Shri Ganesh Hotel Mount Abu

... Mount Abu, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer.

We weren't too fussed on Jaipur, but loved Udaipur with the palace in the middle of the lake narrow alleyways and good coffee to drink! It is where the old Bond flick Octopussy was filmed. As an added bonus we even got to see the world's biggest turban. Oh the exciting lives we do lead. :)

A funny recent development is that the commercial that we were extras for in Mumbai is now on the ...

... anzuhalten für Fotos oder auch den entlegensten Tempel noch zu besichtigen.
Seit gestern sind wir in Mount Abu, einem Ferienort in den Bergen (Hügeln). Im berühmtesten Jain-Tempel hatte es unzählige indische Touristen und wir, die einzigen Weissen. Die Nachricht, dass wir aus der Schweiz sind hat sich nach dem ersten Fragensteller in windeseile durch den ganzen Tempel verbreitet. Eine ganze Schulklasse wollte uns danach die ...

... of each temple are very conservative, while the interiors are intricately carved from top to bottom, to reinforce the Jain belief in interior beauty over exterior beauty. Each temple is carved out of marble, and in some places the stone is worked so fine that the sun shines through and makes the temple translucent. In the two largest temples, the placing of the tirthankaras (the teachers) was so well thought out that if you stand in front of each one (there are 52) and look to ...

... koupit listky na autobus do Agry. Vlak tam nejede primo, museli bysme vo pulnoci presedat a cekat na dalsi vlak pres ctyri hodiny. Autobus jede primo, jenom dvanact a pul hodiny ( vlak dvaadvacet). Vodjizdi v sest vecir a tam ma bejt rano pred sedmou. Je to sleeper s postelema pro dva v kukani. Tak sem zvedavej. Tim sem este nikdy nejel. Tak ze nas plan jde spravnym smerem: vod lasky (Taj Mahal) pres expertizu svatyho poceti (Khajuraho) az k smrti (Varanasi ...

... Ma spero non come zanzara d'inverno. Infatti, al tramonto le vedo uscire, sono poche e grosse (probabilmente portano un piumino). Sono cosÏ stordite dall'aria, che non cercano neanche di avvicinarsi, e credo che alla fine si suicidino nel lago. Al mattino del nostro secondo giorno di permanenza, con Lenka ci siamo avviati a piedi verso un vicino templio Giainista, il Dilwara Temple. Lungo la passeggiata, di circa tre chilometri, abbiamo incontrato Yeva ...

... to check out what seemed to be a floating palace that lied in the middle. This park is known for having some big waterfountains that time the display to music. when we inquired as to why all of the water features were turned off, we were told we have to pay extra for them to turn on the water.... afterall, this is India. We left our driver back at the hotel, and took off exploring the city, anxious to get a better feel for our surroundings and stretch our legs ...

... with the handicap of having white skin, we brushed this off with a laugh. As we make remarks about the continued absence of Marya amongst ourselves while making cheese and butter sandwiches a giant langur monkey jumped up from beyond a wall and stared at us menacingly. Before we realized the mistake of having our food around he made a dash for us baring his teeth. As we jumped up briskly and backed away with fear of being bitten, he grabbed a sandwich. At this point we ...

... culture dance show in a local palace which was pretty impressive if only for the lady dancing with 9 pots on her head which she then set on fire... This is also where Octopussy was filmed so all the bars in town show Octopussy at 7pm but won't serve alcohol, so watched it with Chana Masala on baked potato washed down with lemon soda (lime juice with soda water and either salt or sugar).