Lemon Tree Hotel Aurangabad

Daulatabad fort is located about 13 KM from Aurangabad on the way to Ellora. This fort has an elaborate defence system comprising of many gates, moat, canons and maze. The Menda (Ram) canon is among the largest canons in India. The dark maze is home to ...

Kuldabad is a Muslim pilgrimage town situated about 3 KM from Ellora. Aurangzeb, a mughal emperor who ruled for 50 years, is buried here. He wanted to be buried near the dargah of his guru and he wanted a very simple monument to be built from the money he ...

... nearing this cave, I could hear chanting. I thought that it must be playing on a sound system, but on entering the cave I saw a group of people were chanting. It was a group of Buddhism practitioners from USA on a pilgrimage to India. In the ancient days monks would have assembled here like this to meditate and chant. <br> <br> <br>

... us the other dias that they had made for the celebration.<br>We stayed a while and then continued on our walk deep into crazy town in search of more fireworks.<br><br>It didn't take long, they were everywhere and so loud! Children were throwing crackers on the road and people were setting off fireworks from their roof tops. It was just like a crazy New Years celebration gone mad! <br><br>Day 1 - Aurangabad. We went in search of an internet cafe but ...

... d understand if the toilets were horrendous - but they weren't that bad! They weren't Nallosapara for chrissakes!! I think clearly the Indians are starting to get out of their comfort zone. Another excellent thing that happened on the way home was the kids decided to have a party on the bus. No ordinary party! Frankly I don't know how the bus didn't tip over! EVERYBODY was dancing in the isle and as I've said before, nobody ...

... up was Daulantabad, literally a Temple of Doom style fort on a 300m rock in the middle of a huge plain. The fort is surrounded by a moat that is home to crocs and poisonous snakes. Any invader would have to climb through a cave labyrinth with no light, that climbs up about 30m, and is filled to the brim with squeaking bats. In the labyrinth, a wrong turn leads to a sheer ...

... he had to be at his office early the next morning... so we didn't go. And then we made plans to go the following weekend, and then news comes that he has to attend a funeral! He really wanted to go to Aurangabad, and we made tentative plans around the schedule of the funeral, but instead I ended up going with his friend Anand and Anand's friend. Anand and friend were in Mumbai, and I was still in Pune, so to make ...

... 6am and stopped at a little stand for a cup of Chai and a plate of Poja which is a local breakfast dish of vegetables mixed with seasoned rice. I checked into a hotel at 7 30am and then hopped on a local bus at 8am for the 30km ride to the Ellora caves. Ellora caves are a collection of monasteries, chapels and temples carved from a 2km long rock face and decorated with intricately carved sculptures. Over five generations Buddhist, Hindu and ...

... on his T.V. and put on some Bollywood songs. He and his friend then started consuming liquor and smoking and even turned on the lights. This was it! I got up and gave the attendent a piece of my mind. After some hotty exchange I was able to get a new sheet , turn the vol. down , get the cigarette off and turn the lights off. "Quite an accomplishment !" I said to myself and jumped into the bed hiding my face below the pillow...