Flying to Delhi I had a layover in Zurich of a bit more than an hour. Everywhere I read said that would be enough time to change flights and not knowing the airport I decided to trust that. I did get a bit less not worried when my first flight ended up being 20 minutes late.
Reaching Zurich I was obviously not the only one with a tight connection, but I got to my connecting flight without issue and in good time – despite having to get a connecting train between terminals. The 7-ish hour flight went without a hitch and we arrived in Delhi on time at 2330. The length of the flight was perfect to get to watch Antman: Quantumania, 65, Knock at the Cabin and Renfield.
Getting through the airport was surprisingly smooth – after locating the immigration booths for the e-visa arrivals – and my pickup was waiting for me outside. While waiting for a second passenger I got some money from the ATM; success in the 3rd attempt.
We arrived at the hotel around 0200 where I got some much needed sleep and after a slow morning I had a few hours’ walk in the neighborhood. Those who did not go for a walk did not miss much other than it was very dusty. It seems pretty clear that they have chosen this hotel as it is relatively close to the airport while not at the airport and not in the industrial space between the airport and the city.
The group met with out guide in the afternoon – it feels like I am in a group with mostly English retirees. We went out for dinner at a nearby restaurant which was a great start to eating Indian food for two weeks. Returning to the hotels we went our separate ways getting ready for the early departure to catch our early flight out to Nagpur.
The plan was to drive to the airport in 30-40 minutes which would give us close to 2 hours at the airport, as in plenty of time to check in and reach our gate. Half way to the airport, at a fork in the road, for some reason the police diverted us off the main road and straight route to the airport so it ended up taking us almost an hour getting there. There was a bit of confusion with where we were supposed to check in so that took longer than expected, and security was slow and chaotic. We were at one moment together and in the next 5 of us were through while the rest were stuck behind a large group having problems getting their boarding passes approved by the scanner. For someone who appreciates orderly queueing, this was a stressful event. Those of us who had gotten through were told by our guide to get to the gate and he would have the rest catch up with us as they got through. When we got there boarding had just commenced.
Getting seated and comfortable we saw passengers pouring on but it wasn’t until towards the end we saw the rest of the group boarding. It seemed like it was just in a nick of time that everybody made it. Arriving after an uneventful flight everybody actually got to reunite with their luggage.
Leaving Nagpur we drove for 2-3 hours before reaching Pench Jungle Camp, our home the next three nights, at around mid-afternoon.
Reaching Zurich I was obviously not the only one with a tight connection, but I got to my connecting flight without issue and in good time – despite having to get a connecting train between terminals. The 7-ish hour flight went without a hitch and we arrived in Delhi on time at 2330. The length of the flight was perfect to get to watch Antman: Quantumania, 65, Knock at the Cabin and Renfield.
Getting through the airport was surprisingly smooth – after locating the immigration booths for the e-visa arrivals – and my pickup was waiting for me outside. While waiting for a second passenger I got some money from the ATM; success in the 3rd attempt.
We arrived at the hotel around 0200 where I got some much needed sleep and after a slow morning I had a few hours’ walk in the neighborhood. Those who did not go for a walk did not miss much other than it was very dusty. It seems pretty clear that they have chosen this hotel as it is relatively close to the airport while not at the airport and not in the industrial space between the airport and the city.
The group met with out guide in the afternoon – it feels like I am in a group with mostly English retirees. We went out for dinner at a nearby restaurant which was a great start to eating Indian food for two weeks. Returning to the hotels we went our separate ways getting ready for the early departure to catch our early flight out to Nagpur.
The plan was to drive to the airport in 30-40 minutes which would give us close to 2 hours at the airport, as in plenty of time to check in and reach our gate. Half way to the airport, at a fork in the road, for some reason the police diverted us off the main road and straight route to the airport so it ended up taking us almost an hour getting there. There was a bit of confusion with where we were supposed to check in so that took longer than expected, and security was slow and chaotic. We were at one moment together and in the next 5 of us were through while the rest were stuck behind a large group having problems getting their boarding passes approved by the scanner. For someone who appreciates orderly queueing, this was a stressful event. Those of us who had gotten through were told by our guide to get to the gate and he would have the rest catch up with us as they got through. When we got there boarding had just commenced.
Getting seated and comfortable we saw passengers pouring on but it wasn’t until towards the end we saw the rest of the group boarding. It seemed like it was just in a nick of time that everybody made it. Arriving after an uneventful flight everybody actually got to reunite with their luggage.
Leaving Nagpur we drove for 2-3 hours before reaching Pench Jungle Camp, our home the next three nights, at around mid-afternoon.
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