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- Tag 31
- Donnerstag, 4. Mai 2023 um 22:51
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Höhe über NN: 299 ft
IndienVaranasi25°18’21” N 83°0’32” E
Arrival in Varanasi - BrijRama Palace
4. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Our final destination and the final palace of our adventure in India!
(Edited to add flute player in the courtyard in the morning!)
It was a crazy drive to get through the city. Thank goodness weWeiterlesen
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- Tag 31
- Donnerstag, 4. Mai 2023 um 18:25
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Höhe über NN: 259 ft
- IndienKhūb Nadi26°2’38” N 82°20’59” E
Snack stop with motorcycle test ride
4. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
We just stopped for a snack break (smoke break for our driver/guide) and a nice Royal Enfield Army Edition motorcycle ended up parked next to the car. Eric talked motorcycles with the guy and ended upWeiterlesen
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- Tag 31
- Donnerstag, 4. Mai 2023 um 06:28
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Höhe über NN: 554 ft
- IndienNagla Dhīmar27°10’28” N 78°2’32” E
Taj Mahal
4. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
This whole trip has obviously been incredible beyond words, but to see the Taj Mahal in person was like a dream. It’s a UNESCO site and one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.
We woke up at 5am soWeiterlesen
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- Tag 30
- Mittwoch, 3. Mai 2023 um 15:56
- 🌧 81 °F
- Höhe über NN: 722 ft
- IndienSalim Chisti’s Tomb27°5’41” N 77°39’48” E
Fatehpur sikri Palace
3. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
This is a beautiful sandstone complex within the walls of the fort. The detailed decorative carving on some of the buildings is just breathtaking. This king had three wives, and each was of aWeiterlesen
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- Tag 30
- Mittwoch, 3. Mai 2023 um 15:45
- 🌧 84 °F
- Höhe über NN: 719 ft
- IndienBirbal House27°5’48” N 77°39’53” E
Jama Mosque, Fatehpur Sikri
3. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
This is described as one of the largest mosques in India. It was just a short walk from the palace. Unfortunately it was more overrun with people hawking their trinkets, which takes away from soakingWeiterlesen
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- Tag 30
- Mittwoch, 3. Mai 2023 um 12:49
- 🌧 86 °F
- Höhe über NN: 778 ft
- IndienBharatpur27°4’11” N 76°59’18” E
Universal motor
3. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ 🌧 86 °F
There is a small one-cylinder diesel engine that is used in a zillion different applications. One is a vehicle put together with spare parts from lots of other vehicles. It is known as a Jugaad, whichWeiterlesen
ReisenderGrowing up in VT my mom's Dad made something similar out of the carcass of an old model t to transport hay bales from the field. They call it the doodle bug. My mom learned to drive on it.
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- Tag 30
- Mittwoch, 3. Mai 2023 um 12:15
- 🌧 86 °F
- Höhe über NN: 922 ft
- IndienAbhaneri27°0’29” N 76°36’24” E
Ceramic craftsman visit
3. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ 🌧 86 °F
Our driver/guide Rajeev took us to visit an elderly couple who live near the step-well. They make a very meager living creating little terracotta tea cups that they sell to tea stands for a rupee eachWeiterlesen
ReisenderThey are! Unfortunately he is losing business as paper cups become more prevalent.
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- Tag 30
- Mittwoch, 3. Mai 2023 um 11:41
- 🌧 84 °F
- Höhe über NN: 935 ft
- IndienAbhaneri27°0’27” N 76°36’22” E
Chand Baori Step Well/Harshad Mata Tmpl
3. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
This step well was an incredible visual experience. It has been dated to the 8-9 century AD. It’s about 100 feet down to the water, which is collected rainwater. The well was used for drinking waterWeiterlesen
ReisenderYes! This may have been my favorite structure of the trip. I could have stared at it for a loooong time. A “guide” tried to latch onto us to give us a tour, but I had to walk away. He’s talking was to distracting!
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- Tag 29
- Dienstag, 2. Mai 2023 um 19:17
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.388 ft
- IndienRāja Māi ka Tālāo26°56’46” N 75°50’20” E
Danger, danger! Indian tailor visit!
2. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
We had too much fun visiting this very kind tailor and ordering a few lovely things to have shipped home. They could actually have things done and delivered to our hotel before we leave Jaipur in theWeiterlesen
ReisenderIt was a visual feast! So many bolts of beautiful fabrics! And decorative items made from scraps of old sari’s or leftover scraps from new ones - 😍😍
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- Tag 29
- Dienstag, 2. Mai 2023 um 16:20
- ☁️ 86 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.617 ft
- IndienGalta26°55’4” N 75°51’26” E
Hanuman Temple - the monkey temple
2. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Have you ever held a monkey? Eric and I can now say we have. This temple was established because a statue of the Monkey god Hanuman was found there and there was water coming out of the hillsideWeiterlesen
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- Tag 29
- Dienstag, 2. Mai 2023 um 14:01
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.437 ft
- IndienCity Palace, Jaipur26°55’30” N 75°49’27” E
The Jantar Mantar Observatory
2. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
We had no idea what we were going to see here, but discovered that it is another UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is a collection of huge astronomical instruments completed in 1734 by the king whoWeiterlesen
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- Tag 29
- Dienstag, 2. Mai 2023 um 13:11
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.447 ft
- IndienCity Palace, Jaipur26°55’36” N 75°49’27” E
City Palace
2. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Construction of this palace began in 1727, and it is still a residence for the royal family. In fact, for an extra $50US each we could have seen more of the personal residence. But we stuck to theWeiterlesen
ReisenderWe haven’t figured it out for sure, but it is a landscape/street tree that we’ve seen all over here. Not usually trimmed like this though!
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- Tag 29
- Dienstag, 2. Mai 2023 um 09:42
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.634 ft
- IndienAmber Fort26°59’10” N 75°51’3” E
Amber Fort
2. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Two more UNESCO sites today, and the Amber Fort was the first one. Set up on a hill, we actually road an elephant up to the fort. We felt a little funny about that, wondering about how the elephantsWeiterlesen
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- Tag 28
- Montag, 1. Mai 2023 um 22:02
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.467 ft
- IndienJaipur26°55’41” N 75°47’15” E
Shahpura House - another palace!
1. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We are feeling very spoiled with a stay for a couple nights in ANOTHER palace, this one in a smaller overall footprint but more rooms. I’m feeling like I can see where the McMennamin brothers mightWeiterlesen
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- Tag 28
- Montag, 1. Mai 2023 um 16:28
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.296 ft
- IndienBijaynagar25°56’59” N 74°37’59” E
Hay trucks
1. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
This is how hay is transported on the highway in this part of India. When we saw it transported further south earlier on our trip, the trucks were piled high but not covered. Not sure about theWeiterlesen
ReisenderSo weird! Hay piles were an old way to store hay in fields and barns. Hay balers have replaced that method for easier/compacter storage.
ReisenderAnd early on in our trip in the southern region I remember seeing the large hay stacks in fields and thinking of Monet! I’d never seen that style in real life. Used to the style in the US!
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- Tag 28
- Montag, 1. Mai 2023 um 10:55
- 🌧 82 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.745 ft
- IndienChittaurgarh24°53’31” N 74°38’38” E
Chittorgarh Fort - World Heritage site
1. Mai 2023 in Indien ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
This is the largest fort in India and the only fort that people still live in. It’s spread over 700 acres and includes remains of palaces, Jain temples and housing. It was originally built in theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 27
- Sonntag, 30. April 2023 um 21:53
- 🌙 70 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.919 ft
- IndienKotra Nadi24°34’29” N 73°41’10” E
Invitation to a wedding celebration!
30. April 2023 in Indien ⋅ 🌙 70 °F
We were invited this evening to an Indian pre-wedding ceremony in the neighborhood right outside the palace hotel where we are staying!! Our driver/guide is friends with a man who lives in theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 27
- Sonntag, 30. April 2023 um 15:24
- 🌧 81 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.995 ft
- IndienFateh Sāgar24°35’23” N 73°40’43” E
Miniature Painting demo & gallery visit
30. April 2023 in Indien ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
Our guide took us to a gallery full of paintings old and new done in the miniature painting technique. Many were authorized reproductions of some of the paintings that we’d seen in the PalaceWeiterlesen
ReisenderI wonder how the camels feel about the use of their eyelashes! Very interesting. I love the idea of miniature paintings. So detailed too. India really goes all out on details!
ReisenderThe man explaining this to us said that the camels shed their eyelashes once a year. I still wonder about the process!
