India

14 February 2014 – Udaipur, India

Happy Valentines day from India’s most romantic city — Udaipur. It is also one of the most famous, thanks to the fact that James Bond Octopussy was filmed here, and the Lake Palace run by the Taj Hotel Group is a world class luxury destination (maybe next time?)

13 February 2014 – Udaipur, India

A visit to the Monsoon palace on the outskirts of Udaipur, India. Plus a cameo fo Guillermo, our new friend from Argentina.

12 February 2014 – Udaipur, India

A visit to the palace fort in Udaipur, complete with a $10 beer at the cafe. Those princely attractions!

11 February 2014 – En route to Udaipur, India

AC Chair, fancy pants class for short distance travel on Indian trains. Well, maybe not too fancy. But you do get your own chair that no one can squeeze you from.

10 February 2014 – Pushkar, India

We climbed all the way to the top of Ratnagiri hill, which hosts the small Savitri temple, to bring y’all the views of tiny (!) Pushkar.

9 February 2014 – Pushkar, India

A stop at Sonu juice, one of our favorites in Pushkar. Fresh fruit salads and juices, yum.

8 February 2014 – Pushkar, India

7 February 2014 – Jodhpur, India

Market of Jodhpur – a rather hectic and loud affair, much like in other cities in Rajasthan state.

6 February 2014 – Jodhpur, India

A visit to the Mehrangarh Fort  in Jodhpur — our favorite fort of the ones we saw in Rajhstan. Who knew that India had such a princely history. The warrior kings of Jodhpur and Udaipur were never captured by the Mughals, the last ruling dynasty of India.

5 February 2014 – Jaipur, India

Riding in the rickshaw – our most frequently used method of transport in India – to the train station.

4 February 2014 – Amer, India

A visit to the Amber fort, formerly the royal residence of the Jaipur kings. All of it is all the more fascinating for Jenia, who is currently reading A Princess Remembers by Gayatri Devi, who was married to the last Maharaja of Jaipur.

3 February 2014 – Amer, India

Couchsurfing in Amer, right outside of Jaipur. Day 1.