Finally back home. I seems the iPad WordPress app did not post my pictures. I only took a few thousand. I'll try to update the story this week. It was a 17 hour flight from Dubai to Atlanta. A bit tired. We got home around 1:oo pm and cleaned the house a little...
In Agra to see one of the seven wonders of the world. BUT, it is closed on Friday. Muslim religious holiday. There is a mosque located on the grounds. So, we started with the Baby Taj http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra#I.27tim.C4.81d-Ud-Daulah. And Agra Fort. [tabs...
Had to wake at 6 am this morning for our safari at 7am. I think Kish's dad had the right idea. Stay at the hotel. It was freezing. Bone chilling cold. And the ride...well let's just say shocks and struts are optional. Foam in the seats would have been good and even...
265 km or 7 hours. Some rough roads today. Slept a lot today in the bus. Didn't get much REM sleep at the Golden Tulip.
Dad wanted to go to a jeweler he knew in Jaipur. The only thing he remembered was it was next to LMB (luxmi sweet shop). Our guide Jai found it after recognizing the jeweler's name. This market/bazaar is MAD. So many people, so many shops, so many...
We drove from Udaipur to Jaipur today. Almost the whole day. Eating, talking, and playing cards in the bus. 405 km or 10 hrs. Staying at the Golden Tulip. Definitely a couple of steps down compared to the Sheraton. The people and service is great though. To the Amber...
Our guide was very proud of his city and kept comparing Udaipur to Jaipur. How much cleaner, less corrupt, less beggars, and no "tigers with two legs" aka hookers. I was surprised he kept mentioning hookers on our family trip. Later at dinner, we discussed the day and...
A full day of tourism today. We started straight out with the City Palace. Maharaja Singh is in the palace today (the red light on the dome). According to our guide, Santoosh, Mewar is the second longest dynasty in the world. Japan has the longest. The city was named...