Posted in India on Nov 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
Wow… it has been an absolutely crazy week, a climactic end to a very challenging month and the final part of our trip.
I didn’t get much sleep after that last late night post and actually slept in past our 5 am meeting time to go catch the train… we were woken up by a knock [...]
Posted in India on Nov 12th, 2007 3 Comments »
Waking up at 4 in the morning to go hike up a mountain to see the sun rise is not the kind of thing I normally jump at… and even Kim was balking at getting up that early. Our tour leader on this trip has been pretty hands off as the style of the [...]
Posted in India on Nov 8th, 2007 1 Comment »
Udaipur was a really great change of pace from Jodhpur. The lake was easily within walking distance from our hotel and as we approached monkeys ran across the road in front of us and camels and elephants were being ridden in the streets as tourist attractions. The man-made lake is reminiscent of Venice with [...]
Posted in India on Nov 6th, 2007 No Comments »
After our last post and a good night’s sleep we set out to see Jaisalmer for the day. The fort is expansive, full of winding alleys where you can easily get lost, but every street seemed to lead back to our hotel anyway. The shop keepers are persistent, “please look at my shoes, [...]
Posted in India on Oct 31st, 2007 No Comments »
We felt a great sense of relief as we were dropped off at Tribhuvan “International” airport by our Nepali guide and were back on our own and on our way to Delhi. I put international in quotes because this airport isn’t a hub that is ever really used on the way to other international [...]