Sunday, 15 February 2009
The flight was uneventful and I arrived in Perth with SB there to collect me, 78 days after leaving.
Yeah.
Highlights of the trip have to be making it over Thorung La, visiting Potala Palace and travelling back through India. This trip seems to have last a long time and I am glad to [ more... ]
Saturday, 14 February 2009
I caught the airport shuttle to the airport and as I didn’t have to check back in, wandered through duty free, getting SB some cigars and some moisturiser for myself and a book. I then headed to the gate and checked in and then boarded on time. Finally on the way home.
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Friday, 13 February 2009
The taxi arrived on time so I said goodbye to Kathy and hoped that she had seen enough good things in India to not hate the country too much and I headed to the airport for my 4am flight. Getting there and settling into my seat near the gate. There were lots [ more... ]
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Last day in Delhi and India, which as usual has me feeling sad and depressed and already making plans to come back.
We headed out to breakfast at Rama’s where Kathy started feeling sick - so I walked her back to the hotel, where she is going to rest up today so she is [ more... ]
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Feeling a bit better we got in a taxi for the 10km ride to Ajmer. The ride wasn’t far and was certainly slower than the bus. Ajmer has a large lake and many pretty temples, worth a look if you have time.
We got to the station and had a short wait for [ more... ]
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
After an awful night things did not improve as we have both been stricken by a stomach bug. So we spent the day in bed or nearby. I managed to get up in the middle of the afternoon to buy some water and then go out again to get some biscuits, but [ more... ]
Monday, 9 February 2009
Up and at breakfast earlier, even having our bags packed and in reception by 0930. We checked out and got a tuk-tuk (they all seem to be putting their prices up each day) into Hawa Mahal.
They have a new audioguide so we got one to share and wandered through the building. It [ more... ]
Sunday, 8 February 2009
A lovely sleep-in and I was actually awake and up first - a miracle, but then I had been up a fair portion of the night reading. It is nice and sunny with a soft breeze, so breakfast on the hotel rooftop was lovely. As it is Sundays shops open a little [ more... ]
Saturday, 7 February 2009
There is breakfast included in the hotel, so I caught up with Kathy for that, but wasn’t feeling too well, so took some headache tables and retired back to the room to leave Kathy to head out to Amber Fort for a tour. After a couple of hours I felt a bit [ more... ]
Friday, 6 February 2009
Up early and into a tuk tuk to the bus departure point. There was a hotel and restaurant (of sorts) next to it, so we had a light breakfast before catching the “deluxe” bus to Jaipur which was comfy and wasn’t full, so there were seats for all and nobody sitting on [ more... ]