ITALY

DAY 1- ROME

DAY 2 -ROME

DAY 3-ROME

DAY 4- ROME (DAY TRIP AMALFI COAST; TRAIN NO NAPLES THEN BY CAR)

DAY 5- FLORENCE (TRAIN)

DAY 6- FLORENCE (DAY TRIP BY CAR TO LUCCA AND PISA)

DAY 7- VENICE (BY TRAIN)

DAY 8- VENICE (DAY TRIP MURANO, BURANO, TORCELLO)




FRANCE

DAY 1- PARIS

DAY 2- PARIS

DAY 3- PARIS

DAY 4- PARIS (DAY TRIP VERSAILLES)

DAY 5- PARIS

DAY 6- PARIS

DAY 7- NICE (TRAIN)

DAY 8- DAY TRIP MONACO & EZA BY CAR

Aviation Express

At Chennai Int'l Airport, we had decided to use Aviation Express's pre-paid cab to our hotel. We paid rs 450 at the counter and went outside to the car. However, there were many cars outside but we weren't taken in any car saying that "our car hadn't arrived" although there were at least 5-6 cars outside. We were waiting for around 20 minutes in the bad heat. When we did get in the cab, we told the driver the hotel's name very clearly. He took us to the wrong hotel. And, he wasn't even prepared to ask people on the road to where the hotel was. The hotel is pretty known, the Park Chennai. He then went around, taking a city tour! We had to try to tell him where to go and a Chennai native didn't! I would advice you guys to get a fair idea of your hotel before/if using this agency.

HOTELS I'VE STAYED IN AT BRIEF IN INDIA (only experiences in 2009 and 2010)

ASIA
INDIA
Hilton Jankpuri New Delhi
Location- 7/10
Value- 7.5/10
Amenities- 6.5/10
Food- N/A
Rooms- 8.5/10
Staff- 8/10
Total- 37.5/50 + N/A/10

Country Inn and Suites by Carlson Jammu-Katra
Location- 8/10
Value- 9/10
Amenities- 8/10
Food- 8/10
Rooms- 8.5/10
Staff- 8.5/10
Total- 50/60

Courtyard by Marriott Gurgaon
Location- 8/10
Value- 8.5/10
Amenities- 9.5/10
Food- 9/10
Rooms- 9/10
Staff- 9/10
Total- 53/60

The Zuri Whitefield Bangalore
Location- 8/10
Value- 6/10
Amenities- 7/10
Food- 7/10
Rooms- 6.5/10
Staff- 5.5/10
Totaal- 40/60

The Taj West End Bnagalore
Location- 8/10
Value- 8.5/10
Amenities- 9/10
Food- 8/10
Rooms- 9/10
Staff- 8.5/10
Total- 51/60

COMPARISIN BETWEEN DELHI AND BANGALORE

PARAMETER BANGALORE DELHI (+ NCR)
Eating 8.5 8.5
Traffic 5.0 7.5
Sleeping 7.5 8.5
Shopping 7.0 8.0
National Importance 8.0 9.0
Other Importance 8.5 9.5
Safety 8.0 7.5
Weather 8.0 7.5
Orientation 8.0 7.5
'Happening' 7.0 7.5
Total ⁷⁵/₁₀₀ ⁸¹/₁₀₀

BANGALORE

Yes, I live in it.
MY RATING
Hotels- 7/10
Restaurants- 8/10
Traffic- 3/10

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Recommended Books

Recommended books for travel-
Lonely Planet- www.lonelyplanet.com, www.shop.lonelyplanet.com
Time Out- www.timeoutguides.com
Rough Guides
etc
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www.tripadvisor.com

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Hi, people.
This is my second blog. My earlier one, which still exists is www.anshjainblogs.blogspot.com . This is not as extensive as that one.