Hello. We've been in Jaipur for the last few days - the last corner of the Golden Triangle (along with Delhi and Agra). And so far by far my favourite city in India. Its a really nice place - atmospheric old 'Pink city' (yes, all the buildings in the old part of the town are painted pink - well, terracotta orange really), but some newer bustling modern bits too. And a really nice hotel for peanuts. Altogether a relaxing stay.
We've seen a lot of the centre of town, including the City Palace and Howa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), but we plan to come back here in a week or two so have left a few things to see for then (its on route to Urdipur, a town built more or less on a lake about 200 km south of here). Next we're off to Jaisalmer - an old fort town in the West of India in the middle of the desert. We plan to leave by sleeper train tomorrow night - I just hope this one doesn't break down on route!
March - August 2008
Route: London --- Delhi (see Rajastan and the Golden Triangle before flying to Amritsar and Chandigar). Delhi --- Hong Kong (a short stay). Hong Kong --- Tokyo (catch the shinkansen north to Sapporo and back - with a few stops on the way). Tokyo --- Beijing (travel overland via Xi'an and the Yellow River to Shanghai). Shanghai --- Hong Kong and then hop on the ferry to Macau for a flight to Bangkok. Then travel overland to Chiang Mai, through Laos and then back down to Bangkok (to catch a flight to London for a wedding). From Bangok travel down to Singapore via Malysia, before flying to Oceania.
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