Blogs from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 6

Jodphur day 2 We were woken in the night by the screeching of peacocks but it didn't last long however we both woke early and decided to take a walk around the gardens. As we strolled we saw monkeys playing in the trees and peacocks strutting their stuff on the lawns. An Aussie lady was out walking and we all appreciated the coolness of the morning. We walked up the peacock stairs to the lake and the palace, small squirrels were scampering around and one very large one ran under the bridge. Eventually we made our way to breakfast and were served breakfast, no buffet! We left the hotel and Singh our new guide took us to Mehrangarh fort. This dominates the town being set high on a hill and is still maintained by the Maharajah. ... read more

'Two Forts and a Wedding' - India 3 Mumbai-Udaipur-Ranakpur-Jodhpur-Nagaur-Roopangarh-Jaipur-Ranthambore-Keoladeo-Fatehpur Sikri-Chambal-Agra-Delhi-Shimla-Dharamsala-Pong-Amritsar Udaipur - Kumbhalgarh Fort - Ranakpur- Jodhpur 15th February 2013 There's no peace for the wicked. Our 2am wake-up call put paid to any dreams of lazily holidaying under swaying palms on sandy beaches. There's a plane to catch at 5.20am and our pre-booked taxi speeds through the city's red traffic-lights to Mumbai Domestic - en route to Udaipur. Delightful Udaipur rattles and bangs under the the towering shadow of the enormous City Palace, looking out over serene Lake Pichola and Lake Palace, that icon of Octopussy fame marooned on the lake as if tethered by an anchor, sparkling white in the morning light. At the heart o... read more

Rano rychli sprint na turecky zachod,nasledok vcerajsieho lassi. Potom este dvojhodinove vyvalovanie sa v posteli. Pri opustany izby mi bola ponuknuta tepla sprcha od strsej susedky oproti,mozno to vecer vyuzijem. Pobral som sa za pomoci GPS k pevnosti. Je to tu sama uzka ulicka,gps ma navigovalo dlhsou trasou ale jeden ind mi odporucil skratku. Pocasie nahovno ,zima ,podmrakom,semtam poprchalo. Cestou som stretol dvoch netypickych japoncov. Nemali megavykonne fotaky ale len uplny sunt a druhy mal len mobil. Zajtra idu do Jaislameru. Budu byvat v Dream hoteli, ktory prevadzkuje japonec, tak sa mozno k nim pridam,bo idu aj rovnakym busom ako ja. Pevnost je fakt obrovska. Hlavne obrovske hradby. Po prvej pehliadke,kuknutie batohu a prechod pipacom,som savydal k pokladniam. Su tu dve,jedna pre indov (trochu zasita) a druha pre ostatok sveta. Isol som skuist stastie k prvej, ... read more

Flying day today. We fly at 1100hrs. Mr Singh told us yesterday that we would be picked up at 0900hrs. I hesitate a bit, Han hesitates a bit, we think we should leave earlier. "There is no traffic in the morning". Ok.... We decided yesterday to pack already, you never know, and to have breakfast at 0730hrs, just to be sure. Half way through breakfast, the manager arrives at our table. He has a sad announcement to make, rou flight is cancelled, and we have to leave to the airport immediately, to arrange another flight. Boay are we experienced travellers! Check out in five minutes (plus fifteen signatures, but with lightening efficiency and speed, including a non charged beer (have no clue from whom) that was not charged but is charged now, plus the apologies for ... read more

Boxing Day 26/12/2012 Feeling a little tired from the previous night’s disturbances, we had a lazy morning relaxing in the sun. After breakfast we moved rooms, as promised the night before. Our new rooms were at the top of the hotel and overlooked the swimming pool of the hotel. The children’s room was very grand and had a beautiful ornate window seat, bedecked with heavy upholstery. Joe loved the novelty of hiding behind the heavy curtains from his ‘annoying’ sisters and jumping out on them. Much to their annoyance. Vijay had recommended that we visit a genuine ethnic village so we met him at 12.00 and drove into the country to visit the Bishnoi tribe. En-route we stopped at a lakeside nature reserve with different breeds of birds and deer feeding by the water. We also ... read more