Yesterday evening I had a dinner at the Mocambo-Restaurant. I think, it was one of the better restaurants due to the prizes and the audience. I had a Kingfisher-Beer (640 ml), Chicken Oriental and a Brownie with Vanilla Ice. Everything was OK and very good. I payed 450 Rs (these are 8 EUR - most expensive dinner here in India ever, it is up to the prize of a room/night).

It was very interested, that the guests in this restaurant - although they are all from India - spoke only english. Very strange and quite a broken english. I verified this, as I talked with the man next to me. He is a doctor, living in Kolkata…

OK… This day I visited the BBD Bagh Part of the city - “Dalhousie Square“. Went there by taxi and walked around… Very interesting, very british. Many british buildings - you could mean, you are somewhere in the UK.

The gap is very high… The differences… between poor and rich. Best restaurants, top mobile-phones and computers and during watching new cars on the street you have to take care, that you do not hurt people crawling or sleeping on the pavement, street or floor.

Children and woman are begging. “Giving money to beggars is a crime”, I am often hearing from locals.

The hotel, I am staying… Sunflower Guest House… The building is very old and there is an elevator in it. Very very old one and operated manually day and night by a person. Does not look very secure… :)

@Albert: You are right… They are selling teaching books on the street… All kinds… TOEFL-test, German, all computer languages…

Interesting stories, which Albert and Anna-Maria are telling about India. Very valuable infos and tipps.

The planning is now focusing on Dehli and the North-West to the source of Ganges and this area. Depending on some things, I will decide following the Ganges fast to arrive in Darjeeling. Something like this…

The more I am talking with other guys about India, the more I get to know, which people have already been there. I like this, getting in contact and getting inputs - where to go, what do see and listening to their travel-experiences.

Anna-Maria (a working-colleague in Austria) was in India twice. She was there two times. First time for 2 months and the next time about half a year. North and South. She said, both time it was too short…

Yesterday, the lady at the reception at my fitness-center in Vienna noticed me reading Lonely Planet India, while I was doing sports. She came to me and shared her experiences with me. Will meet her next time again and she is going to prepare some stuff. Wonderful.

On Monday I am going to meet Albert. Another guy, who has been in India for several times.

Well, this as a short update from my site. Very exciting…