Mansingh Palace Ajmer

... We blew the average spend but so what.
Now despite being in the poshest hotel by far in Ajmer, the others still got the noisy neighbours - when the plasma tv in the next room is on the wall effectively above your bed there is an issue. Turn it up to 11 comes too mind but Jacqueline sorted them it seems.
Next morning the able bodied 4 (not Liz's ankle & Jacqueline's knees) got Akshay up to drive us up to Pushkar & then via camel cart for ...

... pictures of Indian men in turbans with their camels (sorry, I still can't post pictures as these computers I'm using are kind of gheto). I met three Rajasthani guys who wanted me to take their pictures. They spoke no English but I figured out they wanted me to send them the pictures. I had them qrite down their addresses, which turned out to be written in Hindi. I'll see what I can do about that.

Today, we went to the ghats and ...

... family" and "blessed future". We stuck firm and they let us go without too much hassle... but why must all of our attempts to understand faith come down to requests of large sums of money.

Whether we end up with good karma or good blessings... or anything else for that matter seems to be between us and the gods that may be;

I'm glad though we took part in the blessings, I just wonder if the same pitches are used on Indians or just tourists.

... decorated within, with coloured mosaics in small ornate recesses and set into windows. They were also designed so that those in could see out, but not vice versa. I took over 3.5hrs to visit, including seeing another brilliant section on Indian miniature paintings and learning to extra tape options on opium use and maharani lives. I walked thro’ recently restored gardens of Chokelao Bagh (planted with all traditional vegetation and trees of the early 19th ...

... all. From the road, the whole complex looks a monster, taking a commanding slice of the surroundings. In the palace grounds below the fort were outer meeting room areas, separated for men and women and a roof garden that used to grow saffron, on the top of a structure in the middle of a huge lake. There was also an impressive 3-tier water system for the palace.

Thro’ the palace exterior walls, there was a huge courtyard and horse stables – all ...

... saa Christian maatte loebe med dem, en i hver arm, mens Nana loeb med alle de ting vi havde til at ligge loest. Taskerne maatte vi smide op paa taget af taxaen, uden de blev spaendt fast - og saa ellers bare derudaf. Paa st var der ingen tid til at koebe billet, saa vi maatte satse paa der ingen kontrol kom. Vi naede et "s-tog" og stillede os taet ved udgangen, saa vi var klar til at springe ud. (billeder af togene kan i se naar vi kommer hjem) Det var ...

This week was rather subdued as we have all fallen into a regular routine (can you hear our sigh of bliss?). Sabrina and Sophia attended one of India's most prestigious private girls school - The Mayo College Girls School. Sabrina and Sophia really enjoyed it because the girls were so friendly and made them feel very welcome. They were able to learn Hindi, French, Sanskrit, dance, music, and other subjects. I think they were treated like movies stars as ...

... bang lassi, muy relajante y muy buen rollo. Vimos el atardecer en el lago y dp fuimos a hacernos un masaje indio de cabeza y cara, fue genial. Dp cenamos mis amigas argentinas y yo en el hotel y me pedi una pizza, un poco de comfort food dp de 10 dias de comida india. Dp me recogio el taxi para ir a Ajmer que esta a 15Km de aqui para coger el 00.50am tren a Udaipur llegando a las 6.10am. Total el tren llevaba retraso y no vino hasta las 2.30am, fue ...

... up.. and keep in mind he's Indian and speaks Hindi... that's how screwy it is..) and then finally no, and then no again (you have to check a few times.. You never know what they maybe never know...) I also had phoned to the hotel in Pushkar (you take the train and then the bus) as they probably have an influx of guests after every train arrival there, and they said, oh yes, sure, 10:45 pm train from Jaipur comes in and you'll be here at the ...

... visiting Pushkar (14 km.), the abode of Lord Brahma, lying to its west with a temple and a picturesque lake. The Pushkar Lake is a sacred spot for Hindus. During the month of Kartik (Oct./Nov.), devotees throng in large numbers here to take a ...