Holiday Inn Jaipur

... As soon as I land, it is possible to notice northern and southern India are two worlds apart. And it is not only the heat, which is spectacular in Rajasthan as it sits almost on desert area, but the people, which dresses differently and has a slightly paler skin colour, and the cities, which seem to have less traffic but more cows, more monkeys and where elefants have been substituted by camels, more adapted to the local weather conditions, and even if it ...

... anxious about me that he sent the driver to me not to be involved in a trouble.

Our guide and my mom was waiting for me in the restaurant. The Indian cuisine was spicy as usual. In the small space of the restaurant, musicians were playing a small drum and a tiny organ. It was not so interesting, but after a while, two female dancers showed up in beautiful local dress. They danced with a pot on their heads. It must be much more ...

... it was a great place to wake up to and enjoy the morning desert air. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan, it is west of New Delhi and near the Pakistan border so a lot of Islamic culture tends to bleed into the desert and makes Rajasthan an unique place. Jaipur is a new city by Indian standards and is built around a great fort. Inside the city the stores are ...

... des bruits mais les bazars sont petits et reviennent toujours à la grand route ! Très vite nous n'en pouvions plus et nous nous sommes dirigées de nouveau vers la bus station avec une seule envie en tête : se poser dans un endroit calme, un resto par exemple pour patienter les trois heures qui nous séparait du départ du bus. Après une longue marche et aucun resto en vue (c'est toujours quand on cherche qu'on en voit pas) nous nous sommes rabattues sur US pizzas dans un ...

... safety lol. Fair play to her. Finally about 1 hour later it arrives and we find the carriage is actually in the direction Ben said lol. So in we go and find the passenger we are sharing the four compartment section with. Was a really nice young Telecoms professional whom we chatted with for quite a while. He works for Vodafone and so offered to help Ben get his SIM working for outgoing calls for free. We exchanged details and then hit the beds, as it was gone 12am.

... alors pas du tout !!! Le sejour termine nous prenons le train vendredi matin, et ce pour 30h, c'est comique le train Indien, t'as beau avoir ta place de reserve, t'as toujours des gars qui s'intallent pour parler avec leur potes et les compartimant est alors tres bruyant avec des gars qui te matent parce que eux non plus savent pas qu'il y a des blancs sur la terre ... Bref heureusement que j'ai passe 15 des 30 heures a dormir, ca passe le temps. Les "au revoir" avec ...

... the most interesting, if not somtimes annoying (beggars and hasslers) people. Have a good day, Nameste The Rhodesies 3rd April Seeing lots of camels, donkeys, cows and buffelo on route. Out into the countryside now which is so refreshing, its lovely but the roads are rather rough going. Lots of mud huts, shacks, drying poo piles all in a days work for the farmers of the wheat fields. More temples and statues... muslim, hindi ...

... in the eyes of these boys with those of the kids begging for food at the train stations and intersections in the cities - I realize that those kids on the Sally Struthers save the children TV commercials - the ones with distended tummies and flies around their eyes - they can be these kids, with bright smiles, clear eyes and a great sense of humor. Harris raised $1300 from friends and family before we left for India. Off to the side, he ...

... beautiful. The highlight being an immaculate garden below the main meeting hall ,with large portals in the defensive walls that give stunning views and probably seriously compromise the battlements. Like Delhi and Agra there was more which I didn't see but the hustle, bustle and graft of the city make it hard for you to let your guard down, relax and slow down. Something which my next stop Pushkar is renowned for. &n bsp;