8 Nov 2013 Udaipur to Kochi via Mumbai India Part II The South begins

Posted on 09/11/2013 by Greg
We woke at 4:20am for a 5am departure from the Lake Palace. We got away reasonably smoothly, we forgot to take our pastries from breakfast with us to eat on the plane so Deb went back to the room. Next thing here she is with our luggage in tow, the porters hadn’t colloected our bags so she brought them back with her! No stopping this girl! Continue reading →
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Chhatra Sagar in Pictures

Posted on 08/11/2013 by Greg

A glimpse of Chhatra Sagar and its surrounds.

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Thursday 7th November 2013 Udaipur

Posted on 08/11/2013 by Deborah

Today was fabulous, I enjoyed it all 🙂

We caught the hotel boat over to the mainland around 9am and met with our guide Girish, we had a good time with him, he was a great guide. Continue reading →

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6 Nov 2013 Chhatra Sagar to Udaipur, Rajasthan India

Posted on 07/11/2013 by Greg
We had a long drive down to Udaipur, along basically a secondary road. They are doing lots of upgrades and we were on a highway at one point, and a Tollway on another, but it was hard to tell the difference. Continue reading →
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5 Nov 2013 Chhatra Sagar, Nimaj, Rajasthan

Posted on 06/11/2013 by Greg
Hi to Ella and the other children of Mrs Brunger class at East Marden Public School, we hear that you are studying India now. We hope you like our blog and can learn a little about the parts of India we are exploring. If you have any questions for us, please get Mrs Brunger to ask us using the comments field below.
Our tent accomodation is very comfortable and we both had a great nights sleep.
This morning we went to a local farm and village. The farm was in a neighbouring property to Chhatra Sagar. Continue reading →
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4 Nov 2013 Jodhpur to Chhatra Sagar

Posted on 05/11/2013 by Greg
We started the day slowly, and had a bit of a lie in before breakfast at 9:30. The fireworks went all night, even at 9:30am you could still hear crackers going off around the town.
I took the opportunity of our slow morning to take a couple of snaps around the Palace. I walked out in front and found that the “Royal Residence” must have had an open day, as there were bus loads of people queuing to get inside. Continue reading →
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Sun 3 Nov 2013 Jodhpur – Diwali

Posted on 04/11/2013 by Greg
Happy Diwali everyone, may Laxmi smile on you.
The day is still, very smoggy and feels like it will be warm, the sky is a dirty grey colour and its hard to make out if there are any clouds or not.
We have had a great day exploring Jodhpur. We left the Palace at 8:30 this morning, stopped for lunch around 12 and were back here at the Palace at 4:30. We had the pleasure of visiting three local villages and getting an insight into life here.  Continue reading →
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2 Nov 2013 Jaipur to Jodhpur through the Thar Desert

Posted on 03/11/2013 by Greg
We said goodbye to Jaipur around 9am and headed west to Jodhpur, 330kms, or 6 1/2 hrs driving including a couple of stops. Yes even on the highways here you only allow about 50-60km/hr average driving speeds, this allows for the road conditions, cows, dogs, goats, motor bikes and trucks that you have to negoiate along the way. Continue reading →
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1 Nov Jaipur Our Anniversary Dinner Rambagh Palace

Posted on 02/11/2013 by Greg
We had a special dinner organised for us by A&K, to help us celebrate our Anniversary.
We went to the foyer at 7pm and were met by a young woman from Guest Dining Services (she was more preoccupied with her phone and other things than us), she led us through the Palace to the rear gardens and an area beside the Gazebo. Continue reading →
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1 Nov 2013 Jaipur Happy Diwali

Posted on 02/11/2013 by Greg
We had a very slow start to our day, breakfast at 9:30am and pick-up by our guide at 11am.
We headed into the City Palace and got a Rickshaw for a ride around town, visiting several markets, they all seemed to be around the Johri Bizar. Continue reading →
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