Hotel Palm Jaipur

... br>A delicious lunch in Jiapur's only revolving restaurant, Galta monkey temple is set in a spectacular valley. but the temples themselves are quite faded. Dozens of Rhesus macquee monkeys patrol the ground - some less than willing to give way to people. Rats swarm round the stagnant badly polluted sacred bathing pool - this did not stop the devout taking a dip though.

Should you come here the Pearl Palace hotel is highly recomended - lovely rooms ...

... than a layer of paint trying to hide the torn and decrepit state of most buildings. The city is full of dust and dirt everywhere, urine odor is overwhelming and heat is appalling and make the experience unbearable for those visiting it on foot. There is a couple of monuments worth visiting, but after that I shelter in an Art Deco cinema and expose myself to a Bollywood movie (the quality of the script and the film is in line with what I just saw in Tamil Nadu).

... to the top of the hill where the fort was located. The views of Amber city and the Great Wall ranging from a mountain to another were splendid. Ganesha gate and huge curry pans were especially impressive in the fort. The fort was the last tourist spot we visited.

Totally satisfied with the travel, we headed back to Delhi. There were some interesting things on the highway which were usually nothing, but interesting when we had nothing to ...

... hotel - a scary but absolutely thrilling experience for me. I still want to ride on the back of a moped in a saree. :) Dinner was the last as a group so it was bittersweet. We went to Spice Court, a "multicuisine restaurant" (always scary) where again they had dancers with pots on their heads (this time, I didn't budge) and a puppet show - which didn't happen while we were there. There was a woman with her father-in-law celebrating his 95th birthday; one of the ...

... ski goes up a ramp which was just in the middle of the lake, and goes flying through the air. Just as you think the guy is about to let go of the jet ski and hang on to the bottom of the helicopter James Bond style, the jet ski actually lands inside of the helicopter. It doesn't even skid through the other side - it stops dead inside the helicopter! The audience applauses! So you wonder what can possibly happen next. Well, it moves on from that scene somehow and I don ...

... ertraeglich (fuer, die, die es interessiert). Heute war Amber Fort angesagt - Elefantenritt inklusive. Ich denke, das wir einen guten Guide hatten - er hat schon einiges interessantes ueber die Geschichte und vor allem ueber die Architektur erzaehlt. Nun sitzte ich in diesem Mini/Internet-Cafe und versuche in sehr knapper Zeit einen Blog zu schreiben. Ist fast unmoeglich. Ich muss zum Essen... sorry Guys. Will come back to you soon as possible. c

... needed in the shape of food so, we catch a bite further down the road. Late afternoon sees us tour the City Palace. We decide on the tactic of headset commentary to block out any unwanted bargaining. It works. Damn, I should have traveled India with my I-Pod on constant. Anyway, the tour is okay and when we exit me lovely Missus is thoroughly spent. It's back to the hotel and rest for this evening. We head back to Delhi tomorrow and only 1 day from leaving India for China. We've almost made it.

... truley amazing. After seeing the temples there just wasn't much more to do. We spent that night there and lit some sparklers for the 4th of July. The next day I ventured out alone, which was really nice. Being in groups constantly can take its toll on a person. I actually went to a restaurant and had chai and aloo parathas by myself. If the white girl sitting alone in an Indian restaurant wasn't enough of a ...

... 100 rupee a room ($A3), you pay the price... In fairness to Lonely Planet, my route to Savatri was not straight forward. Large dogs guarding the makeshift cafes near the bottom of the mountain snarled and took swipes at my legs, causing me to backtrack and bush-bash around them. The fear of rabies was not lost on me. The view was spectacular as the sun rose over the lake and nearby snake mountain. Treasured moment. Pushkar is way cool! After breakfast and ...

... only a few dollars, we decided to get off at Jaipur, our original destination. We left around seven pm, sharing our seats with two Indian couples, one young and one much older. Sleeper class works like this. During the day light hours, everyone sits on the bottom seats, facing each other. Bags are shoved under the seats as best as possible. Throughout the day, men travel the length of the train yelling "Chai! Chai!", the sweet milky Indian tea that is a ...