Videos
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7 February 2014 – Jodhpur, India
Market of Jodhpur – a rather hectic and loud affair, much like in other cities in Rajasthan state.
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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.
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5 February 2014 – Jaipur, India
Riding in the rickshaw – our most frequently used method of transport in India – to the train station.
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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.
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3 February 2014 – Amer, India
Couchsurfing in Amer, right outside of Jaipur. Day 1.
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2 February 2014 – Jaipur, India
Visiting the Nahargarh Fort overlooking Jaipur. Unfortunately we have pretty dismal views from the Durg cafe. Oh well, at least they have beer.
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1 February 2014 – Agra, India
Visiting the Taj Mahal, the COOLEST THING EVER! Its probably just the hype around it, but it really is an unbelievable feeling to be standing right there.
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31 January 2014 – New Delhi, India
Talking about this and that – getting scammed, you know the usual. We didn’t know it at the time, but we were under massive culture shock in Delhi, India.
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30 January 2014 – New Delhi, India
A statue to Leo Tolstoy, one of Russia’s greatest authors, in New Delhi. Also some dirt, and a government run emporium for crafts (read: rugs) and such.
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29 January 2014 – New Delhi, India
Our first proper day in New Delhi! We navigated (bravely!) the streets of Old Delhi to see the Red Fort and the Jama Masjid, India’s largest mosque. We’ve seen plenty of mosques, but this one allows anyone to climb up the minaret (for a fee of course) — which was kind of amazing, its quite
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28 January 2014 – New Delhi, India
We landed in New Delhi! First impressions — literary, as our flight got in at 15:40.
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27 January 2014 – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Last day in Thailand — got our visa for India just two hours before catching the train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok. Then the train was delayed by an hour. Then it came into Bangkok 2 hours late. But none of that has happened here yet. ) Oh and as such, we are celebrating with