A wonderful 4 day trip to Ahmedabad, Modhera, Patan and Little Rann of Kuch. This is definitely what I love here, makes you forget all the petty hassles of everyday's life. See the new pictures folder called Gujarat November 2012.

Nice little trip to Gwalior and Orchha (Madhya Pradesh, some 5 hours drive from Delhi) while the children are on a school trip. We stayed at the Neemrana Deo Bagh Hotel, an old property converted into a heritage hotel. Lovely ! Much less lovely is the...

A cheque we wrote to the school was rejected by the bank because "the date was not clearly written" and the 2012 could easily be taken for a 1012. Argh, I haven't realized we looked so old ! Some additional info: Yamīn ad-Dawlah Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd Ibn...