Airport departure
27 settembre 2017, Australia ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
At airport, no queue Singapore Airline check in and got the express lane through passport control. So can sit back and relax. First leg is midnight flight to Singapore..
India and Nepal trip
27 settembre 2017, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Got out of the office at 6pm. Bags are packed, showered and some dinner and about to head out to the airport for midnight flight to Singapore.
Singapore airport
28 settembre 2017, Singapore ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Really recommend Singapore Premium economy, managed some sleep, the Mummy movie and a reasonable breakfast. My 10 hour stop over made very comfortable with a 6 hour stint in the transit hotel, in sameLeggi altro
Arrive New Delhi
29 settembre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 32 °C
Arrive to very busy airports and glad to be met by Raddison Blu Plaza hotel curtesy transfer. A 10 minute trip to hotel weaving crazy motorists, cyclists. scooters, pedestrians and more. Glad to haveLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreSounds like a nice hotel with the "Spa area". Be good to have a couple of days there.
Day 1 Old Delhi
30 settembre 2017, India ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Lotus Baha'i Temple complex and rickshaw ride were highlights. Congestion, heat, vibrant colours and lots of smiles. Finished the night with Welcome dinner Indian dancing.
New Delhi morning tour
1 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Stunning architecture, beautifully decorated and magnificent gardens.
Akshardham and Gurdwara
1 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Change of program due to festival celebrations with crowds and security making first photo as close as we could get to Akshardham where even water bottles and umbrellas not allowed. Gurdwaa MataLeggi altro
Non tour day
2 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Started the day with a yoga class by the pool. A leisurely breakfast before heading out to find nearly everything closed because of Mahatma Gandhi public holiday. Had an inspirational talk about hisLeggi altro
Jaipur
3 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
After a six hour bus trip arrived to a sumptuous buffet lunch then headed out to visit the stunning Temple of Birla and then on to the medieval Temple of Gopal Ji. This included a ride on an elephantLeggi altro
Jaipur day 2
4 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 27 °C
Visited Amber Fort, the ancient capital of the State, including the Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors).
Palace of Winds, Hawa Mahal and City Palace museum with Rajasthani costumes and Amore. JantarLeggi altro
Taj Mahal, Agra
5 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 25 °C
Early departure to Agra with stop on way for shopping.
Tour of Agra included Taj Mahal on eve of full moon. Exquisite craftsmanship - a vision, a dream, a poem, a real wonder. Including our guide weLeggi altro
Animals on the streets
5 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Cows, monkeys, dogs, cats, elephants, camels, pigs, snakes, donkeys, chickens, horses on and next to very busy streets.
Local architecture
6 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 26 °C
Huge diversity, the WorldMark building across the road from the place we will stay in between flights.
Transport
6 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
Chaotic, congested, no rules - even our bus did a stretch of going wrong way down freeway - but seems to work most of the time
Signs
6 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Agra to New Delhi
6 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Another early morning so can leave at 7pm. Variety sights on the way. After early lunch onto airport to fly to Varanasi.
ViaggiatoreYou don't seem to be getting as much scaffolding as we did on our trip 😜😅
Varanasi: Early morning Ganges River
7 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 28 °C
Early morning down to Ganges River for sunrise, boat ride and offering ceremony.
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Offering ceremony, gathers your ancestors together to celebrate leaving your karma behind.
Colours of India
7 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 28 °C
Couldn't resist buying a few scarves.
Varanasi highlights
7 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 29 °C
Durga Temple before breakfast. Late morning, Bharat Mata Temple's detailed relief map to scale of the 19th century Indian subcontinent. Silk making demonstration, then back to Ganges River on aLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreWow,... And Linda and I thought London was crowded. Great pictures. Would have been an interesting rickshaw ride.
Food on the streets
7 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
Varanasi: Sarnath
8 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 27 °C
Where Buddha preached his first sermon. Pooja ceremony. Third century BC stupors.
Gardens of India
8 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 28 °C
Public art
8 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 28 °C
Dharamshala day 1
9 ottobre 2017, India ⋅ 🌫 24 °C
Another early morning but only short bus trip to Delhi airport for flight to Kangra then one hour in small vehicles to Dharamshala. Late lunch, a few of hours to explore, rest and acclimatise toLeggi altro
ViaggiatoreHave an excellent trip.