Wednesday, 6 August 2008

Very wow Jaipur



It took me two months, but I finally completed the Golden Triangle (Delhi-Agra-Jaipur) with a visit to Jaipur this past weekend. Michelle and I stayed at a hostel Saturday night, which meant that Sunday was far less rushed than on our trips to Agra and Amritsar.

Pictures can be seen on this Facebook album.

Highlights included:

Amber Fort, located 11 km north of Jaipur
An elephant ride
Hawa Mahal, the facade of which was built to allow royal ladies to people-watch undetected
Jantar Mantar, where, unlike at the one in Delhi, we hired a guide so as to understand what the instruments actually do
An Italian restaurant that served Kingfisher in teacups to get around obtaining a liquor license

The trip reminded me how much I enjoy getting out of Delhi, so I plan on doing more of that over the next few weeks. I think I am heading to Chandigarh Saturday.

1 comment:

David Lai said...

hey robbie,
this is david, we met at the 4th of july party at the embassy. i finally found your business card and came across your site. i have to say that getting out of delhi is refreshing - i got to go around the karnataka state a couple weeks ago and am going to hyderabad for a couple days this weekend.

hope all is well - best of luck if i don't see you before i head back to the us (next wed).