My trip to India

The trip that we've been waiting for has come. I came & conquered!! India was interesting!! Altho we went during the hot season but nevertheless, shopping was heaven!! I especially lurve Jaipur, colourful, friendly people & beautiful scenery.

People said its dirty, yes its dirty but hey, its something that you need to experience in other part of the world. I'm glad i did. People said it smelly, well....not all the time smelly. Some places were bearable.

The company gave two choices, Japan or India and of course i choose the latter. I wanna experience a different continent. Last year i visited Seoul, i guess it will only be fair to myself if i go to another continent, India!! Furtheremore hubby said he would not wanna bring be there...hehehe. Plus i get to go and see one of the wonders of the world....the majestic Taj Mahal.

Alhamdulilah, i didn't get any food poisoning or diarrhea...but when i'm back to KL, i got diarrhea the very next day, hehehe.

The itinerary:-

Day 01 (4 April)
Kuala Lumpur / Delhi
• Assemble at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA, Sepang) 2 hours before
departure to board your scheduled flight to Delhi
• Arrival, meet and transfer to hotel. We were greeted and given a garland on arrival to Delhi's airport.
• Overnight at Le Meridien Hotel. I so lurve this hotel.

Day 02 (5 April)
New Delhi / Jaipur
• Breakfast at hotel. The breakfast food were really really really good. I enjoyed the authentic Idlly & its the first time i tried Puri and they were soft & delicious!!
• Proceed with sightseeing tour of New Delhi
– India Gate
• National monument of India. One of the largest war
memorial in India. It is a prominent landmark in Delhi.

– Qutab Minar
• The tower is at 72.5 meters the world’s tallest brick
minaret. Situated in the Qutb complex, amidst the ruins of
ancient Hindu temples which were destroyed and their
stones used to build the Qutb-ud-din Aibak.

Lunch at local restaurant

• Continue journey to Jaipur (approximately 265km)
• Upon arrival, check-in hotel and dinner will be served in the hotel
• Overnight at Fortune Metropolitan

Day 03 (6 April)
Jaipur
• Breakfast at hotel

• Visit to Amber Fort, photo stop at Hawa Mahal and elephant ride.
– Amber Fort is known for its unique artistic style, blending both Hindu
and Muslim (Mughal) elements, and its ornate and breathtaking artistic
mastery.

• Lunch at hotel

• Continue visit to City Palace, which includes the Chandra Mahal
and Mubarak Mahal palace and other buildings and Sanganer:
– It is a palace complex which is located northeast of the centre of the
grid patterned Jaipur city, incorporates an impressive and vast array of
courtyards, gardens and buildings. The Chandra Mahal now houses a
museum and it is still a royal residence.

Proceed to the local shopping bazaar

– Dinner at hotel



• Overnight at Fortune Metropolitan

Day 04 (7 April)
Jaipur / Agra
• Breakfast at hotel
• Check-out and depart for Agra (approximately 235
km)
• On the way, stop at Fatehpur Sikri for photo taking
– Fatehpur Sikri is the greatest accomplishment of
Mughal architecture, surpassed only in reputation but
not in its beauty and the awe it inspires by the Taj
Mahal

• Upon arrival to Agra, check-in to hotel

• Lunch will be served at hotel

• Visit to Taj Mahal
– Built by Muhgal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of
his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal is one of the 7 wonders of the world as it is considered the finest examples of Muhgal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian, Indian, and Islamicarchitectural styles. The experience were surreal and i can't believe i'm here at Taj Mahal (one of the wonders of the world!)

Visit to Sadar Bazaar
– Sadar Bazaar is the largest wholesale market of household items, toys imitation jewelry Indian
traditional clothing and stationery.
• Continue visiting Agra Fort
– Built during the great Muhgal era. Agra Fort built in 1569 on th banks of the Yamuna River.
• Proceed to Mobateen Taj Show (starts 1800 hrs and last for one hour)
• Dinner at hotel
• Overnight at Jaypee Palace Hotel

Day 05 (8 April)
Agra / Delhi
• Breakfast at hotel
• Check-out and proceed back to Delhi
• Upon arrival to Delhi, proceed to lunch at local
restaurant
• After lunch, continue shopping at Bazaar:
– Sarojini Nagar – Vintage clothes, home deco & few
branded outlets
– Fabindia – Fabrics and crafts can be bought at one-tenth the price. Fabindia also sources its products from more than 7,500 craftpeople and artisans around India
– Dilli Haat – 200 little staff form a permanent open air and crafts market
• Check in at Le Meridien hotel

Last day in India. After lunch we proceed to Old Delhi orientation
tour. Drive pass:
- Red Fort
- Raj Ghat
- Memorial Mahatma Gandhi
- Jama Masjid
• The dinner at local restaurant before transfer back for our flight home.

The best company's trip i've ever been. The food was good, the tours were fantastic, the journey were breathtaking, the experience were invaluable and the shopping was superb!!

Seoul, Korea (Day 1 & 2)

We assembled at the office at 8:00pm. At 8:30pm, our coach leaves to KLIA. Our flight departs from KLIA at 11:45pm to Incheon Airport. We took the Korean Airlines. Hey, not bad lah their services. We all managed to catch a glimpse of sunrise from the plane...nice!

Arrival at Incheon International Airport the next morning. I juz had a short nap on board and most of us brushed our teeth juz before we arrive Seoul.

Our first trip is to do City Tour at China Town & Jayu Park

Its spring in South Korea and the weather is breezy cool. The roads here are clean. Their transportation is a 'left-hand' drive. Cherry blossom are everywhere...their sakura are mostly in light pink color. Today the temperature is 5 degrees celcius....cold!! But i loike it!! Their rate currency at the time that i exchanged was KRW1000=RM2.80. Altho our currency is so much stronger then theirs but most of their stuff are quite expensive, nevertheless, some are considered reasonable too.

After Chinatown, its transfer to domestic airport (Gimpo) for flight to Jeju Island. (Journey from Incheon Int’l airport to Gimpo domestic airport takes 30 minutes).

When we reached Jeju Island, its visit to:

Mysterious Road
On Mysterious Road (or Bugaboo Road), a parked car on a slight hill road rolls uphill instead of going down hill. This is a result of an optical illusion in which the lower part looks higher because of its surrounding environment.

Sanbang Cave
A Buddhist statue is enshrined in a cave on the southwestern slope of Mt Sanbang. With a height o 5m, a length of 10m and a width of 5m, it is not known when this stature was carved.
It is said to have been Heil residence during the Goreyo Dynasty and the calligrapher Chusa Jeong-hee Kim often visited here to contemplate life. Water drips from the ceiling and some Jeju people say the water droplets are tears of goddess Sanbangdeok who guards the mountain. The view from here is very scenic.

After dinner, we checked into our hotel, which is facing the sea. Since its only 9:30pm (about 8:30pm M'sian time), the four of us decided to put our bags in the room and survey the hotel area. Its quiet at nite...practically no life!! But we found a supermarket juz opposite the hotel. And the 4 of us managed to shop someting...hehehe... I guess while most of our group frens were doin sum unpacking or refreshing or maybe some oredi sleeping, the 4 of us went out to check out the small town. Its was very very cold, i'm guessing about 2 degrees celcius.

We went back to our room very late after chit-chatting at the lobby. Tomoro morning had to wake up early to go to other nice places in Jeju Island. So far it has been a pleasant trip....baru sampai satu hari...penat jugak.