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- Tag 27
- Sonntag, 30. April 2023 um 13:03
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.942 ft
- IndienJagmandir24°34’4” N 73°40’42” E
Boat to Jagmandir Island Palace
30. April 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
After our museum visit we had a relaxing boat ride (up to 24 passengers on the boat) to an island in the lake for lunch. It was a beautiful setting and the gardens were lovely!
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- Tag 27
- Sonntag, 30. April 2023 um 12:31
- 🌧 81 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.962 ft
- IndienKotra Nadi24°34’42” N 73°41’3” E
City Palace Museum
30. April 2023 in Indien ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
This museum is in the palace complex where we are staying. Gorgeous details everywhere, and fascinating artifacts! It was really hard to choose just 20 photos (the limit per footprint)!
ReisenderThe detail is amazing. So intricate. I love the weapons collection. I so want to take up learning to wield a sword! I’m curious about the 20 photos. Is that the rules per person? If so it would be so hard.
ReisenderThe weapons were amazing - the handles on the daggers were stunning - inlay, crystal, agate, so many materials used. (The 20 photo per post thing is a FindPenguins thing. Maybe so it doesn’t take up so much of their storage? Not sure!)
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- Tag 26
- Samstag, 29. April 2023 um 18:16
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.972 ft
- IndienKotra Nadi24°34’27” N 73°41’3” E
Shiv Niwas Palace - looking for 007!
29. April 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Yes, we are staying in a palace for 2 nights, no biggie. 😳😁 Part of the James Bond movie “Octopussy” was filmed here! The palace was built in the early 20th century, in the reign of MaharanaWeiterlesen
ReisenderI feel like I’m sleeping in Queen Elizabeth’s bed! (PS - I’m adding captions now. I was too tired last night 🙃)
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- Tag 26
- Samstag, 29. April 2023 um 16:23
- ☁️ 79 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.896 ft
- IndienFateh Sāgar24°36’10” N 73°41’7” E
Garden of the Maidens - Sahelyon ki bari
29. April 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
This was a lovely place for a quick visit in the middle of the city. It was built by Maharana Sangram Singh II as a garden for women. There was a sweet little art gallery with paintings depictingWeiterlesen
ReisenderGardens galore. They are so pretty. The foliage that you have posted looks so lovely and inviting.
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- Tag 26
- Samstag, 29. April 2023 um 15:58
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.880 ft
- IndienEklinggarh24°34’33” N 73°41’39” E
Vintage and Classic Car Collection
29. April 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
On our way from the airport to the hotel our driver/guide took us to The Palace Udaipur Vintage and Classic Car Museum. I was thinking of my dad and brother as we saw these beautiful vintage cars thatWeiterlesen
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- Tag 26
- Samstag, 29. April 2023 um 14:57
- 🌧 84 °F
- Höhe über NN: 1.663 ft
- IndienDabok Airport24°37’14” N 73°53’28” E
Udaipur
29. April 2023 in Indien ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
It was a short airplane ride to get to Udaipur on Vistara airlines, which I’d never heard of. I love flights where you get food from that country! Of note was the fact that some people seem toWeiterlesen
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- Tag 25
- Freitag, 28. April 2023 um 15:40
- ☁️ 91 °F
- Höhe über NN: 689 ft
- IndienConnaught Place28°37’36” N 77°12’33” E
Sikh temple - Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
28. April 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☁️ 91 °F
Our guide/driver took us to visit a huge Sikh temple that started in the 17th century. To go inside we had to wear simple scarves to cover our heads.
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ReisenderIt was bit hard to understand and hear our guide, but I believe that their holy book was under there. There was a side room behind glass that I shared a photo of that I *think* either the scripture goes back to at night OR the head priest/Granthi sleeps there. It was really not clear, darn it.
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- Tag 25
- Freitag, 28. April 2023 um 14:08
- ☁️ 91 °F
- Höhe über NN: 820 ft
- IndienMahrauli28°31’35” N 77°11’15” E
Qutub Minar - Minaret and Victory Tower
28. April 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☁️ 91 °F
Another UNESCO World Heritage site! The tower was built between 1199 and 1220. It is 238 feet tall and the tallest stone tower in India. It’s made of red sandstone and marble. A large mosque wasWeiterlesen
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