Jaipur: The Pink CityArrival in JaipurThe bus from Pushkar to Jaipur takes about three hours. It’s amazing how quickly you get used to your surroundings. Now I don’t give the crowds or the chaotic traffic a second thought as we head to our hotel by tuk tuk.Our hotel, Utsav Niwas is fine and I think I’ve even figured out how to use the shower.Jaipur, the pink city, is a …
Holy Cow! A Day Around JaisalmerLake Gadhisar We wake to a chorus of soft cooing doves, barking dogs and the melodious mooing of sacred cows.The hotel heats it’s water by fire as do most of the ancient buildings in the fort. This causes a very slight acrid, smokey smell. Instead of wood, most fires are made with cow dung.We meet for breakfast on our hotel rooftop and then head out …
Train to the Blue City of JodhpurTrain to JodhpurWe are up at 5:00am and off to the train station at 6:00am for a 7:00am train to Jodhpur. The train is not full so it’s easier to spread out. My tummy is a little off so I just have a banana and orange juice for breakfast.This time the train washroom is surprisingly clean but I still have issues with squat …
New Delhi and the Red FortFirst Impressions of New Delhi Air India whisks us to New Delhi in an hour. Upon exiting the airport, we find that the hotel mixed up our reservation and forgot to send our driver. We go to the prepaid booth and the guy quotes 3,800Rs. Knowing that the hotel’s cab was to be 1,400Rs, we squawk our displeasure. The guy comes down to 2,200Rs. I …