The itinerary that is planned for this trip is:
22 November 2007 - Leave Hendersonville, NC to New York for non-stop flight to Delhi, India.
23 November - Arrive Delhi at 9:25pm and transfer to the Oberoi Hotel for the night.
24 November - The morning will be to tour the Red Fort (built in 1628) and a rickshaw ride. Afternoon will consist of a tour of Humayen's Tomb (the basis for the Taj Mahal) andQutab Minar, India's tallest stone tower at 234 feet.
25 November - Fly to Jaipur, the Pink City. Overnight at the Oberoi Rajvilas.
26 November - Visiting the Amber Fort
27 November - Visiting Samode
28 November - Drive to Ranthambore National Park, the hunting reserve for the Maharaja of Jaipur, now a game sanctuary. Overnight at the Oberoi Vanyavilas.
29 November - Tiger Safari
30 November - Tiger Safari
01 December - Train and drive to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal. Overnight at the Oberoi Amarvilas.
02 December - early morning and evening visits to the Taj Mahal.
03 December - Train to Gwalior. Overnight at the Usha Kiran Palace.
04 December - Transfer to Khajuraho and visit the Orchha Palace. Overnight at the Taj Chandela Hotel.
05 December - Visit the Eastern and Western Temples
06 December - Fly to Varanasi for a visit to the Ganga River. Overnight at the Taj Ganges Hotel.
07 December - Sunrise visit to the "ghats" at the River. That afternoon fly to Delhi for night flight back to the US.
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Love the map; that's a big help in following your adventures. It's like having my onw little Indiana Jones!
Paul
Jaipur (Hindi: जयपुर), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Jaipur is also the capital of Jaipur District. Jaipur is the former capital of the princely state of Jaipur. Founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, Jaipur was the first planned city in India. By 2003, after only 276 years, the population had reached approximately 2.7 million.
Built of pink stucco in imitation of sandstone, the city is remarkable among pre-modern Indian cities for the width and regularity of its streets which are laid out into six quarters separated by broad streets 111 ft (34 m) wide. The urban quarters are further divided by networks of gridded streets. Five quarters wrap around the east, south, and west sides of a central palace quarter, with a sixth quarter immediately to the east. The Palace quarter encloses a sprawling palace complex (the Hawa Mahal, or palace of winds), formal gardens, and a small lake. Nahargarh Fort crowns the hill in the northwest corner of the old city. Another noteworthy building is Sawai Jai Singh's observatory, Jantar Mantar. With its rich and colourful past, resplendent with tales of valour and bravery, Jaipur is now one of the most important heritage cities in India, and is a must-see for tourists coming to India.
Jaipur is considered by many urbanists to be one of the best planned cities. Almost all Northern Indian towns of that period presented a chaotic picture of narrow twisting lanes, a confusion of run-down forts/temples/palaces and temporary shacks that bore no resemblance at all to the principles set out in Hindu architectural manuals, which calls for strict geometric planning. Thus, for Sawai Jai Singh II and the Bengali Guru Vidyadhar (who was a 'Shaspati' - Hindu Priest Architect), the founding of Jaipur was also a ritual and a golden opportunity to plan a whole town according to the principles of Hindu architectural theory. The town of Jaipur is in fact, built in the form of a nine-part Mandala known as the 'Pithapada'. Nine signifies the nine planets of the ancient astrological zodiac. It is also known that Sawai Jai Singh II was a great astronomer and a town planner and hence the 'Pithapada'. Also, the commercial shops designed are multiples of nine(27) and then having one cross street for a planet.
In the 19th century the city grew rapidly and became prosperous; by 1900 it had a population of 160,000. The city's wide boulevards were paved and lit with gas. The city had several hospitals. Its chief industries were in metals and marble, fostered by a school of art founded in 1868. The city also had three colleges, including a Sanskrit college (1865) and a girls' school (1867) initiated under the reign of the enigmatic Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II. There was also a wealthy and enterprising community of native bankers, particularly the Jains and the Marwaris. The city has a vibrant and healthy Muslim population.
Isn't Wikipedia wonderful??
Hi Uncle Allen! What wonderful opportunities you have had in your travels! I wish you many more! Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Karey
Hi Karey,
So glad you are following along and I hope you are enjoying it. What started out to be a nice trip has become an incredible journey and I am absorbing every moment, sight and individual I come across as much as I can. Allen
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