Taj Palace New Delhi

... - Sawai Madhopur - Chittorgarh - Udaipur - Bharatput - Agra - Delhi Duration: 07 Nights & 08 Days =================================================================================================================================================== ...

... ; Now that's just being awkward!   Arrived in Delhi at about 11am after a 7h30m flight and headed straight for the Taj Palace Hotel which I had booked prior to leaving.  The taxi ride was kinda similar to that big rollercoaster in Blackpool - ...

... of my ideal holiday...or trip of a lifetime (thanks so much guys!)…and the rest is history J So…WE ARE HERE! New Delhi and I can hardly believe it. The journey via Doha was long but we arrived safe and sound 12 hours after leaving London. ...

... one was all round the best choice. Our first day was spent familiarising ourselves with where we were staying - Connaught Circus in New Delhi, followed by a couple of beers on the terrace at the 5 star Imperial Hotel, which was thoroughly charming. It ...

 After 20 hours of travel, with a layover at Heathrow in London, we arrived in New Delhi around 2am. Indira Gandhi airport is very modern.    We arrived at our hotel around 4am and slept a bit until 930am, when we left to see the ...

Today we hired a car and driver who took us on a 'city tour' most of this was in 'New' Delhi but everything we saw was ancient - tombs, houses of worship etc.  It was interesting to see the new part of the city.  There is quite a ...

... what started as a relaxing night drinking exotic cocktails with a few coworkers ended as a happening party at what was apparently New Delhi's hottest new club. Needless to say, 6 am Sunday came painfully quick and we piled into the car and started the ...

... credit for his persistence and skillful use of Marilyn Monroe's famous adage. "Ok Pami, no more stops, just please, Taj Palace". And finally, fresh lime juice spritzers, asparagus tea sandwich and mango delices while surveying the comings and goings ...

... me; however, I doubt these guys were here to protect me if the shit hit the fan. The hotel was spectacular. I stayed at the Taj Palace and it was worth every penny. Upon walking into this place, you are greeted by several people who are enquiring after ...

... knew India would be challenging/confronting but it hit me like a Mack truck and kept on going. Landed at night in New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport and exited onto a sea of humanity. People waiting, people catching taxis, people loading ...

... this time of day and quickly sees it's not very hygienic.  Next stop was around the parliamentary buildings in New Delhi, majority of the buildings were a resemblance of european architecture, gates of the Presidents house resembles Buckingham Palace ...

... with market bazaars and winding alleys of Old Delhi, and the plush new buildings, apartments, shops, and (almost) skyscrapers of New Delhi, kept the city constantly interesting. 3 stops on the (very posh and efficient, German/Japanese..) Metro system ...

... rofftop restaurant for a drink and to work out how to get to the new hotel we are staying in tomorrow as part of our tour. new delhi is so different from old delhi - there is such a difference between rich and poor. we cant quite get over the pigs ...

... at the Lalit Hotel was followed by a visit to the Taj Palace Hotel for our welcome briefing. Our departure from the Taj Palace was greatly delayed by the Nepalese Prime Minister and his entourage  who were currently staying at the hotel.  ...

... They have now morphed into one city of over 13 million people as the city’s tentacles spread out in all directions. New Delhi was built by the British, designed by Lutyens, and purposely constructed to move the capital from Calcutta to Delhi. ...

... nbsp; Mom could not resist the sales pitch so she purchased a couple of really beautiful rugs for her house. Another stop in New Delhi was the park complex created for the spots along the river where all the "important figures of India" were ...

... and then got an auto (not Mr 4001 though) to Humayun's Tomb. This was the best thing we saw in Delhi. A red version of the Taj Mahal basically. Again once in the grounds it was a haven of peace. Well until the world biggest school party ...

... The next morning we were picked up by our tour operator, Savion, and taken to a more salubrious hotel, The Connaught, in New Delhi to commence our Indian itinerary proper. The first day was a free day but they gave us a car and driver ...

... Sikri sur la route en direction de Jaipur. Puis a Jaipur, arret photo devant Hawa Mahal ou le palais des vents qui n'est qu'une facade, visite d'Amber fort, City Palace et l'observatoire. En fin de journee, je sature de toutes ces visites...  ...

... put all the pics in one spot.  We bring you on an 8-day tour by train on the luxury "Palace on Wheels", that tours all through the Rajasthan from Delhi (just to the east) over to the desert town of Jaisalmer (not far from the Pakistan border), down ...