Good Intentions or Not, the Road is Hell, and Only Partially Paved – the Monsoons Have Spoken
Our second day in Varanasi began with a sunrise cruise on the Ganges. The ghats were full of pilgrims getting their bathe on. The sun [read more]
Night Train to Varanasi
Goodbye to Orchha. Last night we left to catch our 10:40 pm train to Varanasi. The ride is scheduled to last 13 plus hours with an emphasis on the “plus.” I understand delays of two, five or even eight hours are as common as not. We locked all of our luggage to the underside [read more]
First Rule: When the River Jumps Up to Hit You in the Face – Close Your Mouth
Our second day in Orchha was pretty unscheduled. A late breakfast/lunch of dahl and naan at the same little street cafe we had dinner at last night after observing a religious ceremony at a Hindu temple. This particular temple celebrates Lord Rama [read more]
Anyone Seen Mowgli? I Think He’s in Orchha!
Our guide told us that our next stop Orchha, reminded him of the Jungle Book. We were thinking that it had to be pretty much downhill after Taj Mahal. Not so. [read more]
Taj Mahal
We left our pretty hotel this morning for Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. This means we left Rajasthan for Uttar Pradesh. Five hours later we arrived at Fort Agra. Pretty impressive in its own right [read more]
Hotel Perfect? On to Hotel PURRRFECT…
Yes, that’s really the name of our meet hotel. Sounds good, right? Way more upscale than the last place. Huge marble hallways, a small lobby on every floor, all very colonial. The neighborhood [read more]
Happy Birthday Sis
Like I said . “Happy Birthday Julie.” I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. We slept the morning away but got up in time to have tea with our kind host, check out of our inn and find our new friend Raj who helped us secure a tuk-tuk [read more]
A Day in Delhi
This morning we hired a cab to take us around to the local tourist attractions. We saw the India Gate, Humayan’s Tomb, the Qutub Minar, the Lotus Temple, a Hindu Temple, the president ‘s house, and a fine hand craft symposium that we neither asked to see or stayed at once we were shepherded in. [read more]