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Jaipur, India
After a relaxing evening and some good sleep, we were ready for our last day in India. I knew from my previous trip, that the Amber Fort in Jaipur was pretty cool, so I was happy to have Ken/Karen see it too. We enjoyed our last ITC breakfast, got packed up and ready to meet Basant and McCloud by 8am. Our first stop was to the Hawa Mahal or the Palace of the Winds. It is a very intricate front of a building in the old town, with hundreds of windows so the wo...
Delhi, India
Jaipur, India
We enjoyed our last breakfast at the Tigress and packed up for the 3 hour drive to Jaipur. Of course, that is totally dependent on the traffic. We had left early enough that the road was pretty much clear and we were sailing along, at least for the first 1.5 hours. Then, it ended. And not just a slow down, it was a total stop. We were in a small town and had commented how happy we were that traffic was so light. Right about then, our luck ran out. McClo...
Ranthambore National Park, India
Another early morning, but instead of the Taj, we were up at 530am to catch our 6am safari to see the Tigers in Ranthambore National Park. The sun was just starting to come up over the bluffs and we grabbed some coffee and tea on the patio waiting for our jeeps to arrive. The jeeps held a range of guests, from the small that held 4 to the large ones which held about 20. They are open air, have roll bars to hang on to (thank goodness) but no seat belts. Ours h...