Fortune Hotel Bella Casa By Welcomgroup Jaipur

... watch the goings on below. Ganesh is the elephant god and is supposed to prevent obstacles and is popular over doorways. So we wander, there are rooms upon rooms upon doorways upon stairwells in a dizzying array. By looking at the floor you could tell if you were in an important area or not, royal quarters always had marble floors and stairwells, the rest were red sandstone. The views were spectacular, and although I haven't yet (and hope to one day) seen ...

... printing fabrics, we went to see a Bollywood film in an exquisite theater, and saw a temple devoted to monkeys. Rajasthan is worth seeing, just very quickly, and after we get though, we can finally relax. <br><br>*NOW LET ME SAY... I do not believe this is true of all Rajasthani men, or even of a majority. Its just that its been our experience with those we do encounter (uneducated- lower class) that its pretty regular, and quite annoying.

... that a random local man started talking to<br>me. At first I was naturally wary, but he didn't really seem like he<br>was trying to sell me something or generally get money out of me, and<br>he did offer me some pretty good advice about Jaipur. Anyway, I<br>basically ended up having chai with him at his hotel. It was really<br>difficult because I was trying to leave and he just made it really<br>difficult. Bloody english politeness, I should have just got ...

... van Nederland ervaren. Maar dat komt wel weer als ik terug ben. En gister waren we precies op de helft van de reis: nog 2 maanden en 1,5 week te gaan dus. Vannochtend zijn we aangekomen in Udaipur. We hebben nog niets gezien van deze stad behalve een ongelofelijk uitzicht vanaf het dak van het hotel. Alweer lukt het ons niet om de foto's op de blog te zetten omdat er iets mis schijnt te zijn met de memorycard. We proberen het snel weer en hopen maar dat het dan wel lukt. Veel liefs vanuit Udaipur!

... you 500 rupees." The owner rolls his eyes, head and then whole body and says "at that price you make me broke". That battle wages on and on and after 20 minutes we agree and shake hands on 700 Rupees and leave. The owner of the hotel we are staying at for almost half the going rate because his uncle told him to take care of us gave us his driver and car to go and do anything we wanted. When I asked him what I can pay he said nothing because we are family "why ...

... It is all very impressive for its time (and the sundials are very accurate - &lt; 1 min). There was a museum next door to Jantar Mantar where we saw the world's largest silver container (it holds over 900 gallons) and many weapons and clothing of the emporers from the past 500 years. One of the more interesting peices were the pants of the son of Jai Singh II who our guide said weighed over 700lbs ...

... Aileen and Olivia. They are doing a tour of Northern India, booked at a tourist office in Delhi, but not the same one as us. They have an excellent deal. For the price we paid for two of us for 5 days visiting 3 cities, they have two and a half weeks visiting many more places, a driver who is at their beck and call, as well as their certified tourist guide, plus entry included for many sights, one train journey and a few other extras thrown in. Once ...

... doing this when the men inside the temple saw me. They invited me in and were very friendly. Honestly, they were a couple of the first men I have met in India who have seemed sincerely nice. Most men on the street here yell, "Hello!" when you (a woman) walk by. They are just looking for ways to talk to the ladies. But these two men were just kind. Plus they ...

... ceilings and panels - very ornate. I wandered around and read a bit about the palace - there were secret passageways that the maharaja used to go visit some of the 'ladies' for some night-time activities and not be sprung by other people! I managed to find my way out - on the way watching this family sing and dance...I sat in the shade and waited for the others before we walked down to our tuk tuks as our next stop was the city palace. I wasn ...

... more lights or men in platforms - Brent just pointed out that lights are mostly ignored, except by our driver when we're in the car. Today, our train is at midnight to Jaisalmer - an overnight train where we are in regular sleeping class, no blankets or bedding. (we'll search around to buy a blanket for the train and for our camel ride!) We have a late check out from the hotel (2:00) and are leaving there while we wander around. I think our driver ...