Off to School

 

Corn on the Cob

GurgaonDailyPhotoBlog had gone visiting home base at Bangalore.

Ant-mole-hill

This isn't yet a hill, and probably will never be, and we don't want to make a mountain out of a mole-hill.

Food Court No.2

Where would you rather dine, here or there?

Mall #3: Sahara Mall

Anchor: Big Bazaar
Other Attractions: PVR, Haldiram's and Odyssey

Morning News

Mall #2: Grand Mall

The malls of Gurgaon, at least for those who can afford them, form the redeeming feature of a city otherwise characterised by filth and ugly concrete structures. This is Grand Mall, and it houses a Landmark bookstore, which should bring in the crowd, or probably not: I'm not sure how literate Gurgaonites are!

Ah my beauty, past compare...

Please welcome Contestant #3 in our ongoing Swine Beauty Contestant. You can take a peek at previous contestants here and here before voting! ;)

The Secret Garden

 

Indian Beauty

He he ;)

It was roses, roses, all the way...

 

Basil Chicken...

... with steamed rice. The N70's camera has fixed focus. It has a macro mode in which the focus is again fixed. This picture is slightly out of focus coz it's not at that particular fixed distance. And yes, the food was good!

The Bristol

'The Bristol' is situated strategically near the entrance to Gurgaon and is probably the city's oldest high-end hotel. I am no local and cannot offer you more dope on the place but the food was good the one time I was there, for a company event.

Diwali Mela

Diwali is still a few days off but we had this little mela where we live: stalls selling food, clothes, handicrafts, trinkets, etc., dance contests, quizzes and performances on the main stage... you get the idea :).

Sunrise or Sunset?

 

Great Delhi Run

Yay, I was there... running the 7km Great Delhi Run, part of the Hutch Delhi Half-Marathon event. Ok, so it took place in Delhi and not Gurgaon, but there were lots of Gurgaonites taking part. This is the only picture I took during our run, but do check out pre and post run pictures here.

House of Lights

 

Public Toilet

It happens only in India? I dunno but I saw it happening in Rome last year, but it was a tourist doing it ;).

More Sleepity Sleep

Excusez moi, but I haven't had much opportunity to click more interesting pictures.

The Mansions of the Gods

Gurgaon's full of apartment complexes with the most creative of names like Exclusive Floors, Essel Towers and Maple Heights. But no one's yet drawn inspiration from the Romans.

And Then There Were Ten!

Number 10 is out of view but yes, there were ten passengers on this auto-rickshaw, with room to spare for another 3, I reckon :). And that's not including the driver. Guess my number?

Autumn Days

I've been accused of painting a sorry picture of Gurgaon. Maybe it's time to turn over a new leaf :)

Water Coolers

Silver Fruit Upon Silver Trees

Yesterday, I've been reliably informed, was Sharad purnima. Sharad ritu is one of the six traditional Indian ritus or seasons. Purnima is Indian for full moon. And Sharad Purnima is special coz it's the brightest purnima of them all! I don't think you can see, but there *are* trees in the picture, and appropriately, they are silver oaks.

Siesta in the Shade

Who do u think is more comfortable?