Golden Tulip Jaipur

... son res de l'altre mon, aixi que un cop acabades les visites oficials em refugio en un cinema de decoracio art-deco (que si que val la pena visitar) per veure una pel.licula de Bollywood (aquest cop no comentare el guio ni la qualitat del film que estan en linia amb l'anterior pel.licula que havia vist).

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The Kingfisher Airlines flight that takes me to Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan, seems to transport me into a totally different ...

... walking in the middle of a street excited me. So immediately after we arrived at a Indian restaurant for dinner, I broke a rule and left the tour to get back to the elephant. The elephant was huge and I was afraid that he might hit me with his trunk. The driver asked me for a small tip and allowed me to touch the elephant, so I hugged the elephant trunk. Strangely, I was so happy. If I had time, I would have ridden on him. I guess my guide was ...

... off the train, it seemed like a lot of effort for a 40 cent fare. We brushed aside his numerous attempts to steer us to another guest house and went to the one across the street from the one we wanted since it was full. All of the hotels have rooftops with city views to enjoy the evening weather. There was an old fort wall next to our rooftop of our hotel ...

... comm ission...C'est pour cela que nous n'avions pas voulu descendre à Monghol town. C'est un endroit où tu vois les ouvriers travailler, ça commence toujours par un moment sympa et après c'est commerce...vient voir mon shop...et si tu ne rentres pas le rickshaw n'a pas sa commission ! Nous nous sommes promenées dans les différents bazars et j'ai bien aimé ces petites ruelles toutes colorées. Nous faisions tout notre possible pour s'éloigner de l'horrible circulation ...

... weddings. The weddings were colourful and noisy. The groom arrived on a horse, amidst firecrackers with the baraat (wedding party) dancing alongside on the streets. There was the traditional welcoming by the bride's family and of course there was lots of good food! The following day was spent touring the sights and exploring the bazaars. Our relatives arranged for an auto-rickshaw (motorized 3-wheeler ...

... with us while they whet outside to check something. About 15 - 20 min before the time we decided to cross over to the platform, only to find, gasp, the train is delayed 20 minutes or so. Which then became 10mins more and then on. In the mean time we have some fun with Amanada and Ben trying to best one another on which end of the train our carraige is going to be on. Amanada wins by walking off in her chosen direction, as she knows we have to follow for ...

... bien entiere. Autant dire que le repas n'est pas leger. Deux probleme surviennent : n'ayant jamais cuisine de piment je decouvre un peu tard que ces conneries brulent, et oui la sensation est la meme que si on met la main sur une casserole chaude, mes mains m'ont brule toute la journee ... puis le deuxieme probleme c'est que en fait ce repas a ete prepare pour le petit dej' et non pour le repas du midi que l'on nous servira a troi heures alors que la faim n'y etait ...

A quick update; yesterday we arrived in Jaipur. We have also stayed in Agra for one night, this was one of the least pleasant cities, but we did go to the Taj Mahal before leaving. That was an amazing thing to see! It was really quite beautiful. Tomorrow we move on to see Jodhpur. Will write more and post pictures soon as this cyber cafe!? is a bit limited! Its a fantastic trip though all having a lot of fun, seeing amazing sights and ...

... The Ashram is modest with simple buildings for housing, a small library, a new cafeteria funded by a Dutch family, a recreation building and a few classrooms. The boys here are learning to advocate for themselves on this issue. One boy has been awarded the equivalent of the kids Nobel peace prize. Another has been invited by government of Norway to speak at an international conference. It's a simple facility - but when I contrast the ...

... the decor becomes less refined and the layout more chaotic. The final section, the oldest , is a labyrinth of tiny rooms used by the harem which is all the more disorientating for the plainly painted walls. Perched further up the hill from the palace is the impregnable fortress of Jaigarh. A strange mix of the austerely martial, including the worlds largest wheeled cannon (never fired in anger) made in the on-site foundry and the ...