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Published: January 28th 2012
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Our day started at 6:45am when the alarm sounded in Jaipur as we met in the lobby at 7:20am. We ordered room service to be delieverd at 7am, which is when the restaurant opened. Pete and I both knew it probably was going to be an issue due to timing so I called room service at 6:55 to make sure our breakfast would be delivered so we had time to eat. We ordered cornflakes with bananas and toast so it wouldn’t be much prep time for the kitchen. Well at 7:10 our breakfast arrived with clumpy milk. We got our bags and headed to the restaurant and asked for different milk in order to eat our cereal. Needless to say we ate our food quickly and were in the lobby by 7:23am.
Our bus had more leg room than our last bus and was only about half full as this bus required everyone to have a seat. Other buses we have taken had the entire aisle filled with standing passengers. Our bus ride was supposed to be 6 hours but was a little over 4 hrs long, including a 15 minute rest stop for some snacks, chai and a bathroom break halfway.
Danesh advised us in Jaipur that there was nothing to do in our next town except go to the bird park. When we pulled into the bus stop I knew I would only be going from the hotel to the bird park and back. The poverty and trash here in Bharatpur was incredible and really wears on the soul. I am so thankful that Pete and I have traveled a lot before coming to India. We ate some lunch and relaxed for an hour before heading to the Keoladeo National Park. This bird sanctuary was declared a National Park in 1981 and in 1985 declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We got to see many different types of birds while riding a cyclo rickshaw through the park. There are over 370 species of birds that have been recorded in the park including lots of migratory birds from all over Asia. The park does have the poisonous Indian Cobra and Viper but they hibernate during the winter so we didn’t witness them. We spent 3 hours on our tour and we hope you enjoy the photos. It was the most peaceful and natural place we have experienced in India (away from the hustle/bustle, poverty stricken streets) On our way out we saw a jackal but didn’t get a photo as it moved to quickly, everything else we got photos of.
Stayed 1 night:Birders Inn –considered “Most Posh Place we stayed” by our guide still no heat in all of India so far. Pete's point of view-This happened to be our nicest hotel of the trip which has a very nice garden courtyard. At night we light a fire in the pit in the middle of the courtyard and sat around eating our dinner and talking with owner of the hotel. It was a pretty good experience as well. Later he sent one of his employees out to buy us Kit Kats. I think it was more of a display for the owner to show that he could order people around more so than the simple act of getting us candy, either way we were happy.
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