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Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bharatpur December 25th 2006

Just wanted to wish everyone a very happy Christmas! Hope you had a fantastic day and enjoyed celebrating wherever you are in the world. Christmas was somewhat different this year - woke up to a couple of little presents in our hotel from mum, and some Christmas cake which the hotel staff had delivered, and then went off to Fatepur Sikri - an ancient ruin city, too see the palace and huge mosque there, up on a hill. Then travelled on to Bharatpur to our lovely palace hotel, where I lay by the pool all afternoon in the hot sunshine and then had a one-hour full body massage! Christmas dinner and lunch was full of yummy indian food....but still missed having my roast dinner! Was weird not being all Christmassy - although did make a point ... read more
A beautiful Xmas tree hand-carved from Braille paper at our hotel in Delhi
Opening my little presents on Christmas morning!
At the impressive mosque at Fatepur Sikri

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bharatpur December 23rd 2006

We set off from Agra after first stopping off at the Post Office to register a complaint about stuff going missing from the parcel we had collected when we arrived. I don’t know why we thought it was important to do this as I’m certain it will make no difference to anything, but we felt we should report it all the same. The ride out of Agra was manic but better then the ride in as we managed to stay on main roads and out of the bazaars. We did have to cross several railway level crossings, however, which provide an excellent example of the chaos Indians create for themselves. The barrier comes down across the road as a train is on its way, maybe in 10 minutes or so. In the meantime enormous crowds of ... read more
Agra Traffic
Fatehpur Sikri
Last of the Water

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bharatpur December 13th 2006

Last weekend; Ian, Dad, Mum, ronan and me went to Bharatpur bird and animal watching. In Bharatpur there is a park called the Keoladeo National Park and it is a World Heritage Site because of all the birds and animals there. We spent two nights there and most of the middle day was spent in the park We saw loads of birds, the best one in my view was the Indian Roller. The indian Roller is a very pretty bird with bright blue wings etc... We also saw deer, antelope, a mongoose (we think) and turtles. The next morning ian and me went for an early morning walk and we saw a WOLF!! It was only about 2 metres away and I think it was pretty amazing!... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bharatpur November 2nd 2006

After a very cushty night at The Bagh, we needed to stay another two nights to see what we had planned. Unfortunately The Bagh was full the second night so we were left to our own devices to find alternative accommodation...and so we proceeded.... Lonely Planet to the rescue...well kind of anyway. The best we came up with after some poor recommendations was New Spoonbill guesthouse. Plain, dull, no bedding, a horrible bathroom and a noisy ceiling fan...we new it was going to be a long night. After checking in first thing in the morning (after forgetting our lunch box kindly prepared by our hotel), we grabbed a rickshaw to Koleado National Park 10mins away. This park is famous for its variety of birds. We decided to walk what we could of the park without a ... read more
Nice trains

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bharatpur March 30th 2005

Bird Sanctuary Birds, mammals, reptiles and more. Bicycle rickshaws. In the morning we were in the fortified ghost city of Fatephur Sikri. I wasn't too impressed. Perhaps it is just a case of "I've seen too many forts" or something. The most memorable thing about this place was the courtyard where all the "games" for the King were played. I found it amusing that they played such games as Blind Man's Bluff and Hopscotch! Oh yes, and there was also a Human Parcheesi game board. Apparently the "game pieces" were all women dressed in their transparent garments. What was more interesting was the visit to the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary in the afternoon in Bharatpur. I shared a bicycle rickshaw with Robyn. From the start we were just joking. Upon seeing the tiniest of men peddling the ... read more
Being chased!

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Bharatpur November 5th 2003

Nous sommes arrivés à Bharaptur, où nous sommes allés au Park National Keoladeo, communément appelé Bird Paradise. Enfin, nous allions pouvoir être seuls et dans un endroit tranquille et sain pour la première fois depuis notre arrivée en Inde. Le sentiment de ne pas être fixée constamment et de me retrouver à bicyclette dans la nature pendant des heures avec Yanick m’a soulagé au plus haut point…dire que c’était notre troisième journée seulement! Nous avons eu un très bon souper pas cher et des amis geiko dans notre chambre pour nous surveiller durant notre sommeil. Le matin, après avoir très bien dormi, nous avons eu la chance de déjeuner dans le petit jardin de l’hôtel, un très bon déjeuner indien avec des chapatis. Ah oui, et les Tzara en prime, qui volaient au-dessus de nous ... read more
Park National Keoladeo
Park National Keoladeo
Park National Keoladeo




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