Country Inn Jaipur

... went to was, in itself, a small palace – literally – as it belongs to one of the former ruling families of Jaipur.  We were warmly greeted by the hosts and were told much about the former feudal lord system and the changes since the power ...

... to Jaipur, which was a fairly uneventful journey from Agra.  I rather like riding the bus because you get a chance to see the country side.  Of course, I kind of prefer a bus with air conditioning and/or windows that open, but c'est la vie! ...

Jaipur was the first city we visited within the "Golden Triangle" of India which consists of Jaipur, Delhi, and Agra each having their own charm and character. It was a little bit disappointing that we never saw anybody on horseback with bows and arrow ...

... mobs of people shoulder-to-shoulder struggled to get past each other.  Much of the world’s gemstones are cut here in Jaipur, along with the carving of many of the marble Hindu statues. We had dinner at a beautiful hotel that was owned by the ...

Namaste!  I (Melanie) am sitting on a computer at the Jaipur Inn with Anthony next to me, checking his e-mail, bank accounts, etc. What a trip it's been so far! As we are traveling via GAP Adventures, we are part of small group and have met some very ...

... , ripoffs, sketchy situations, traffic, noise, smog and more. Whoever came home with those impressions of the country definitely spent a long time in the city of Jaipur i'd seen instances of how this could be true but travelling with enrique we could deal ...

... balls in a saffron cream sauce. Yum. Then back to the hotel where I took it easy for the rest of the day. I should also mention that in Jaipur I tried McDonald's for the first and last time in this country. Wasn't very good but I did have to try it! -js ...

... From there i hired a taxi for 1000/-(indian rupee) to reach shillong,capital of MEGHALAYA. The norheastern  states of our country our nicknamed as"seven sisters" since they are seven in number. MEGHALAYA is so named because in hindi(our mother ...

                    On the way to the Amber Fort this morning, we saw Hawa Mahal, a strange 5-storied building from the 18th century having 953 windows and ...

What's the best thing about a 6 hour layover in Jaipur? The breakfast buffet at Country Inn and Suites, that’s what.  My first experience with this buffet was driving a U-haul up to my parent’s house in Maryland where due to fatigue, I ...

... roadside are a blaze of multi-coloured bougainvillea, and some of the gardens along the way are spectacular. Eventually we get into scrubbier country, with rock outcrops, but still a lot of the land is cultivated.    After a while, we get into ...

1/2/2008 Traveling back to Delhi... I left the Jaipur Inn around 8:30 am, well rested, and walked over the bridge to meet the pre-arranged awaiting taxi, which took me to Haridwar (passing a large statue of Shiva, a Hindu Lord, responsible for the ...

... and it is very hot outside and, b) we've been really rubbish at shopping so far in India and with only a few days left in the country, we need to sort it out! So we took an auto to an area called Sundar Nagar Market. This turned out not to be a ...

... this fast. I know in my heart as I sit here in a quiet Tibetan refugee camp in Delhi that I will be back very soon. This country has taken me by surprise and I have fallen in love with all aspects of this journey. We are about to enjoy our last Indian ...

... were accounted for, including an adorable tot who was infatuated with Charlotte. We mostly kept to ourselves, taking a few minutes to explain what country we were from, why we were in India, and where we were going. You know, the regular spiel. I sort of ...

... they have been left to last as they were top on our list of things to see here! Then we will be ready to head to our second country of our journey, Nepal, where we get to go visit Rob’s old house and landlady, and see how well we do at trekking the ...

... our chosen amount and left with Sam saying 'I told you so!' In the afternoon we went on a 2 hour camel ride into the country side which was really pretty, the area is surrounded by mountains and because they have had such a great monsoon season ...

... is incredible, although too many days of curry is not always the best thing for the stomach.  And the size of this country is incredible.  We spent almost as much time driving as site-seeing, and we still only covered a very tiny portion of ...

... there are many words to describe it... : crazy, manic, hectic, unstructured, corrupt. I could go on. The capital of the country where all the action seems to happen. Crossing a street for example was like a war zone. We took two steps forward ...

... faced the inside of a massive exhibition hall where they served breakfast and the breakfast table was up against our window!! This country gets stranger and stranger every day.............   The Taj Mahal was only 5mins up the road. We had to walk ...