Grand Vilas

... was fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had heard so many bad things about it but it is absolutely breath taking in 'real life'. So beautiful, grand, and elegant!! Only crappy part was the admission - 20 Rupees (50 cents) for Indians and 750 Rupees for foreigners ...

... T-12 as he passed behind our vehicle. It was exhilarating. The next day we saw the “Lady of the Lake”—the grand ole Tigress. She also has a number, but I don’t remember what it is. She is the matriarch of the preserve having given ...

... /palace which is on a hillside overlooking Jaipur city and used to be the ancient capital of the city. Its very artistic and grand inside a real testament to Jajpur architecture and design.   You could easily spend a day here but our hasty tour ...

... the same artistic works as we had admired a week previously at the market on the other side of the city. Alesandro Vilas has created a series of drawings (initially used on a calendar) using chess pieces acting out socio-political themes. They are ...

... The lack of a proper beach means that this place is only really starting to recover.  There are still more derelict vilas than, occupied ones, although there were many more; people are starting to bulldoze these relics in anticipation of a ...

... music coming from the shops added to it and made it one of the best sights I have seen of the whole trip! I went into Komala Vilas restaurant and didn't have a clue what to do - the place was packed with locals.  A nice waiter came a reeled off a ...

Leaving our bags in Delhi we were off on a two night excursion to Bharatpur, visiting the Taj Mahal on the way back. Bharatpur is in Rajasthan which translates as "The Land of the Kings", so what better place to stay than a palace. We weren't sure how ...