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Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur September 23rd 2002

Went to jaipur last year for a few days, so saw most of the sights then... Booked our first deluxe bus tickets to Ajmer for tommorow. Spent the day in Jaipur avoiding children who were trying to pick pocket us and rickshaw wallahs who were tryng to send us the wrong way! We went to he city palace museum - which was quite expensive for india Rs 200 each; but we spent 2 hours there. We attempted to go in the Junega art gallery and modern art gallery *the modern art gallery looked closed - no westerner in sight and everyone staring at us, so we did not bother *Junega art gallery was more like a shop ,so we didn't bother! Went back to the hotel and sat in the owners sitting room to write an ... read more
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Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur September 22nd 2002

Decided to leave Bharatpur, as not a great deal to do and no where to go apart from a couple of e-mail places and fed up of being the only ones there!(had definetley gone at the wrong time) We both had iffy tummies (this will be a theme for our 5 months in india!!). Had minimal breakfast- plain toast and honey toast! Set off to catch the bus- rickshaw wallahs flagged one down for us thankfully; we got the "superior bus" (Mmmm!!) The bus was Rs 90 and took 4 squashed hours. We got a rickshaw to "pearl palace"- "top hotel"; aircooled, bathroom, tv for Rs 350. Had lunch at 17:00! (had my first vege burger) . Wonderful roof top garden- lush in the evening. Bri had nowt and I had yet another tomato soup for ... read more




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