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- Dag 31
- donderdag 4 mei 2023 om 22:51
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Hoogte: 299 ft
IndiëVaranasi25°18’21” N 83°0’32” E
Arrival in Varanasi - BrijRama Palace
4 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ ⛅ 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!)
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- Dag 31
- donderdag 4 mei 2023 om 18:25
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Hoogte: 259 ft
- IndiëKhūb Nadi26°2’38” N 82°20’59” E
Snack stop with motorcycle test ride
4 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ ☀️ 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 upMeer informatie
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- Dag 31
- donderdag 4 mei 2023 om 06:28
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Hoogte: 554 ft
- IndiëNagla Dhīmar27°10’28” N 78°2’32” E
Taj Mahal
4 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ ⛅ 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.
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- Dag 30
- woensdag 3 mei 2023 om 15:56
- 🌧 81 °F
- Hoogte: 722 ft
- IndiëSalim Chisti’s Tomb27°5’41” N 77°39’48” E
Fatehpur sikri Palace
3 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ 🌧 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 aMeer informatie
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- Dag 30
- woensdag 3 mei 2023 om 15:45
- 🌧 84 °F
- Hoogte: 719 ft
- IndiëBirbal House27°5’48” N 77°39’53” E
Jama Mosque, Fatehpur Sikri
3 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ 🌧 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 soakingMeer informatie
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- Dag 30
- woensdag 3 mei 2023 om 12:49
- 🌧 86 °F
- Hoogte: 778 ft
- IndiëBharatpur27°4’11” N 76°59’18” E
Universal motor
3 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ 🌧 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, whichMeer informatie
ReizigerGrowing 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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- Dag 30
- woensdag 3 mei 2023 om 12:15
- 🌧 86 °F
- Hoogte: 922 ft
- IndiëAbhaneri27°0’29” N 76°36’24” E
Ceramic craftsman visit
3 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ 🌧 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 eachMeer informatie
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- Dag 30
- woensdag 3 mei 2023 om 11:41
- 🌧 84 °F
- Hoogte: 935 ft
- IndiëAbhaneri27°0’27” N 76°36’22” E
Chand Baori Step Well/Harshad Mata Tmpl
3 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ 🌧 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 waterMeer informatie
ReizigerYes! 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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- Dag 29
- dinsdag 2 mei 2023 om 19:17
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Hoogte: 1.388 ft
- IndiëRāja Māi ka Tālāo26°56’46” N 75°50’20” E
Danger, danger! Indian tailor visit!
2 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ ⛅ 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 theMeer informatie
ReizigerIt 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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- Dag 29
- dinsdag 2 mei 2023 om 16:20
- ☁️ 86 °F
- Hoogte: 1.617 ft
- IndiëGalta26°55’4” N 75°51’26” E
Hanuman Temple - the monkey temple
2 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ ☁️ 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 hillsideMeer informatie
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- Dag 29
- dinsdag 2 mei 2023 om 14:01
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Hoogte: 1.437 ft
- IndiëCity Palace, Jaipur26°55’30” N 75°49’27” E
The Jantar Mantar Observatory
2 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ ⛅ 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 whoMeer informatie
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- Dag 29
- dinsdag 2 mei 2023 om 13:11
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Hoogte: 1.447 ft
- IndiëCity Palace, Jaipur26°55’36” N 75°49’27” E
City Palace
2 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ ⛅ 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 theMeer informatie
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- Dag 29
- dinsdag 2 mei 2023 om 09:42
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Hoogte: 1.634 ft
- IndiëAmber Fort26°59’10” N 75°51’3” E
Amber Fort
2 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ ☀️ 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 elephantsMeer informatie
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- Dag 28
- maandag 1 mei 2023 om 22:02
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Hoogte: 1.467 ft
- IndiëJaipur26°55’41” N 75°47’15” E
Shahpura House - another palace!
