Jan 20th Saturday Taj Mahal and the agra Fort
Saturday, January 20, 2024 Agra India AGRA & the FORT The Moghuls invaded India with just men 10,000 in the 16th century. They defeated the Maharaja who had over 100,000 men because they had gunpowder, and the locals did not. They lost because their battle plan in the past was to have the elephant...
Jan 19 a 5 1/2 hour drive to Agra
Friday January 19, 2024 – 5 ½ hour drive to Agra Maybe it is because we are now 12 days into our trip but we are really tired of rough roads, crazy drivers and similar scenes every 40 klicks a way of life that we feel so lucky to have been born in the USA and when. Having said that we love the t...
Jan 18 Sawai Madhopur a Tiger Photo & a day at our hotel /a mile walk of the Perimeter
Thursday, January 18, 2024 · What a great decision not to go 5 hours in a jeep…. Up at 9:00 breakfast at 10:30 · Walked the perimeter wall of the hotel 1.04 miles · Climbed the observation tower w/ 84 steps to the top. · Monkeys escorted us for a ¼ of the walk. · Lunch, na...
January 17 Sawai Madhopur hotel and jeep ride to see the Tigers
8:00 departure for a 3-hour drive to Sawai Madhopur India home of the Tigers and a huge national reserve. I have failed to mention previously when India became a democratic republic in 1952 among the many laws passed, driving regulations and an extensive set of guidelines for the road were require...
Jaipur Tuesday Jan 16 Amber Fort and a walk thru the local public Market
Amber Fort (pronounced Amir) Amber was the capital of Kachhawaha Rajputs from 1037 until 1728. We arrived at the gates of the fort on elephants back The building of the fort-palace was started by Raja Man Singh, a noted Rajput general in Akbar's army in 1600, and the architecture shows a distinct Mu...
Jan 15 Flt to Jaipur India, then ½ tour
The Fort of Amir is surrounded by hills and walls but as the population grew there was no place to expand. Maharaj Singh in 1727 built the new city of Jaipur. I was designed with a grid with wide streets no dead ends etc. before construction was started. The only city we have seen so far that looks...
Jan 14th Maharishi Palace and a visit to the old town farmer’s spice & vegetable market.
Observation So far, we have found the people, especially our guides proud of their country, the skills that the people have from each of the areas, AND embellish a bit of who did what first. i.e. miniature painting was started before Christ in Jodhpur until we got to Udaipur where our guide explaine...
January 13th Udaipur
All day drive through the countryside & mountains. 9 AM to Noon Primarily an agricultural area with crops everywhere, Chickpeas and other greens that do not require much water. In the mountains, we saw some wheat in the fields where the water is more plentiful. There is a town every 40 KM or so wit...
January 11 & 12 Jodhpur
Jodpur Jan 11 & 12 Kalyan Singh our guide for the next two days Kaylan has a master's in History and is a native of the area. His grandfather was a general in the British Army. Jodhpur is in the state of Rajasthan and historically was farming and military the 2nd level of the caste system. He took u...
India 2024 Oberoi Hotel Jan 8th-10th New Delhi India
Jan 6-8 Air travel and arrival at the hotel Qatar Airlines IMG 9047 dinner on Qatar airlines …probably the best business class we have ever flown. two guys that met us as we got off the airplane, see below for the experience in the hotel room. From the time we got off the airplane to the hotel there...