Hotel Clarks Khajuraho

... suspicion a Leopard may be nearby. We followed him along the rocky bank of the river past where we were actually allowed to go and all of a sudden R.K. excitedly pointed to the river bank a few hundred meters up on a bend. It took us a while to see anything but we soon spotted a leopard. It was only for a minute or so but was enough to top off the safari. Awesome!<br>We headed back to the jeep and showed the other people (that had left the river bank about 2 ...

... with a high fever and her new son looking after her. I immediately threw a wet towel over her and she felt better, the next day the symptoms had cooled down and we were able to get the last tourist quota tickets on the train to Satna. The swine flu hysteria is at an all time high in India thanks to the media frenzy that has created mass paranoia. We saw one newspaper article that advised people not to go outside unless it was necessary. Come off it chaps.<br><br>On the last night Vishal ...

... gangway. A further 2 berths are located horizontal to the train on the other side of the aisle. I was on the lower bunk of the compartment, where a basic vinyl bunk provided my sleeping area. Having deposited my backpack under the bunk, I slept on my daypack, with a small pillow on top. It was fine and I slept with several local Indians in the other 5 berths. The following morning, many guys selling food get on to the train, each having a variety of items to sell ...

I left Sun*uli *t 6.30*m *nd w*s thro' the border quickly. I w*s to find out th*t the V*r*n*si bus w*s only running 3 times * week (since it w*s now the end of the tourist se*son in Indi*) *nd th*nkfully, tod*y w*s one of them. I w*s to l*ter find out th*t I'd been ripped off with the bus f*re but w*s told th*t the bus would le*ve *t 8.30*m, *ltho' we were l*ter to be told th*t the bus wouldn't *rrive until 8pm (*nd the others h*d * tr*in to c*tch in V*r*n*si *t 6.30pm). It ...

... a sacred temple requires a good scrubbing of your feet. At least our hands were clean. Finally, after an 8 hour drive we arrive at the Jaypee Palace Hotel. To enter the driveway your car is inspected, a mirror on a trolley is passed underneath to make sure that you are not carrying weapons of mass destruction. Then, driving up to the door, you are separated from your luggage which is then passé thru an airport type X Ray machine while you ...

18th April: Arrived in Kh*j*r*ho *fter 5hr tr*in &*mp; 4hr bus ride. This pl*ce w*s not on our *gend* but we were recommended it by *n Indi*n bloke *t the n*tion*l p*rk. He s*id it w*s better th*n the T*j M*h*l but str*ngely refused to tell us wh*t the pl*ce w*s. *fter some investig*tion it bec*me cle*r. it is * bunch of *ncient temples, *bout 1000yrs old I think, into which h*ve been c*rved thous*nds of erotic im*ges, simply from n*ked women to people involved ...

We caught the train from Varanasi station the next day. The train line had only been completed a few months earlier, and the station was fifteen minutes out of town. We caught an auto-rickshaw, and it rattled along the highway past the stands of eucalypt trees. The dry heat and the smell of the trees reminded me unmistakeably of the Australian bush. <br><br>The train ride lasted many hours, and we got into our destination late that night. As a ...

... view of the palace and river from our hotel terrace, and after a few drinks, it felt like a good idea to go and see the sound and light show in Hindi!!! Rumi had a good time, and she could understand everything. Nikki, Natalie and I had great time too trying to guess what the Hindi talk was all about, and Nikki rendered a great impression!! The next day, we visited the temples, and Nikki and Nats went up to the roof of one of them ...

... belongings and he got to work on mine right away. He covered the bag in plastic burlap and then sewed it shut. Once it was sealed, he used the red wax that we've all seen in movies used to seal letters, and then stamped the wax with his metal stamp. This was done all over the package as a way to prove the package has not been opened whenever it reaches its destination. The cost of sending the package via ship is comparative to the souvenirs but worth not carrying it around ...

... de 20H15 mais nous avons eu 6 heures de retard et sommes donc arrivées épuisés à 10H du matin à Varanasie. Enfin nous nous sommes estimées heureuse car nous avons vraiment failli rater le train. On nous avait dit que c'était plateforme 2 comme celui de Robert et Marie et nous attendions donc la tranquillement. Je ne sais pourquoi nous nous sommes levées un moment pour vérifier et quelqu'un nous indique que note train est sur la plateforme juste derrière et qu'il va partir d'une minute ...