Idle musings

THE UTTARANCHAL TRIP ================     My parents, my wife Suma and I visited Uttaranchal hill stations and New Delhi from 9-May-06 to 17-May-06. My impressions about our tour are written below in a day-by-day account. DAY 1, Tuesday, 09-May-06, New Delhi --------------------------------     On the previous day, I attended a training at work and came back home directly. For once, I did something right :-) The amount of packing that needed to be done was significant. As a wise guy remarked "If it were not for the last moment, nothing would ever get done" :-)) The toothbrushes, the shaving kit, the combs, etc. were packed in the early morning of Tuesday, 9-May. The Sahara flight was at 7:30 a.m. and we planned to leave home at 6:00 a.m. This meant that all of us were up by 5:00 a.m., no mean feat for me !!     By 6:00 we were more or less ready. Since the clock was ticking away, Suma suggested that I could tie my shoes in the cab that we had ordered to go to the airport. We