about bhopal

salima · Sep 21st, 2003, 09:09

so how many of you have been to bhopal?

i am hoping this will be my home base...there is an internet couple who will be accompanying me there from mumbai when i get off the plane, but i am curious to know what travellers have found conditions like in bhopal. are there hotels in new bhopal that are reasonable and what is the difference between them and the ones on hamidia road for instance.

salima

wonderwomanusa · Sep 22nd, 2003, 00:10

What on earth made you pick Bhopal, Salima?

salima · Sep 22nd, 2003, 00:19

hi wonderwoman!
first because that is where my friends live-they are from madhya pradesh and it is the most appealing part of india to me. i am an idiot....what can i say.

i live in cleveland ohio-have you ever been here? it is what i am comfortable with-not big city with glamour glitz, but not small town either. i am thinking bhopal will be the indian counterpart of cleveland ohio. this is the place i am believing i would want to settle down some day-wont know til i try it.

i have a lot of places to visit, and bhopal is exactly right in the center. also i am interested in the adivasis....

also i have a feeling of connection with bhopal because of the union carbide thing, which i know makes no sense. call it guilt or shame or social conscience. there are all kinds of things to feel guilty about on this earth, but i can only pick one at a time.

i am not going to be a political activist or anything-i just feel drawn there because of these connections, it is hard to explain. i could have just stopped saying 'my friends are there' couldnt i...

vinayverma · Sep 22nd, 2003, 02:43

Hamidia road is like the Old Bhopal,....
I love Bhopal for the authentic food (mainly meat, which I've given up) and beautifully restored Willys' Jeep and Jawas'.

wonderwomanusa · Sep 22nd, 2003, 05:21

Okay, so your friends are there.... and friends DO have a lot to do with how you like a place.

I've been to Cleveland and grew up in Detroit; neither is my ideal place to retire to.

Will be interested to hear about how you like Bhopal.

salima · Sep 22nd, 2003, 06:49

wonderwoman-i will definitely report back!

and vinay, why would a jeep in india have to be restored? i would have thought they wouldnt have any damage. what are the chances of seeing a 1940 willys coupe? (my favorite when i was a kid) of course i dont drive, but love to see antiques...

Sep 21st, 2003, 09:09	#1
salima Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: america today-new delhi in a week Posts: 189	about bhopal so how many of you have been to bhopal? i am hoping this will be my home base...there is an internet couple who will be accompanying me there from mumbai when i get off the plane, but i am curious to know what travellers have found conditions like in bhopal. are there hotels in new bhopal that are reasonable and what is the difference between them and the ones on hamidia road for instance. salima

Sep 22nd, 2003, 00:10	#2
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,261	What on earth made you pick Bhopal, Salima? __________________ The map is not the territory. --Alfred Korzybski

Sep 22nd, 2003, 02:43	#4
vinayverma Maha Infrequent Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 1,472	Hamidia road is like the Old Bhopal,.... I love Bhopal for the authentic food (mainly meat, which I've given up) and beautifully restored Willys' Jeep and Jawas'. __________________ If Life is a journey....travel on...and on..on..on.....

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Sep 22nd, 2003, 00:19	#3
salima Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: america today-new delhi in a week Posts: 189	hi wonderwoman! first because that is where my friends live-they are from madhya pradesh and it is the most appealing part of india to me. i am an idiot....what can i say. i live in cleveland ohio-have you ever been here? it is what i am comfortable with-not big city with glamour glitz, but not small town either. i am thinking bhopal will be the indian counterpart of cleveland ohio. this is the place i am believing i would want to settle down some day-wont know til i try it. i have a lot of places to visit, and bhopal is exactly right in the center. also i am interested in the adivasis.... also i have a feeling of connection with bhopal because of the union carbide thing, which i know makes no sense. call it guilt or shame or social conscience. there are all kinds of things to feel guilty about on this earth, but i can only pick one at a time. i am not going to be a political activist or anything-i just feel drawn there because of these connections, it is hard to explain. i could have just stopped saying 'my friends are there' couldnt i...

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wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,261	Okay, so your friends are there.... and friends DO have a lot to do with how you like a place. I've been to Cleveland and grew up in Detroit; neither is my ideal place to retire to. Will be interested to hear about how you like Bhopal.

Sep 22nd, 2003, 06:49	#6
salima Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: america today-new delhi in a week Posts: 189	wonderwoman-i will definitely report back! and vinay, why would a jeep in india have to be restored? i would have thought they wouldnt have any damage. what are the chances of seeing a 1940 willys coupe? (my favorite when i was a kid) of course i dont drive, but love to see antiques...