India
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Sunday, 7 Dec 2014 | Views [283]
From Goa, we headed to Mumbai for our final two days in India. All of the people we have met in India, except for one, said that we may as well skip Mumbai because it is really crap.
The first thing that hit us about Mumbai was the view from the plane.... Read more >
Tags: mumbai
Sunday, 7 Dec 2014 | Views [390]
From Ahmedebad we flew to Goa. This was something we had both been really looking forward to. Following the hustle and bustle and the dirt of the cities and towns and the almost monotonous desert landscape of Rajasthan , the lush greenery, dense palm ... Read more >
Tags: beach, bogmallo, goa, palolem, patnem, relax, vasco da gama
Sunday, 7 Dec 2014 | Views [420]
From the pink city, we headed to Jodhpur, "The Blue City". I was really impressed by Jodhpur, because about 80% of the buildings were blue. It is a really pretty sight to look at. Also, right in the centre of the town is a huge fort, built on the top ... Read more >
Tags: ahmedebad, camel safari, jodhpur, zipline
Sunday, 7 Dec 2014 | Views [546]
Jaipur is known as the Pink City. All of the buildings are supposed to be painted in shades of pink. In reality they are more orange slash brown rather than pink, but it is still quite impressive. Jaipur also has quite a few sights to see, as it makes ... Read more >
Tags: amber fort, jaipur, pink city, sightseeing
Friday, 5 Dec 2014 | Views [345]
From Varanasi, we headed to Agra. Robin had an awful train journey, and wasn't feeling very well when we arrived at our hotel in the morning. We checked into our hotel, found some breakfast and rested for a while, before we got a tuk tuk driver to take ... Read more >
Tags: agra, agra fort, tag mahal
Friday, 5 Dec 2014 | Views [409]
From Delhi, we got an overnight train to Varanasi. Varanasi is famous for being the "holiest place" in India. It is right on the river Ganges, and is made up of a network of confusing, interconnecting alleyways, and a load of ghats, which are steps down ... Read more >
Tags: ganges, ghats, river, varanasi
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2014 | Views [655]
Delhi is bat shit crazy. That is the simplest way to describe it. We arrived fairly late at night and, after being ripped off by our taxi driver, got to our hotel at about 11 and crashed out. The next day I was so excited to finally experience India.... Read more >
Tags: delhi, india, scams, sightseeing
