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Category Archives: Travel
Experiencing and Touring Varanasi India
We spent a few days in Varanasi. This is a big city, over 4 million people, much different than the countryside of Khajuraho. The traffic is a deadlock at rush hour, but we were able to walk down the street … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, cremation, funerals, Ganges River, India, International, Kumbh Mela, Travel, Varanasi
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The Exotic Temples of Khajuraho India
Today, in Khajuraho, we visited the famous western and eastern temples in this remote area in central India. If the area was full of jungles, I would have thought we were in Cambodia. The structures and detail was amazing. These … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, Chandela, India, International, Khajuraho, Museum, Travel
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Central India
Today, we headed south from Agra on a train to Jhansi. This was yet another interesting and different experience. The trains stop for 3 minutes – and you must aggressively plan to get yourself and bags aboard, as nobody will … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, India, International, Jhansi, Movie, Museum, Orchha, Singularity, tour, train, Travel
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Taj Mahal in Agra India
This morning we woke up early to visit the famous Taj Mahal. The long lines form quickly and at 6:30 AM, the people are lined up like cattle to go through security checks and pat downs to get into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Agra, blog, fort, India, International, Museum, Taj Mahal, Travel
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Jaipur (Continued)
We started the day early with a morning run in the countryside and then we spent most of the day exploring more of the area around Jaipur like the Amber Fort, City Center, the Royal Palace and some of the … Continue reading
Jaipur India
Today, we left New Delhi and headed to the “Pink City” of Jaipur. It is called “pink” as many buildings are painted pink to welcome the Prince of Wales back in the 1800s. It still remains… It was a very … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, elephant polo, India, Jaipur, Museum, pink city, Travel, wine
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Attending the India Republic Day Parade
We spent the morning celebrating Republic Day in central Delhi. It was a lavish and amazing parade of military, provincial floats and countless bands. It was a great experience…except cameras and cell phones were forbidden. I had to get … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, India, Museum, Parade, Republic Day, Travel
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New and Old Delhi India
We explored around Delhi a little more today. It is definitely easy to get around by walking, but you have to fend off the tuk-tuk drivers every 60 seconds. They cost almost nothing, but unless you are inside one…they won’t … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, Delhi, India, International, Museum, Old Delhi, Presidential Palace, Republic Day, Travel
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Flying to India over Afghanistan and Pakistan
We arrived in India today for the first time today… Last night, we flew over Afghanistan and Pakistan for the first time, but we unfortunately could not stop as we did not have visas for these destinations… But, I will … Continue reading
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