February82006

Visiting Taj (but not Mahal) and watching Palash but not the Flower

This weekend , on Saturday we went to attend a party at The Taj Palace Hotel. Rest assured it was a free dinner for H and me. I bring you a photopost of the occassion.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Well, it gives me an interesting picture. There was a time when I used to feel attracted to ‘five star’ hotels. But after a while, I completely have outgrown them. The last time I spend my own money in such an expensive property was in 2002. The next time I may do it, is this year as I have promised an ex-student that if she clears all her papers, I will treat her in a five star hotel. I am eagerly waiting to take her along. She was really having a tough time and I think she needed this encouragement. One of the perks of teaching, a few students still remain in touch long after I leave a job.

Coming to food, my stop was this pani puri stand. The stuff was delicious.

These mushrooms in white sauce were my favortie, it had a Av ue kind of a name.

The dessernt again had an Italian sounding name but it was yummy!

While we were at the dessert, we came to know that the Indian band Euphoria was performing inside the main auditorium. I wanted to go in and take the photographs and H decided to wait outside in the lobby for me.

I was standing quite close to the stage and taking the photographs. There was security and they were moving people back, who got too close to the stage. But not if you had a camera, even if it was a unprofessional looking Nikon Coolpix 3200! Benny, the band member on the key board even posed for me for a while, when they were in between the songs. However, after 15 photos I decided to move on and H and I must have been one of the first few people to leave the party.

Benny at the keyboards from the Indian Band Euphoria!