A Royal Welcome at the Taj Nadesar Palace !
Nadesar Palace. The Taj Nadesar Palace Hotel is a property owned by the maharajah of Varanasi and managed by Taj Hotels. There are only ten suites in this luxurious hotel. Ours happens to be the Queen Elizabeth Suite, so named because that is where Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip stayed on February 25th and…
Chengdu China capital of Sichuan !
Chengdu China capital of Sichuan ! Read our previous posting “Terracotta Warriors of Xi’An!” The Xi’An airport we used, which is actually located in the neighboring town of Xianyang ( another previous capital of China), only just opened two months ago, or so the staff at the first class lounge informed us. And when we later…
The best of colonial living : The Delhi Gymkhana Club
Delhi Gymkhana Club. “You’ll get your dentures before your get a membership at the Delhi Gymkhana Club”, headlined a 2011 Times of India article about the Delhi Gymkhana Club. “That’s if you apply young”, the article went on, “It will be a 37-year wait if you apply now”. That’s the average number of years an…
BEST of Burkina Faso food : Riz Gras (French for Fat Rice) !
Riz Gras. Read our previous posting: “Best of Bulgaria food; Monastery Gyuvetch !” BEST of Burkina Faso food : Riz Gras (French for Fat Rice) ! Photo poets.tomsawyer.com.au Recipe from Food.com: Ingredients: Servings: 4 2 habanero peppers 3 garlic cloves 1/2 onion, finely chopped 4 tomatoes, chopped 1/2 cup oil 1 lb beef or…