Taj Bengal

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home." (James Michener) Taking on board such wise words, I will endeavour to embrace and enjoy everything both India and Nepal have to throw ...

... the area. Though of the latter we saw only wild water buffalo. The birding here, too, is excellent; the park holds Bengal florican, several species of fishing eagle, storks, and innumerable other species. The countryside here was beautiful and much more ...

... friedlich ablief, oftmals kann es auch zu Unruhen kommen). Die Bewegung moechte die Berge hier (Darjeeling, Kalimpong, ...) von West Bengal abtrennen in eine eigene Provinz. Und Samstag ist Markttag, ich habe ein paar Fotos eingespielt. Am morgen sah ...

... quotes from the kids this week (they had to finish these sentences in any way they chose): * 'If I was rich...I would buy the Taj Mahal' '...I would buy some chocolates and also a big home'  'I would help poor people' * 'I will never...be tall' ...

From Delhi we headed south to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal - India's flagship tourist site and something I've been looking forward to seeing since the beginning of the trip. Billed as the world's greatest monument dedicated to love, it was constructed in ...

... are taken down. - I have been invited to the 3rd October Party by the German General Consulate to the top-end Hotel Taj Bengal only with the initiative of a nice girl working there. I happened to meet there several business people (Germans, Europeans, ...

... darting and dashing on Friday through miles of markets and warehouses of Kolkata, we spent a lovely afternoon today at the Taj Bengal - a truly 5 star hotel where pampering is their mission. We needed it! Great food at Chinoiserie restaurant. Junction ...

... to Delhi (Taj Mahal) and Bombay (now Mumbai). But there are many English-speaking people and the five-star hotels such as the Taj Bengal and Oberoi are fabulous. We did not run any air conditioners this week. There is not a lot of outdoor noise as ...

... true what the guidebooks say: it's not a place exactly easy on the eye. But - it is the only place in India that has a Taj Mahal, therefore it wasn't a surprise to spend 500 rupees on a crappy room just to dump our bags for the day; we were leaving that ...

... across the river the public objected. He was arrested by his son and imprisoned in a plush tower of Agra Fort within view of the Taj Mahal, his downfall. He spent the last 35 years of his life there and was after death entombed with his wife in the Taj ...

... los jardines estan tan bien cuidados a la distancia se ve como algo irreal. Para hacer todo mas bollywoodense, mientras recorriamos el taj,  llego un grupo de soldados que cerco algunas areas, y no permitian a los turistas pasar, luego llegaron los ...

... flags - WE WANT GORKALAND the signs say. Most people living here are Nepali in descent and want a separate state to West Bengal so they have more control over their own affairs. It is a very political though fortunately the ethos of Ghandi is followed in ...

... a black colour morph forming the fabled ‘Black Panther’ which I had never seen before) and two very impressive Bengal Tigers who clearly had attentions for each other if not separated by a fence bisecting their huge habitat. But it was the ...

... DURGA PUJA We were pretty lucky to visit the city during Durga Puja, the most famous, the biggest, brightest and longest festival in Bengal. The whole mood of the state & Kolkata changes and the economy gets the biggest boost. The city burst into a ...

... artisans is sent to original temple to ensure each details.   We saw idols, too, in different design. Original dress of Bengal's Durga is called Daker Sajj or in ornaments made by pith and decorated with tin foils of different colour. We saw such ...

... the Golden Triangle tour which took me to the places I mentioned above (Jaipur and Agra). Although Agra is best known for the Taj Mahal I liked Jaipur best of the two cities as Jaipur's people seemed friendlier and of course I stayed in a great hotel. ...

... Mahal –which if you ever get asked, maybe in a Pub Quiz, is in Agra!We’ve all seen loads of pictures of the Taj but nothing prepares you for seeing it in the flesh. We went there at about 4pm which means you see the sun set.The Taj is totally ...

... . Needless to say we didn't spend much time there and went out sight seeing. The hostel was infact 2minutes behind the Taj Hotel (sight of the terrorist attacks back in November) which was quite strange, the area was heavily policed as you would ...