After a fairly eventful two weeks of backpacking, the trip is now coming to an end. Decided to pamper myself a bit by checking into The Park Hotel off Connaught place. I could really do with fresh bedsheets and a fluffy mattress! Hope it lives up to the billing.
After 4 blissful days and a tortureous night in the desert we are heading out on the 4060 overnight train to Delhi.
Now to deal with 4 Irish people jabbering on incessantly. Realized it’s not that they talk a lot, they just keep repeating themselves!
Thank god I have my book from ex prez Abdul Kalam called [...]
Jaisalmer we are here! On the overnight train from jodhpur to jaisalmer. Got into a magnificient hotel room with 20 foot high ceilings and passed out.
Will probably spend the day by the pool side since we have 5 days here.
We headed out to Mehrangarh fort in one rickshaw all five of us a bit sore after the bumpy ride. Note to self: Next time get two ricks! The fort is stunning! It has that magical feel about it that has to be seen to be believed. And we were in a bit of luck [...]
The overnight to jodhpur in 3rd class was an interesting experience. With the a/c at fullblast it was a symphony of sniffles, coughs and the occasional throat clearing which adds that unique Indian flavour:)
The hostel Is quite beautiful and mrs. Bhatti who strangely has a western accent was vey hospitable and gave us a quick [...]
Trip to amber fort has really impressd me. It’s amazing how man can be so ingenuous when required. Jaipur being a semi arid state with not much rainfall created a problem for the rulers back in the day. So when they constructed the amber fort a lot of thought went into environmentally sound building principles.
Rainwater [...]
Ready for my short but hopefully enjoyable trek to rajisthan and Agra. And thanks to tweets on iPhone I should be able to keep a proper log of where I am as I exlore the country.
Just a couple of weeks to go for the Indian trek and I am really psyched. Got all my vaccinations (ouch) and sorting out my gear.
Here is the run down of our quick trip:
13th March – Arrive in Delhi and head out to Agra to see the Taj Mahal [...]
Wedding planning is just not easy, especially when you have to travel 6,000 kms to Ireland in the winter, but it had to be done.
So we travelled to Claire’s hometown of Waterford to start the preparations which basically meant hopping from one venue to another to get a better perspective of the ideal place. For [...]
A visit to the elephants caves off the coast of Mumbai. Was great to get out and do this. The structures were amazing considering all they had as tools were their hands and chisels
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