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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.
Jaipur has 3 historic forts. I visited 2 of them on Day 5. But first, I made a return visit to the Hawa Mahal to get a picture with better light. [Read more…]
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…]
I only had 1 day in Jodhpur, but I was just beginning my visit to Rajasthan. After an amusing and somewhat awkward hotel check-out, I took a 1st-class train ride to Jaipur, Rajasthan’s capital and largest [Read more…]
India was challenging. India was frustrating. India was exhausting. India could be heartbreaking. India was very, very dirty. And it was all worth it. Travel in India comes with a learning curve. The longer I was there, the more I learned how to be a traveler in India. And if you go, you’ll be ahead of the game after reading about [Read more…]