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I started off Day 7 by getting to the Taj Mahal at the crack of dawn. Seeing the Taj Mahal made it a day like no other in my entire life. After my visit, I had a late breakfast at a cute little place beyond the Taj’s southern gate. The relaxing atmosphere and delicious food made sure the day kept on being a good one.
For my post-Taj breakfast, I had a cheese & masala (Indian spice) omelette with a side of toast with butter. How cute is it that the toast comes neatly wrapped!
On the morning of Day 6, I had the best train ride ever. At first I resisted the food offered to me for breakfast by the young Indian couple I met. Being a picky eater, I was sure it would be something I wouldn’t like. But it looked pretty good, and they told me that the husband’s mother was the best cook. I relented, and it turns out that they were right. Delicious!
I had spiced cold potatoes cubes, paneer (firm cottage cheese) and peas in a sauce, plain bread, and deep-fried bread. Considering that I never cared for Indian food, I couldn’t believe how much I liked it. My compliments to the mam! (I just had to look up Hindi for “mother”.)
On the morning of Day 5, I had a bus to catch, and I had to take a bus to get to the bus, so I skipped breakfast. I grabbed a sweet lassi (delicouis Indian yogurt shake) instead (somewhere).
After my morning sightseeing was over, I returned to the fabulous Hotel Pearl Palace to have lunch at their fabulous rooftop restaurant.
One of the reasons why I loved the Hotel Pearl Palace in Jaipur was the fabulous Peacock Rooftop Restaurant. (My hotel in Jodhpur also had a nice rooftop restaurant, where I had a very filling dinner.)
Before I headed out for my 1st day of sightseeing in colorful Jaipur, I headed up to the rooftop for breakfast. I started off with aloo parantha (flatbread stuffed with potatoes and [Read more…]
When I arrived at the station in Jodhpur, I was delighted to find that the station had a cafe. I started off my day’s breakfasts (yes, breakfasts) there with a veggie omelet and buttered bread. Not very exotic, which was just fine because I knew as my trip progressed there would be no shortage of exotic (i.e., Indian) food.
The 1st breakfast of the day tasted just fine. But you can tell by the picture that the omelet was a fairly small serving–not a typical American [Read more…]
