in Delhi at 3:00 am on 3/18 my work made a mistake and didn't start my reservation until 3/18. But since check in isn't until noon, the Radisson thought they were picking me up the next evening. They send a driver and the hotel has vacancies so I get a room a night early.

The hotel is beautiful. It has marble floors, fresh flowers, 4 restaurants, a spa, and a beautiful pool. The concierge insists on taking my bags to my room for me, much different than in London. The room has a marble bathroom, bathrobe, huge bed, desk, sitting area, two closets, a fresh flower, and complementary fruit platter upon request. Breakfast buffet, evening drink, and a liter of water are included in the hotel rate.

Everyone at the hotel waits on you hand and foot, most of the time.

The breakfast buffet has pancakes, made-to-order eggs and omelets, breakfast pastries, crepes, fruit, and Indian food. There is an Italian, Chinese, American, and Indian restaurant. The Indian restaurant brings you dish after dish which is good because I don't know what to order. Some things are really good, but most of it I do not like because I don't like Indian food. The American restaurant is pretty bad, but I did have one dish I liked there.