Kadamb Kunj Bharatpur

... fish. It's amazing seeing such a large bird hovering in one spot! Eventually after about 3 1/2 hours we did hire a cycle rickshaw with a really good driver, who was very, very good at spotting the birds, so we spent another three hours travelling around with him seeing even more birds and a jackal! I really enjoyed today, definitely my favourite thing in India so far.

... After this visit it was time for us to part with our guide who was apparently quite ****** off with what we gave him. Well, it is the rate and he was not that great for us to put something extra.

We then drove to Fatehpur Sikri, another fort near Agra. It is deserted red stone city built by Mughal emperor Akbar. It is huge and built on several floors. We sneaked in the bus for free while a dirty kid is ...

... particularly teenagers, come up and talk to us, curious about the western life. The conversation inevitably moves onto cricket, where India are leading England 3 - 0 in a series of international matches. Then we go for some food in the garden, where the breads and pappodums are being cooked fresh on charcoal ovens. More questions and everyone wants to have their picture taken with us. Whilst we are eating, the wedding ceremony is taking place inside ...

... whilst everyone else went on a local village tour, where I understand that general feeling of the place was really nice, and the children actually didn't beg at all! Sue joined the others for dinner, but I wasn't up to anything that adventurous - not a good day overall!

... with him over their price. This discussion seemed to take the whole of the five minute walk to the car and even continued as we were driving off. The rep explained wearily that it was always like this. We were very glad to have his services as even Jamie's training of throwing money at the problem may not have saved us in this situation as we suspect no amount of money would have satisfied them. It was with some relief that we arrived the Hans Plaza, complete with cappuccino machine ...

... shoes to protect the flooring. The outside of the Taj is covered in beautiful details...inlaid marble, frescoes, sculptures, precious stones. On a platform it offers views back towards the entrance gate, and towards the river. There was a great breeze in the morning also, that seemed to wash away any ill feelings. It was quite amazing to finally see the Taj Mahal. Hear the story, feel the love is must have had for his wife who gave him ...

... y que tambien tienen una ceremonia -que en mi opinion se parece a tener un bautizo- y que basicamente consiste en elegir a un adulto querido/cercano a un bebe de 6 o 7 meses para darle su primer bocado de comida solida y a dicha ceremonia se invita a mucha gente. Los musulmanes tambien tienen una ceremonia parecida al bautizo y su "salam" o saludo respetuoso toca puntos de la cara muy similares a las bendiciones del hinduismo y catolicismo. Uuno de los lugares ...

... ist nichts mehr uebriggeblieben, irgendwas ist ordentlich schief gegangen in Indien. Wenn man aus der Perfektion des Taj Mahal hinausgeht faengt wieder das moderne Indien an. Ein wildes, ungeordnetes Chaos, interessant aber eher anstrengend. Es bleibt einem gar nichts anderes uebrig als sich Gedanken darueber zu machen was hier passiert ist. Der Konstrast zwischen der Kulturgeschichte und dem jetzigen Zustand ist einfach zu grosz, vor allem wenn er ...

... per la meraviglia del monumento che si scopriva piano piano davanti a noi. Anche se certamente non č la migliore stagione per vedere l'alba sul Taj, siamo stati contenti di andare presto: solo per provare questa sensazione di scoprire piano piano quanto č bianco, e quanto č azzurro il cielo dietro. Dopo averlo visitato, averne ammirate le finestre di marmo traforate ed esserci sentiti piccoli piccoli sotto di lui e tra lui ed il fiume, siamo rimasti a passeggiare nel parco ...

... mu se nosí garlandy, jsou to vlastně dlouhé řetězce čerstvých kytek (nebo jen samotná kvítka), které se koupí před chrámem. Dávají se na oltář k sochám bohů, odkud je vezme mnich a ozdobí jimi sochu. Někdy pak dostanete do dlaně pár kapek tekutiny (jakási sladká voda), trosku jí vypijete a zbytek dáte na hlavu do vlasů. Někdy dostanete tečku na čelo, někdy vám je natřou celé barvou vymačkanou z kvě ...