1 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ ⛅ 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 mightMeer informatie
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- Dag 28
- maandag 1 mei 2023 om 16:28
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Hoogte: 1.296 ft
- IndiëBijaynagar25°56’59” N 74°37’59” E
Hay trucks
1 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ ☁️ 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 theMeer informatie
ReizigerSo weird! Hay piles were an old way to store hay in fields and barns. Hay balers have replaced that method for easier/compacter storage.
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- Dag 28
- maandag 1 mei 2023 om 10:55
- 🌧 82 °F
- Hoogte: 1.745 ft
- IndiëChittaurgarh24°53’31” N 74°38’38” E
Chittorgarh Fort - World Heritage site
1 mei 2023, Indië ⋅ 🌧 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 theMeer informatie
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- Dag 27
- zondag 30 april 2023 om 21:53
- 🌙 70 °F
- Hoogte: 1.919 ft
- IndiëKotra Nadi24°34’29” N 73°41’10” E
Invitation to a wedding celebration!
30 april 2023, Indië ⋅ 🌙 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 theMeer informatie
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- Dag 27
- zondag 30 april 2023 om 15:24
- 🌧 81 °F
- Hoogte: 1.995 ft
- IndiëFateh Sāgar24°35’23” N 73°40’43” E
Miniature Painting demo & gallery visit
30 april 2023, Indië ⋅ 🌧 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 PalaceMeer informatie
ReizigerI 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!
ReizigerThe 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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- Dag 27
- zondag 30 april 2023 om 13:03
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Hoogte: 1.942 ft
- IndiëJagmandir24°34’4” N 73°40’42” E
Boat to Jagmandir Island Palace
30 april 2023, Indië ⋅ ☁️ 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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- Dag 27
- zondag 30 april 2023 om 12:31
- 🌧 81 °F
- Hoogte: 1.962 ft
- IndiëKotra Nadi24°34’42” N 73°41’3” E
City Palace Museum
30 april 2023, Indië ⋅ 🌧 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)!
ReizigerThe 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.
ReizigerThe 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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- Dag 26
- zaterdag 29 april 2023 om 18:16
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Hoogte: 1.972 ft
- IndiëKotra Nadi24°34’27” N 73°41’3” E
Shiv Niwas Palace - looking for 007!
29 april 2023, Indië ⋅ ☁️ 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 MaharanaMeer informatie
ReizigerI 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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- Dag 26
- zaterdag 29 april 2023 om 16:23
- ☁️ 79 °F
- Hoogte: 1.896 ft
- IndiëFateh Sāgar24°36’10” N 73°41’7” E
Garden of the Maidens - Sahelyon ki bari
29 april 2023, Indië ⋅ ☁️ 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 depictingMeer informatie
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- Dag 26
- zaterdag 29 april 2023 om 15:58
- ☁️ 77 °F
- Hoogte: 1.880 ft
- IndiëEklinggarh24°34’33” N 73°41’39” E
Vintage and Classic Car Collection
29 april 2023, Indië ⋅ ☁️ 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 thatMeer informatie
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- Dag 26
- zaterdag 29 april 2023 om 14:57
- 🌧 84 °F
- Hoogte: 1.663 ft
- IndiëDabok Airport24°37’14” N 73°53’28” E
Udaipur
29 april 2023, Indië ⋅ 🌧 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 toMeer informatie
ReizigerLabeling is indeed interesting! How did it taste? Yikes on the cellphone conversations 😬
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- Dag 25
- vrijdag 28 april 2023 om 15:40
- ☁️ 91 °F
- Hoogte: 689 ft
- IndiëConnaught Place28°37’36” N 77°12’33” E
Sikh temple - Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
28 april 2023, Indië ⋅ ☁️ 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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ReizigerIt 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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- vrijdag 28 april 2023 om 14:08
- ☁️ 91 °F
- Hoogte: 820 ft
- IndiëMahrauli28°31’35” N 77°11’15” E
Qutub Minar - Minaret and Victory Tower
28 april 2023, Indië ⋅ ☁️ 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 wasMeer informatie
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