Hotel Siddharth Khajuraho

... fab, place is tiny but that is<br>no bad thing after big towns of Agra, Gwalior. Only problem is that<br>tourism is the only thing here so everyone wants to make money out of a<br>tourist. Therefore virtually every conversation you know will<br>eventually lead to them asking you to visit shop, restaurant, taking<br>them on as guide. When you have same conversation 20 times an hour and<br>you cannot walk down street without being hassled you start to ...

... Bloody ignorant, unconscious, racist people. <br><br>The bus was the usual drill with the bus activity and sights and roadside action of rural India holding our attention whilst a Muzza look a like bus driver dodged water buffalo and goat traffic jams and weaved us in and out of the traffic of bicycles, autorickshaws, trucks, dogs, people and buses to get us to Khajuraho where we visited the Kamasutra temples. The sculptures on the temples here are said to be the finest in the world ...

... side of an open courtyard, with covered walkways and some other buildings around the 3 remaining sides. I was introduced to the bride-to-be - a beautiful 16yr old girl who'd finished her schooling quite recently. Having lost her mother as a child, her sisters and friends were getting her ready (bathing, clothing, make-up, jewellery etc). They were a lovely group and all the ladies and children were very excited that I was at their wedding. They all wanted their ...

... sunrise yog* *nd * sm*ller number of pilgrims were *lre*dy b*thing, while the temple *bove b*nged symbols, be*t drums *nd m*de noises with the imminent sunrise. Holy men further down provided flowers, incense, seeds &*mp; good k*rm* to pilgrims, while I took my 1.5hr bo*t trip *long the murky, septic w*ters of V*r*n*si's lifeblood. This *re* is the outlet for 30 l*rge sewers (continuously pouring) *nd there *re 1.5million f*ec*l b*cteri* per 100ml (*n *ccept*ble level ...

... PM with Rampal to witness the light and sound show. We were practically alone at the event, being joined only by 5 or 6 other people. The show however, was worthwhile. We were sitting outside, under the stars, the field of vision being only framed by some small trees and these enormous temples. They put on a good show, consisting of lights on the temples along with sound effects and the story of the temples. According to Rampal a number ...

... be*rs *nd very few *re now found on the streets of Indi*. The pl*ce c*n be visited by *ppointment only so we h*d * person*l tour of the pl*ce, bloody nightm*re to find though *s it w*s hidden in * m*ssive bird s*nctu*ry. The visit w*s very worthwhile *nd n*tur*lly m*de * don*tion to the centre. I h*ve to s*y this w*s much better th*n the T*j M*h*l so if *nyone is thinking of coming here visit this pl*ce *s it is * good c*use *nd you get to see huge be*rs close up.

... fertile or attractive area and there are no features to note in the landscape, no mountains or valleys or landmarks. Historians and archaeologists are still mystified as to why masses of rock were transported from elsewhere to erect these huge temples in an incredibly unremarkable location. Which is why we decided to check it out.<br><br>You might ask yourself, what's so special about a bunch of temples in the middle of nowhere. Well ...

... of it forever. It must be noted, however,that the river is no longer as clean as it once was and now has become a public bath for humans,animals and a dumping zone for a chemical plant upstream (and of course any body parts that aren't fully cremated end up in there too) ; that said, this does not deter the Indians from using it on a daily basis. We arrived and took a rickshaw to a listed guest house in the book only to be taken to an impostor guest house with a similar ...

... heures de train toujours à 50 Km/h nous sommes arrivés à Khajuraho et nous avons encore partagé le tuc-tuc avec le couple de français Robert et Marie et sur la route nous avons croisé Guillaume.Nous sommes allés voir son hôtel et il était nul. Du coup même technique qu'à Orchha : je suis restée avec les sacs et les filles ont trouvé quelque chose de bien mieux pour 500 roupilles (50 francs) avec eau chaude ! Le top ! Nous sommes allées nous balader dans le vieux village en nous faisant ...

... of women striking some rather sexy poses. Inside the temple, we weren't disappointed, and got to see some naughty sculptures. We walked on to the archeology museum, which has a large group of temples all in one compound. The best preserved is the Parsvanath Temple, with sculptures of gods, men, and women engaged in everyday activities, you know, like putting on your make-up and ankle bracelets bare-breasted. Just like back at home. After the Jain Temples, the next best thing to do in ...