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Udaipur and Our Last Day in India
Every once in awhile you come across an image that is burned into your brain so deeply that closing your eyes for even a second brings back a vivid scene. On this trip, for instance, the images I will always … Continue reading
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Tagged Boat Tours of Lake Pichola, City Palace, Floating Palace, Humor, India, Indian Airports, Jagmandir Palace, Lake Pichola, Oberoi Udaivilas, Travel, Udaipur
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Shopping in Jodhpur (And We Also Went SightSeeing)
Jodhpur is known as the Blue City. And, unlike the last one, this one actually is blue. It started when the original palace/fort got to big to house all of the important members of the Maharaja’s household. So some of … Continue reading
The Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur
The Umaid Bhawan Palace is easily my favorite of the palace hotels. It doesn’t have the personalized service of the safari camps nor the luxurious rooms of the Rambagh Palace … Alright, so I can’t pick a favorite. I love … Continue reading
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Tagged Humor, India, Jodhpur, Royal Residence, Spend Time at the Pool, Travel, Umaid Bhawan Palace
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Jaipur: Easily Confused with China
Jaipur is known as the Pink City. Except that it isn’t really pink. Apparently at British royal who visited a long time ago proclaimed it as a pink city and everyone else was left to wonder if he was actually … Continue reading
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Tagged Amber Fort, City Palace, Fun weapons, Humor, I'm Really Tired, India, Jaipur, Observatory, Pink City, The Pink City is NOT ACTUALLY Pink, Travel
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The Rambagh Palace
Yesterday we did the Taj Mahal at sunrise, explored the Fatehpur Sikri just outside Agra, drove 6 hours to Jaipur … and then, per our official guide, the rest of the day (all 2ish remaining hours before we crashed into … Continue reading
On the Road Again: Agra to Jaipur
After an early morning visit to the Taj Mahal, we packed up our bags and loaded ourselves into a van for a 6 hour drive to Jaipur. Our valiant tour guide came along for the first part of the drive … Continue reading
The Beauty that is the Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is considered one of the greatest wonders of the world. And is certainly one of the best symbols of love ever built by mankind. It was built by the Muslim Emperor in the 17th century in memory … Continue reading
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Tagged Agra, As Secret As The Coke Recipe, Humor, India, Inlay Work, Intricate Inlay Work, Taj Mahal, Travel
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8ish Hours In Delhi and Then Off Again on the Train to Agra
We landed in Delhi last night about 9:30 (our flight was delayed slightly from Raipur) and arrived at the Taj Mahal Hotel a little while later (when you are tired, it’s hard to keep track of time). For those of … Continue reading
Learning to Cook. Indian Style.
Keith and I have liked Indian food since … well, since our trip to Africa. Cape Town, South Africa to be exact. Yes, I understand that one wouldn’t automatically think of Cape Town as a mecca of Indian food. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, How to Try To Cook Indian Food, Humor, India, Indian Food, Indian Safari Camps, OMG The &Beyond Staff is Amazing, Travel
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Tricky tigers: do they really exist at the Khana national park?
(Note from me: Sorry guys, I’ve been really slow about getting these posted. I’d promise to do better but I don’t want to make a promise that I can’t keep …) We spent 4 glorious nights in one spot. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Banjaar Tola, Humor, India, Indian Safaris, Khana National Park, Safari, Safaries require a lot of sitting, Travel
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Definition of Sanity 