Bird watching
8 grudnia 2023, Indie ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We spent last night at Banganh Lake in the Indian Ranges. We slept in fancy tents. Highlight for me was bird watching in the morning as the sun came up.
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We spent last night at Banganh Lake in the Indian Ranges. We slept in fancy tents. Highlight for me was bird watching in the morning as the sun came up.
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We are staying in the hotel where they filmed Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. My day started with yoga on the rooftop - it's surprisingly chilly in the morning. We've also been at a cooking school making Czytaj więcej
Last night we stayed with a family who are friends of our guide in a small village near Pali. They were fantastic hosts. When the house was first built it had to house three wives who wanted separate Czytaj więcej
We are in desert country now. Stunning red volcanic rock and blue houses where brahmins live. We've visited a motorbike temple and a rat temple - locals believe dead loved ones come back as rats! We Czytaj więcej
We are in our guide Kush's home town. We are about to head out to his home for dinner. We've spent today wandering through the old part of town, visiting the local fort/palace and jain temple. My Czytaj więcej
We started the morning at an Indian nature reserve. It was incredible to see thousands of vultures, eagles and antelopes. We followed this with a visit to the royal cenotaphs and temple where brahmin Czytaj więcej
We are in Mandawa - population 45,000. Zahra is obsessed with old haveli buildings. They were built for cold winters and 50 degree summers. The rooms surround an open air courtyard. Many of the older Czytaj więcej
We are back in Delhi. A final masala dosa for dinner tonight before the long haul home. It's been a fabulous trip and I've loved being in the chaos and wonder that is India again.
Podróżnik Great bird photos! If only you’d borrowed Ben’s camera 😂
Podróżnik The birds are beautiful, yes I was also thinking of a Ben’s camera 😂
Podróżnik Cool birds