Tag: India

Varanasi is all about the River Ganges. We were on the river for sunset yesterday and were there again for sunrise today. Departure from the hotel was set for 5:30 am so we were awake at 5:00 am to prepare. We had coffee in the room and I ate a banana to provide a base for my morning medication. Traffic...

We were not sure what would happen with access once we boarded the train last night so I had taken the precaution of uploading and scheduling the blog post. It would go live at 11:00 pm regardless. The train arrived a little late and there was a crush to board. The 64 berths in our sleeper car were arranged in...

We had booked an optional cooking class for today but otherwise expected it might be a quiet day of relaxing in Orchha until we went to catch our evening train to Varanasi. In the end it was a much more interesting day than that. Hotel check out was at 11:00 am and our cooking class was at 11:30 am so...

Another day, another travel experience. Today we were off to Orchha by Indian fast train. We were awake and moving at 6:00 am. Majella had been ill at midnight but the worst of that had passed by morning. There would be breakfast of sorts on the train but we had black coffee and muesli bars in our room to settle...

This was to be another day with a large part spent on the road. Agra is about 240 km from Jaipur and is the third apex on the golden triangle with Delhi and Jaipur. The major attraction is the Taj Mahal which was what we were going to see. Roads and traffic being as they are in India we were...

We have been amazed at how the assortment of vehicles manages on the busy roads apparently with minimal conflict or collisions. Today we were going to find out first hand on our bicycle tour. Fortunately I was feeling much better than I had yesterday.  We woke at 5:30 am, dressed, and ate manadarins to go with our morning malaria medication....

This was the first real day of our tour. It was also the day we finally posted that parcel but not without some drama. The tour itinerary included an early start with a metro ride to see Connaught Place and India Gate, the national war memorial. Because Trump was in town for the day our departure had been brought forward...

Today was officially the first day of our GAdventures tour but the first scheduled activity was an evening orientation meeting. That left us with a day to fill in any way we wanted. We could take another taxi tour, relax in our room, or do something else. I woke with a headache, probably caffeine deprivation, and some dry soreness in...