Awake to the unmistakable sound of rain hitting the balcony. Soph croaky (post her later night shouting burst) and we are both suffering from headaches. Lack of water consumption now that we are off the bikes. The decision to hangout in bed is easily made, listening to rain and avoiding the cold.
When we eventually do venture out it is to lite traffic both vehicle and pedestrian. Taxis and buses are still going about their day to day but other vehicles are fewer in number. We wander down to a restaurant opposite the Gandhi statue which serves porridge for breakfast, but their coffee unfortunately is nestle special. Sweet, more hot chocolate then coffee.
Post confirming order details we do some updates but pull out early due to broadband only running at 10mbps and head back to the hotel. The view from Mall Rd reflects clouds sitting low in the valley below. Catch up on the news with the Times of India, onion prices dropping, back to 40-50 rup per kilo, from 70 rup. It has been a bit of a crisis in India as onions are incorporated in nearly every meal. The red onions (called spanish onions at home) have been effected by the late rains effecting store holdings. The government in the end were forced to take action by restricting export and allowing Pakistani (Pak) imports. Food inflation in India is reported to be growing, in a country where there are so many mouths to feed and a fair portion of poverty, food inflation is serious news.
We chill out for the rest of the day heading out to the Glory to reassert our patronage status. Butter chicken, Jeera rice, Tomato curry and Naan. The waiter identifies that we were in a local Hindi paper. Turns out the interview out the front of the hotel on the day we arrived was published. The waiter describes the photo down to the clothes we were wearing and the color of the bikes. Impressive but slightly creepy. We head back to the hotel where the desk staff excited identify that snow has been predicted. Something to sleep on.