Driving in India can be interesting to say the least, it seems to be that all you need are series of beeps of the horn to let other drivers know you are coming through, and that is it. There was no apparant lane ettiquette at first, but the more you observe, then you see that…
Lakes, Palaces and More Marigolds
Today we toured the main sites of Udaipur, a beautiful city in South Rajasthan built around three large artificial lakes. It reminds me very much of the great lakes in Northern Italy in style, right down to the decorative islands in the centre of the lakes. First of all, we visited the City Palace of…
Best Exotic Marigold…
After I posted the blog last night, we discovered they were preparing for a Hindu Wedding at our hotel…the guests had started arriving, and the colours were spectacular. The main festivites, three days of them, were due to start tomorrow. We were heading off to Udaipur today, which was about 300km South West of Pushkar,…
Passport to Pushkar!
We were sad to leave Jaipur, as it is a great city, however, leave it we did…but not before our driver, Sushil, invited us to meet his family. He took us to his home, in a small quarter of Jaipur where we met his wife and six children. It was a simple home, but the…
Elephants with that Sir?
Today we were in Jaipur, part of the Golden Triangle – sightseeing is usually early, with an 8.30 start, so you do the hard work before it gets too hot. First up was Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds) – built in 1799, it is part of the City Palace, and is really just a…
Tigers…or Not!
Well let’s cut to the chase, did we see any tigers on safari……errr, nope! We did see plenty of deer, antelope, wild parrots, eagles and vultures. It is always a lottery when you do things, they reckon you need to go on three safaris for a reasonable chance of seeing one. There were plenty of…