Apr 4, 2010 - JAIPUR

Arriviamo a Jaipur. ... A Jaipur ci fermiamo all'osservatorio Jantar Mantar, davvero unico il Maraja pare fosse un astronomo rinomatissimo. ... alcuni ragazzi imitano i campioni di cricket giocando in uno dei pochi spazi disponibili in mezzo alle strettissime vie di Jaipur. ...

Apr 3, 2010 - AGRA/JAIPUR (235 Km/5 ore)

4° giorno * AGRA/JAIPUR (235 Km/5 ore) * 3 Aprile sabato 3 aprile Taj Mahal . Usciamo e ci dirigiamo verso Jaipur, si. ... Verso Jaipur. ...

Mar 14, 2010 - Jaipur

jaipur is even dirtier than delhi and everybody who didn't have the culture shock yet, will get it here. ... went for the city palace today and a little walk through jaipur. ...

Mar 13, 2010 - Around and About

With so much to do in a country the size of a small continent, travelers can easily spend as much time getting to places, as they do enjoying them. Checking off the main tourist sights, such as the Amer Palace of Jaipur, the tiger safari’s of Rathambore National Park, and Agra’s famous Taj Mahal, we found more interest in the lesser known sights that without Mr. ... The abandoned Monkey Fortress outside of Jaipur, home to some 6,000 wild monkeys and not one foreign tourist, the impromptu Butter Chicken cooking course with one of Faroch’s good friends Romeo (although he was far from what the name presumes), and the long drives down country roads, providing intimate views into the lives of India’s vibrant rural population, were just a few of the unique memories that will forever dominate my memories. ... If only for his knowledge, Mr.With so much to do in a country the size of a small continent, travelers can easily spend as much time getting to places, as they do enjoying them. Checking off the main tourist sights, such as the Amer Palace of Jaipur, the tiger safari’s of Rathambore National Park, and Agra’s famous Taj Mahal, we found more interest in the lesser known sights that without Mr. ... The abandoned Monkey Fortress outside of Jaipur, home to some 6,000 wild monkeys and not one foreign tourist, the impromptu Butter Chicken cooking course with one of Faroch’s good friends Romeo (although he was far from what the name presumes), and the long drives down country roads, providing intimate views into the lives of India’s vibrant rural population, were just a few of the unique memories that will forever dominate my memories. ... If only for his knowledge, Mr....

Mar 2, 2010 - Jaipur, day of the stalker.

THE AMBER FORT Up at 6:30 today, to beat the rush at the tour spots. In fact I am certain that we have seen more non-Indian tourist in the three days in Jaipur than in the last 2 months through the rest of India. ... Tomorrow we drive out of Jaipur of Rathanbhour for our Tiger Safari days. ...

Mar 1, 2010 - Holi, festival of colours

Holy Holi, Batman Can you tell we were excited about Holi? In fact, Simon has been waiting a whole year, since learning about it in social studies class in grade 3 and realizing that we would be in India for the Holi celebrations. The day before Holi we arrived in Jaipur just in time to attend the Elephant Festive (put on for tourists by the Tourism Board) (see prior entry). ... Our hotel did not have plans for Holi, but we spotted a sign advertising a Holi celebration, again by the Tourism Board, which we assumed would be as good as the Elephant Festive.Holy Holi, Batman Can you tell we were excited about Holi? In fact, Simon has been waiting a whole year, since learning about it in social studies class in grade 3 and realizing that we would be in India for the Holi celebrations. The day before Holi we arrived in Jaipur just in time to attend the Elephant Festive (put on for tourists by the Tourism Board) (see prior entry). ... Our hotel did not have plans for Holi, but we spotted a sign advertising a Holi celebration, again by the Tourism Board, which we assumed would be as good as the Elephant Festive....

Feb 28, 2010 - Rajasthan Elephant Festival

We are now in the Pink City of Jaipur in the province of Rajasthan. ... As we approach the city we do notice a change in the geography, flora and fauna, all indicating that Rajasthan would be an interesting, more desert like area to visit.We are now in the Pink City of Jaipur in the province of Rajasthan. ... As we approach the city we do notice a change in the geography, flora and fauna, all indicating that Rajasthan would be an interesting, more desert like area to visit....