Orchha
Travel Blogs from Orchha, India
Orchha - A Small Village filled with History
... was another horse that danced right along to the music. What training that must have taken. It was incredible. So, that's it for Orchha. Really liked my one day being here. It's compact, lots to see, full of great people and cleaner than most places ...
Orchha
... de a astepta vreo 15-30 min la o bariera inainte de intrarea in localitate, venea trenul. Era primul contact al nostru cu un tren in India. Orchha este un mic orasal din India cu vreo 10-15.000 de locuitori. A fost intemeiat la 1501 de catre rajputii din ...
Peace and quiet...until...
A nice small village, good place to relax. Unfortunately this was where I got delhi belly! Took a long 4-5 days to recover... all part of the indian experience I guess.... ...
Temples, palaces, and shopping
... that qualify as semi-precious instead of precious stones). In closing, here are a couple of things that have surprised me in India so far: 1) Eggs are considered non-vegetarian food here. (But this doesn't mean that people are vegan; they eat lots ...
heaven
bliss is a very hot shower and feeling like you've landed 130 years ago in days of the raj. it's a mini taj mahal! so exciting. the town, not so much, although gratuitous views of men bathing in the river was an unexpected plus. Even weeny men are ...
Five weeks of travelling through northern ...
Five weeks of travelling through Northern India by train, rickshaws, taxis, buses and even camels. Unfortunately my dream to ride an elephant in India never materialised, but I prefer to always leave something to come back to. And coming back to India we ...
44 stupnu
Orchha Každodenní ranní vstávání nás zabije, je to, ale nezbytné kvůli plánovaným přesunům. Tenhle hotel se nám také ...
Chocolate and banana pancakes ( oh and palaces )
... to a indian school and a house also I have got some new bangles from a lady called mina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........ by izzy In Orchha the kids have found what they had missed so far on this trip, chocolate pancakes. Even better stumbled on Didis ...
the ajanta caves and other randomness
i like take shots out of the open bus window, hence the randomness. The Ajanta caves - 6th century buddhist caves cut from rock and then painted - are incredible. and really really out of the way so not tooooooo many tourists. I almost got evicted ...
Small village, big on history
... person per reclining seat and such like and smiled at myself for thinking of how the other half lives whilst touring India. Got into Orchha within about 20 minutes of leaving the bus station in Jhansi and I hoped off after seeing my first choice ...
Ganges River
Leaving Orchha we took an overnight train to our next destination where we were driven to the Ganges river and taken on boats to a beach campsite. We travelled farther down the river the next day passing some smaller villages...people ...
festival in orchha
wir erreichten erst nach sonnenuntergang das kleine 9000-seelen-örtchen orchha. heute ist der letzte tag des neuntägigen durga-festes und so fand im großen tempel eine schöne zeremonie mit feuer und glockengeläute statt. im tempelhof gibt es für ...
Orchha Fort Complex
... cows and traffic) and pot holed roads and many small and very busy villages for the 31/2 hour trip to our next stop Orchha. I have posted pictures of both the architectural splendor of this once great kingdom (founded in the 1501 AD), to its people living ...
orchha
nao q eu pretendesse ficar muito tempo nessa cidade. mas acabei ficando soh 2 horas. nao preciso dizer q nao me agradou muito. ...
Greetings from Orchha, India
... those that don't know, we're doing an Intrepid tour around northern India. So far seen Delhi, Agra, Chanderi and now in Orchha. the last two have been really nice small towns and a nice break from the smells and sounds of the cities. We ...
Train from Jalgaon to Jhansi
... so standing at the open door, smelling the warm fresh air and watching the countryside roll by as we rattled and shook our way through India, at about 80kph or so, the air frequently pierced by the wail of the train’s horn. As the sun slowly set and ...
Quick stop in Orchha
... we took a rickshaw to Orchha, which was about 15 minutes away, and found ourselves a hotel. The next day, we went sightseeing. Orchha consists of a lot of temples and palaces and such. There is a lot to see, and we had a guide, but he ...
Colourful fun...oh and the use of a pool!
Still doing well in India. Currently in a beautiful, if slightly too touristy town called Orchha. A nice small town though which is just so colourful! Everyone seems really nice and helpful too which is brilliant. In what appears to be a 5* hotel where ...
Orchha, un poco de aire fresco
... pueblo cerca de Jhansi. El acceso es fácil con tren+bus, y también puede serviros de parada intermendia antes de Khajuraho. Orchha es muy pequeñito, tiene apenas 8000 habitantes y a nosotros nos sirvió para recuperarnos un poco del estrés de las ...
Around the World in 30 days
In a small town called Orchha. A place of Temples and a fort. Staying at the best hotel on the trip so far. A Resort on a river c/w all the comforts our other accomidations lacked. Only a couple of days before I head home. I arrived in China by flying ...
A magical place
... . This looked like a very interesting place and Id like to come back one day (yes Im already planning my next trip to India). We arrived in Orcha early afternoon, this place is just magical. Our hotel has fantastic views of both the temple and the palace ...
Palaces and temples
... chasing you down the street. Sounds far worse than in Agra and I swore and lost it there! Sounds like the complete contrast to Orchha which is quiet, peaceful and hassle free. They said to get in and out as quickly as you can and that all the prices ...
A day of relaxation.....
... Taj it was back to the hotel and ready for another early start to get a 3 hour train ride to a small village called Orchha. This really a little haven compared to the wildness of the Indian cities. We spend the night in a luxury air ...
Orchha - The land that time forgot
Orchha really is one of the most amazing places I have visited. Nestled between some mountains and the Great Ganga, it also has hundreds, if not thousands of temples - in various states of repair (or disrepair). The land that time forgot somewhere between ...
Orchha - en attendant Marie...
... avril Je fait l'impasse sur ce court récit, mais pas sur les photos ! Quelques jours passés à Delhi et surtout Orchha, à "seulement" 8h de train au sud de Delhi, charmante petite ville pas trop touristique peuplée de sympathiques habitants, de ...

