Hello Delhi Bloggers!

This is a meet after a long gap (a season)! But we are back and would be having frequent meets now that the weather has improved and allows us to venture outside without getting frozen or roasted. After the rather enlightening & interesting walkathon from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhawan (DBM32), we now plan to meet at Gurgaon for a Dutch breakfast! The weather is just right and we also get to see how the famous Dutch Stroopwafel cookies are made!
Here are the details.
Date : 18th July’10 (Sunday)
Time : 9am-12pm
Venue : Bagel’s Cafe, D-140, Shopping Mall, Arjun Marg, DLF Phase I, Gurgaon. The venue is air conditioned, has parking and has free wi-fi as well.
Agenda : Meet at the cafe, eat breakfast, watch Lalita the cafe owner make the famous Dutch Caramel cookies – Stroopwafel, see the ongoing photography exhibition at Bagel’s Cafe, chat, joke, laugh, recite, and generally have fun.
Deal: Following fixed menu for 280/- per person (inclusive of 12.5% VAT & 10% service charge)
OR
20% off on a la carte
1 Bagel per person (out of the choices):
1 Quiche (out of the choices):
1 Dessert (out of the choices):
1 Drink per person (out of the choices):
Map : http://bit.ly/9Rsjb9
Who should attend?
Anyone who has an active interest in documenting ones thoughts through blogs, tweets, flickr pictures, podcasts or in any other way and also has an active interest in err.. “eating” :). Anyone who likes trying out various cuisines, do come and try out Dutch Bagels, cookies, pancakes & Quiches. Or if you are someone who likes photography – the exhibition “Evanescence” is currently the ongoing exhibition at Bagel’s Cafe, Or if you are someone who has an interest in meeting the oldest bloggers group in Delhi (6 yrs old) and having some fun along the way :).
For this meet, the coordinator would be Twilight Fairy (9811511719). Please confirm your attendance in the comments or at the facebook event. While you are at it, please join us here in facebook, here in the mailing list and follow @delhitweetup on twitter.
Let the drums roll!
After the rather sumptuous & also culturally rich meet at Jama Masjid/Chandni Chowk (DBM31), we now plan to meet at India Gate for a walkathon from India Gate to the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The weather is just right and we explore the historical and architectural aspects on the way.
We have two experts with us, who could guide us along on the short walk in that area. Mani with a keen interest in history and Pashim Tewari (visiting faculty at School of planning and architecture) will share some architectural aspects of the Lutyens Delhi. However it is also recommended to read up a bit about India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhawan, for this meet.
Here are the details.
Date : 15th Nov’09 (Sunday)
Time : 3pm-5pm
Venue : meeting point is at India Gate (not the lawns but the gate)
Agenda – Meet at India gate at 3pm, sit in lawns till 4pm and get to know each other. After this we walk from India Gate towards Rashtrapati bhawan and go as far as they let us. We explore the area, read up on it before hand and get guidance from experts – Mani & Pashim (history & architecture perspective respectively). After the walk it is upto the attendees if they want to go to some nearest coffee place (which would be in CP).
Map : http://bit.ly/3Ke1Ou
Who should attend?
Anyone who has an active interest in heritage, history, culture, architecture, photography, or just Delhi in general, and documents it through blogs, tweets, flickr pictures, podcasts or in any other way. Or anyone who has an interest in meeting the oldest bloggers group in Delhi (5.5 yrs old) and having some fun along the way :).
For this meet, the coordinator would be Twilight Fairy (9811511719). Mani can be contacted at 9899303108 & Pashim at 9810291943. Please confirm your attendance in the comments or at the facebook event. While you are at it, please join us here in facebook and here in the mailing list.
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We now have another bunch of people joining us for this meet – EOID gang (Eating out in Delhi). Their meet and our meet coincides very much and this just adds to the merriment. They are of course experts in “eating out in delhi”.
Please note that we are PREPONING the time of the meet by half hour, so that we move for our jaunt at *precisely* 5:45pm.
Here’s the tentative action plan for the day:
1. Meet at chawri bazaar exit of Chawri bazar metro station at 5:30pm this saturday. (please note there is a chandni chowk station as well & chawri bazaar metro station is different, so make sure you know the correct stop)
2. We move from there at sharp 5:45pm, to head straight to the Jama Masjid to witness the daily breaking of the fast. We all reach Jama masjid by 6 pm (walking or thru rickshaw etc)
3. Iftar on Saturday is around 6:35pm so this is the correct timing to be there. People are advised to wear clothes that keep their arms and legs covered. In addition, women should bring a scarf/chunni/etc to cover their heads. Some of us should also bring a bedsheet/chattai to spread out on the floor at the Masjid so we can relax and break the fast with everyone else. If there are ppl fasting they can get fruits/dates/water to break their fast with. If you are not fasting, even then you are welcome to do the same.
Those carrying a camera might be charged an entry fee at the gates. The purpose of going inside JM is not only to observe a ritual or to click pics, but also to interact amongst ourselves, because practically there wouldnt be any other place where a big group can sit and interact within members.
4. Post JM we head out at 7:15pm, to chawri bazaar to taste some delicacies. Some of us would be interested in non-veg, some in veg.. people are free to pursue their tastes separately also :), and possibly meet at a common point later like sitaram bazaar (which sells some unique kulfi)
This aspect of our meet can be dynamic based on the groups preferences at that point.
Hope to see you there. For coordination with the group, you can contact me at nice eight one one five one one seven one nine or Hemanshu Kumar at nine eight seven three six six four two nine zero.
Hope to get clear skies!
The post #DBM31 – ramzaan special – tentative agenda first appeared on Delhi Bloggers Bloc.After the wonderful and EXCLUSIVE meet with Dr. Shashi Tharoor (DBM30) at “The Attic” in CP, we now look forward to the Ramzaan Eat Meet/Tweat Up – something that all of us have been looking forward to & some of us have been planning for this coming weekend. We are guilty of not having shared more details yet, of the meet with Dr. Shashi Tharoor before we announced another meet, but we’ll definitely be back with those details as well, very soon. In the meantime, let’s have another round of history, culture, festivities, architecture, photography, chai, gupshup, fun and most importantly FOOD!
We are trying to arrange for an expert, who could guide us along on a short walk in that area. Stay tuned!
Here are the details.
Date : 12th Sept’09 (Saturday)
Time : 6:00pm onwards
Venue : Chandni Chowk, meeting point is at Chawri Bazar exit of Chawri Bazar metro station.
Agenda – Eat, click and explore as you walk.
Map : http://is.gd/hMm9
Any foodie who may want to guide us around, can also please volunteer. Please do go through the street food recommendations here:
http://eoid.wordpress.com/tag/chandni-chowk/
Who should attend?
Anyone who has an active interest in heritage, history, culture, architecture, photography, food and in documenting it through blogs, tweets, flickr pictures, podcasts or in any other way. Or anyone who has an interest in meeting the oldest bloggers group in Delhi and having some fun along the way :).
For this meet, the coordinator would be Twilight Fairy (9811511719). Please confirm your attendance in the comments or at the facebook event. While you are at it, please join us here in facebook and here in the mailing list.
The post DBM#31 – Ramzaan special – a Food Meet/Tweat Up first appeared on Delhi Bloggers Bloc.
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