Okay so the New Year hangover has worn off and I am once again able to type a semi-coherent sentence (well as coherent as I ever am). So where did I leave off, that’s right the Taj Mahal and my update on the 27th December. Well I haven’t been sat around doing nothing.

After relaxing for the day after the trip I was ready to party and was in the New Year spirit so on Saturday 29th December I meet up with my Windows support team at a restaurant called “Cafe Morrisions” in New Delhi’s Southern Extension. Parking in New Delhi is a nightmare but Karan my driver managed to get me as close as possible and I ventured off on foot to find the place. It took less than 5 minutes, mainly due to the bloody big sign (Not sure how we didn’t see it from the road) but the guys were caught up in traffic so I took a look round and ended up buying a new pair of shoes (I’ve turned into a woman). We eventually tied up and ventured inside. I was surprised as it could have been any american themed dinner anywhere in the world. We knew it was India however from the Disco playing 80′s and early 90′s music loud enough to deafen if the hardest rock fan. The menu was international, well as international as it gets in India and we ordered a range of dishes, from the Mexican and Indian menu’s. We drank, ate, and talked until midnight and then made our way to our respective homes.

Sunday was another quiet day, but I was hungry by midday and couldn’t be bothered to cook and the thought of take away just didn’t appeal. I made my way up to the mall’s and settled on Ruby Tuesday’s. I sat and read the paper while enjoying a cold beer and then ate chicken, mash, and vegetables and felt human again. I had a few more beers and then made my way home. I had a drinking head on by the time I got home, but had work the following day and a New Year party in my sights so made myself a coffee and sat down to read a book. I read for about an hour and my eye’s started to get heavy so I laid on the bed and woke up about 4 hours later. I was hungry again but this time couldn’t be bothered going out (life is complicated) so made myself bean’s on toast covered it in cheese and ketchup and took to the sofa for a movie watching session.

Monday I was up at 06:00 and after showering I pottered around and waited for Karan to arrive. We headed off to the office and I spent the day wishing I had booked it off (I am not sure I didn’t to be honest). Well the office was quiet and nobody was really in the mood to do anything too heavy so I caught up with my email and organized my diary for the coming week.

Vikram and I agreed to meet up at 20:00 to see in the new year as I left the office at 17:30. I got home and laid on the bed knowing it was going to be a long night and after setting my alarm for 19:30 allowed myself to doze off. The alarm woke me as it was supposed to do, and I grabbed a shower and changed. Karan picked me up at 20:00 and we headed for Vikrams, via the wine shop to stock up on a couple of items we had forgotten to get on the way home from work. Once at Vikram’s we grabbed a few drinks before heading off to meet up with some of his friends. Once we had found each other we headed to a nearby society function and commenced the real drinking. As the night went on we drank, talked, drank some more, talked crap, and drank even more. As the countdown was announced I grabbed my phone and called home, slightly the worse for wear.

About 45 minutes later we headed back to Vikram’s place as it was getting very cold despite visit’s to the bonfire to warm up. We arrived back and met up with some of Vikram’s other friends and drank our way through to 04:00. I remember leaving, I remember getting in the car, I even remember going to getting out of the car. After that I remember nothing, other than I woke up New Year’s day at 13:30 with a very sore head, but safe and sound in my own bed.

Do I need to say that New Year’s Day was very quiet!!!!

Then it was back to work. The remainder of the week has been very subdued, but things are starting to pick up. Next week I am expecting things to get back to full swing as the UK and Europe return to work but last night and tonight are quiet nights, aka recovery time. That said we are planning a Friday night curry and beers tomorrow, so who knows.

Anyway I will provide the normal links to the photo’s (Please note no animals were hurt, well except the one’s we ate), before wishing you all a very Happy New Year.