Hotel Shelter Gwalior

... complex. After visiting the fort and two other temples on top of the ridge, we noted some Buddhist detail on the walls of the ridge below. I included some pictures of them as well. This territory has changed hands many times over the centuries. We left here for Delhi, leaving Central India behind. We are now heading to Rajastan, Land of the Kings.<br>

ach ja, ich hab allahabad zu ende geschrieben... khajuaro war nett, belur aber besser, orcha war auch besser, aber irgendwie habe ich von indien genug..werde weiter nach rajasthan, dann mal schaun...am 25. ist mein indien visa eh zuende,,,waere ja sogerne fuer den sommer zuhause gewesen :)

... palacio do maharaja. o maraja ainda mora la. esse eh um palacio de verdade igual agente imagina com centenas de quartos tudo muito luxuoso ainda q meio decadente. gwalior forte. o palacio aqui eh bem diferente. parece mais da idade media. um labirinto de corredores estreitos e quartos pequenos. no forte alem do palacio tinha quase uma cidade inteira com escola e tudo. subindo na motanha do forte tinha umas estatuas Jain (jain eh uma religiao) gigantes.

... oder fuer Antennen...). A propos Cricket, dies ist hier in Indien Nationalsportart und hat so ziemlich alles andere verdraengt. Dummerweise ist Deutschland im Cricket nicht so gut, daher gibt es erstaunlich viele Inder, die Deutschland gar nicht kennen... Habe dann meinen hoffentlich letzten Bus genommen um noch am selben Tag Agra zu erreichen. Gruss Ralf

... well boy i was wrong i thought it would be around 60-70percent but more like 10percent ,Taxi drivers say "yes i speak English", but you can tell they dint have a breeze- i just ask them what day of the week it is and they reply "yes i can take u there "- OK mister By bye to you One rule i kinda have over here is so no to people trying to help , most are chancers-i chose who to ask- it can take ...

... on the edge of the cliff, and we found a secluded area on the high floors of the temple to sit in the breeze, cool of from the 40+ degree heat and enjoy the great view of the city, just chat up all the emotions that India has provided so far. We also went to a Sikh temple. ANother wierd experience. One of the head guys was very eager to explian things to us, but in his details it was obvious that he assumed we knew the first 3-4 basic things about Sikh (big mistake ...

... as it was actually quite silted up due to the high sediment load, and was assured that it was regularly cleaned out by the villages. The villages pay 30 Rupees a month per family for the water supply (a small number with a connection to their homes pay 60 rupees for the better service). This money is used for the operating costs (electricity for the pump and chlorine) and for maintenance and continued improvements. A huge part of the work in the ...

... carpet in Asia. Below the hall is the dinning room which featured 2 long tables either side of a model railway. A train runs along the track that is made from English silver and features carriages containing decanters for brandy and cigars. If you lifted them out the train would stop. If you placed them back then it would start again. The train is housed in a glass protected cabinet and sits in front of a cabinet full of English silver and ...

... shows you the difference between them and normal school children. Not to be outdone, the Sikh's also have a temple up here and after spending a while trying to find the road the led to it, I entered into the complex after first taking off my shoes, washing my hands and feet and having a bandana put on for me by an elderly Sikh guy. I was hoping to get some food here as the other Sikh temples I had visited all served food to whoever wanted it but I couldn't ...