India December 2012

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December 10th 2012

Published: January 26th 2013

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Kathy & Bernie Dougherty

Kathy Bernie

February 2020. We are still in Tucson, Arizona, well, often anyway. We continue our wanderings and enjoying our adventures. We haven't lived outside the US in awhile, but have lived in: Guatemala, Ecuador, the Netherlands (twice), Germany (twice) and South Africa. We have now traveled to well over 100 countries, but that doesn't mean we plan on stopping any time soon. ... full info

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Ranthambhore Tiger Preserve

Sambar deer, female

Ranthambhore Tiger Preserve

Sambar deer, male

Ranthambhore Tiger Preserve

Crocodile

Ranthambhore Tiger Preserve

The town of Ranthambhore was one of the few towns you could walk around easily because it was small, there were lots of other tourists so you were so obviously a target for touts

Ranthambore Tiger Preserve

Vendor w/B on bike - off to ATM so we could pay cash for our purchases

Ranthambhore Tiger Preserve

Tiger print - the closest we got to a tiger

Jaipur City

We walked around the bazaar area, which was crazy, and found the veggie market one of the saner places in the hectic town center

Jaipur City Gate

You can see from this why Jaipur is still known as the pink city

Jaipur, Amber Fort

Another "fort" which also had exquisite palaces, gardens, temples inside the massive walls

Jaipur, Amber fort

Elephant transport brought you from the bottom to the fort at the hilltop. Having ridden elephants numerous times, we chose not to ride here

Jaipur, Amber fort

One of the many elephants that took folks from the foot of the fort to the top

Amber Fort Transport, Jaipur

Tourists could mount these wonderful animals at the bottom of the fort and ride them up

Jaipur, Amber Fort

After delivering the tourists, the elephants headed back down

Jaipur, Amber Fort

Elephants and their handlers

Jaipur, Amber Fort

Throughout all of the mughal forts, palaces, etc., screens were made of marble - mostly so the women could look out and not be seen

Jaipur, Amber Fort

Inner building which housed a museum

Jaipur, Amber Fort

The upper palace within the fort

Jaipur, Amber fort

Inner building and staff. The rajput turbans have a characteristically long "tail."

Jaipur, Amber Fort Snake Charmer

This snake Charmer who tried to get me to touch his cobra - no thank you and I LIKE snakes

Jaipur, Amber Fort

One of the many beautiful inner buildings

Jaipur, Water Palace

This mughal palace has been restored can can be visited. It is 5 stories high and 4 of those levels can be under water during flood stage

26th January 2013

Sue M.
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Have always wanted to travel here, so I had a great keyboard trip through your wonderful pictures and narrative. What a fantatic trip you two had. Hooray Kathy for being adventurous and trying a little opium.

29th January 2013

Mara
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Wow!
These were so great. I was disappointed when I realized I'd come to the end. Thanks for the tour.

29th January 2013

marge
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Thanks B and K for sharing ...Gene and I are off to India end of March so your blog has really gotten me in the mood for opium! marge

29th January 2013

Ali
Ali Watters

Such great photos!
I very much enjoyed clicking through all 117! Thank you.

2nd August 2015

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Taj Mahal
seen many pics of this jewel...but not from this angle. Sensational.

9th February 2016

Newfie Ness
Newfie Ness

Taj Mahal
Beautiful!!

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