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Sun, 5 Apr 2009 | By colleen_finn | Views [1440] | Comments [2]
Hindus truly find god in all things. Even their standard greeting, "Namaste," is a recognition of the inner divinity of both the greeter and the greeted. Today, I got to see how that recognition of divinity sometimes extends to the seemingly ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, cultural observations, sightseeing
Fri, 3 Apr 2009 | By qui001 | Views [848]
We rocked up at the bus station and found a bus to Ajmer, which is the main town near Pushkar. We managed to find a super posh super fast express that only took 3 hours J a nice introduction for Michele to Indian driving. We changed in Ajmer ... Read more >
Fri, 3 Apr 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [999]
There is a rule: Smile at kids and women, but never at a man - you will never get rid of him, truly! The place I am staying at, seems to be a real youth hostel - somehow I feel old. I think I am the oldest person here....oh well........... Anyways, ... Read more >
Tags: saris by the ganges
Fri, 3 Apr 2009 | By sylvia_aiko | Views [675] | Comments [3]
Yay, India! Yay, Mumbai! Actually, we're taking an overnight train tonight to Goa (3rd class a/c...taking Anthony's advice this time, maybe Uncle Larry's next time?...), but we've spent a few good days in Mumbai, and to be honest, I'm not overwhelmed ... Read more >
Tags: india, mumbai
Fri, 3 Apr 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [984]
We felt in need of a taxi this time (that is Gita, Larry and I) and skip the bus. So we taxied to Satna and waited - what was supposed to be 4 hours, but the train was late, 6 hours for the train. The longest hours - so far for me in India! The mosquitoes ... Read more >
Thu, 2 Apr 2009 | By misch | Views [357]
I have arrived in India, the first leg of my journey and rejoined my friends Jacqui & Marc in Jaipur, Rajhastan! After an overnight flight with little legroom and little sleep, i arrived in Delhi totally knackered, and immediately had to face my ... Read more >
Thu, 2 Apr 2009 | By qui001 | Views [583]
We arrived in the busy train station of Jaipur super early, it was 5am and we had not had much sleep. After a couple of chai, we took a rickshaw to the hotel where we were meeting Michele and we crashed out for a while before having a nice breakfast ... Read more >
Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By colleen_finn | Views [11009] | Comments [2]
At the Sardar Bazaar in Jodhpur, the street is a crazy, pulsating mass of auto rickshaws, scooters, bicycles, and cars, all beeping or ringing to make their way through the sea of people. In stark contrast to this frenzy of activity are the slow-moving ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing
Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By colleen_finn | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [1574]
Leaving Agra in the morning, waiting for the train , we found ourselves surrounded by begging children - one holding a baby! We had bought food for the journey, only to find ourselves giving it to the children how really appreciated it! The train ride ... Read more >
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 | By colleen_finn | Views [2635] | Comments [1]
Perhaps I spoke too soon when I said Egypt was good preparation for India. It's still true in some aspects, but in the sleeper train department it couldn't be further from the truth. Taking a sleeper train in India—even the tourist/business-class sort—is ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, planes trains & automobiles, sightseeing
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By qui001 | Views [572]
The overnight train journey was quite rough. We were woken up several time by the super loud train horn, at one point we thought that the train driver had fallen asleep on the horn! Our allocated bunks were really small and then Marc had to change it ... Read more >
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By colleen_finn | Views [1836]
After spending the morning in Old Delhi checking out an old 17th century Muslim mosque (Jami Masjid) and a Sikh temple, I spent the remainder of the afternoon wandering around central Delhi and discovering anew one of the hazards of a female traveling ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, sightseeing
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By colleen_finn | Views [1172]
I can hardly believe that I am in India. It feels a bit decadent to be taking a trip so soon after my last, but the timing could not be helped. Compared to my journey to Egypt, the journey here was unremarkable. The flights were on time, there was no ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, planes trains & automobiles
Sun, 29 Mar 2009 | By margitpirsch | Views [995]
A long train ride to Agra (every train ride seems to take 12 hours here), but this time with Gita and Larrry made it easier, because I didn't have to chain up my backpack and worry about my stuff going to the bathroom, which is - you wouldn't think so ... Read more >
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