Today was another early day. 530 start time to go on final safari drive. I have to say the system in which they book guests to jeeps is a little random at best. There were probably 20 guests this morning and as always they pick up groups, IE we are a group of 2. The…

Today was an early day. A 530 start. But that is a good thing. Animals get up with the sun. So to see them before their morning siestas, we do too. Here is a shot of the trucks we ride around in. The main entrance gate is quite a walled splendor. The back of the…

First off, we have internet here. It's not fast and only in the reception area. It's also “highly secure.” The guy at the desk would only type the password in, not tell me. Of course I could see what he typed. Space Ball fans rejoice. Yes, the password is 12345. Our drive was only 4…

Today was an 830 start. The Amber Fort was first on the list because it gets too hot for the elephants to walk up the pavement road. They only do 3 trips per day per elephant. The Amber Fort was the capital of the ruling Kachwahas from 966 – 1700, before Jaipur was built in…

After a nice buffet breakfast it was time to hop into the car and have Bhagawat start driving. It was hot today, probably 35 plus. Thank goodness for AC in the car! First 2 hours got us about 1/3 of the way. And to visit Chittaurgarh Fort. Chittaurgarh Fort, or also called Chittor, is the…

Today was a tour day. At 9am Bhagawat met us with our guide Umesh. First stop was Jagdish Temple. A large Hindu temple with great marble carvings outside. Built in 1651 and dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the Universe. Two huge stone elephants stand at the entrance – at the top of the…

Today was a travel day. After a lazy breakfast we headed back to Indira Ghandi Airport (weren’t we just here??) to catch our flight to Udaipur. We went to the food court for lunch. The only Indian place had a massive line. We were tight on time so McDonald”s it is. They don’t serve beef…

Today was up around 730 for a 930 tour start. The breakfast buffet was huge, with everything you could possibly want. We were picked up by Ajit our driver and Ravi our Guide. It was raining quite a bit so we had our GoreTex ready to go. By the time we reached Humayun’s Tomb, our…

We have arrived. Of course you can't flight direct. I think that would be too far. We are about as far from home geographically as you can get. As such we flew through Franfurt on a nice new 747. Chatting with the check in lady I suggested that Business Class would be a nice upgrade.…