Thursday, December 23, 2010

Tour of India, Part 3

We arrived at the Udaipur airport in the evening and were picked up by the hotel's driver. Note: when traveling in India always pre-arrange someone to pick you up wherever you arrive. You do not want to deal with taxi drivers on the street. 

We drove into an old town with narrow streets and bridges that looked very tourist-friendly. Our hotel was small inn with a comfortable bed but a bathroom with a shower that had no separate stall. But we got a good price for it. We had a small snack at the rooftop restaurant and the breeze was a little chilly.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Tour of India, part 2

Sorry for the interruption. I spent a week in the US on business (plus, of course, visiting family) and have since been dealing with a cold and jet lag.

After we left the hotel in Agra we got back in the car for a road trip to Jaipur. Getting out of Jaipur was crazy; the driver had to take the car down streets with only slightly more clearance for his mirrors. But once we got on the road it was a nice trip. The road was wide and clear and ran through open country. Ms S and I sat in the back seat and chatted, snacked on peanuts and fruit we bought on the road side, and watched the countryside as the sun set.