D found these the next morning in our Delhi local newspaper. Need I say more? 
We’re drinking lots of water. Its all good.
The heat is on!
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Indian Accent, The Delhi Manor
D had found this amazingly cute place when we were doing our research on India and particularly Delhi, Its called The Delhi Manor. Its looked gorgeous from the website. We tried our level best to stay there when in Delhi but for some reason Intrepid Travel or probably Travel Inn their Indian counterpart wanted us to stay in Kingston Park in Karol Baug, Delhi! Well all was not lost yet D and I found that The Delhi Manor also had an outstanding restaurant called — ‘Indian Accent‘. This place has won a good few awards and also featured in the Qantas in-flight magazine. I had made a booking for us at the Indian Accent for tonight.
Indian Accent which is the Restaurant of The Manor is cocooned in a very leafy part of Friends Colony in South Delhi. Rakesh-ji took us there on time and we so felt like home the moment we stepped in. This place is just gorgeous! It is so secluded by a thick belt of tropical trees and tree lined streets and lane ways all along… and far-far away from the hustle and bustle of the Delhi streets. It is a sanctuary in the bliss of emerald green. Very unassuming from outside but soon the gate opens and the guard throws in a big salute to you, all you notice is a big carpet of green, the soft glow of diffused lighting, flower petals strewn along your pathway, blossoms of Marigold and Frangipani in ornate bowls and a very plush elegant inside sporting a cozy bar and an rather intimate restaurant overlooking the green.
Day 2 – New Delhi
Our room is on the 3rd floor of the Hotel. The outside temperature was 37°C still close to midnight. Of course we didn’t much feel the heat as we were mostly in air-conditioning, until we got to our room of course. It felt like we had entered a baking room! Luckily the air conditioning cooled it down to a decent temperature in no time. And after a quick shower we were dead to the world.
In Delhi Intrepid Travel operates through Travel Inn. We have found Travel Inn very helpful, rather courteous and punctual even just in the first two day. We had initially kept this as a free day just in case we were tired or unwell from the long flight or if we took time to adjust coming into the nearly 40 degree heat. But as it turns out we were only too keen to go out and not waste even a single day. We called Travel Inn and D spoke to a lady who in the next half hour arranged a taxi for the day. Earlier that morning we went down and had our very indian breakfast — Puri with sabzi and a cup of tea. It was yummy. D liked it too. This was his first time having an all traditional indian breakfast. Little did I know at this stage he’d be pining for more.
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Flight to New Delhi
The flight from Sydney to Delhi was great. It really was but I got frisked at the Sydney Airport. Ha Ha! Bambini Trust has a new outlet in the Airport. Our feet naturally wandered that way. Ten in the morning was a bit early for a wine (though I had 4 glasses of red wine between Sydney and Singapore alone, yes OMG I know!) so we settled in for a toasted banana bread and coffee both of which were rather nice. Soon we boarded the aircraft and were airborne. We’re really going to India and while very excited were also getting more and more conscious of the 44°C heat.
We landed early in Singapore and while making a transit from T3 to T2 saw a whole lot of passengers grounded sleeping on the floor… with all flights cancelled to Europe due to the volcanic eruptions in Iceland. After a little browsing around the shops in T2 we were boarding the aircraft for New Delhi. Excited as ever! The real journey begins now We had a new Singapore Airbus, nice new carpet, bigger screens and friendlier staff. The meals were yummy – a gorgeous butter chicken! Soon we were descending into Delhi.