Our Golden Triangle Tour

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Itinerary

• Day 1: London To New Delhi
• Day 2: Arrival in New Delhi
• Day 3: Old Delhi and New Delhi
• Day 4: New Delhi to Mandawa
• Day 5: Mandawa and Pushkar
• Day 6: Pushkar and Jaipur
• Day 7: Jaipur
• Day 8: Jaipur to Agra
• Day 9: Agra - The Taj Mahal
• Day 10: Agra to New Delhi
• Day 11: New Delhi to London
• ... Last Word ...

Slideshows

• Delhi
• Rickshaw Ride in Old Delhi
• From New Delhi to Mandawa
• Camel Ride around Satbir's village
• Mandawa to Pushkar
• Pushkar
• Arrival in Jaipur
• Jaipur
• Elephant Ride
• Jaipur to Agra
• Agra
• The Taj Mahal
• Agra to New Delhi
• Hindu Temple

Indian 'Cottage Industry'

• Indian Carpet Making
• Indian Block Printing
• Gem Polishing
• Gem Inlays

Tuesday 1st April 2008

Agra back to New Delhi

Our last day in Rajesthan...
We left our hotel around 9.30 am.

• The last leg of our tour: back to New Delhi.
  Although the drive took approximately 4.5 hours, it was packed with interesting glimpses at Indian life and activities in the numerous little towns we crossed.
  
  
• About half-way between Agra and New Delhi, we stopped at a Hindu Temple.
  Having left our shoes in the care of the Temple attendants, we stepped into the huge marble entrance to the Temple and then inside.
  Another experience full of unexpected twists:
  
  
  • We were amazed at the signs requesting people who ate meat, fish, eggs or drank wine not to leave donations!... Hummm?...
    
    
  • We were soon joined by the Temple Warden who recommended we visited the Jaigurudev website and then very kindly offered to show us around the Temple.
    
    
  • The basement of the Temple was the most intriguing place: lined with bright colourful lights and (very artificial looking) decoration. Nothing that we, in our Western culture would have associated with a place of prayer... perhaps more akin to some kind of fair-ground attraction...
    
    
  • However, we were really impressed at the hospitality and kindness of our Temple guide! Another special memory!
    
    
• In Delhi, after checking in our hotel, we asked Satbir if he could drive us to a typical Indian market. We drove to Old Delhi Chandni Chowk Street Market. Tiny streets, full of minuscule shops packed to the brim with colourful goods of all kinds - An Aladin's cave kind of place!
  We were very touched at our Satbir, as loyal as ever, took so much trouble arranging to park the car, paid for someone to look after it... and then made sure he escorted us himself for safety... and (I guess) so we wouldn't get lost!
  
  
• Driven once again by Satbir, our day - and indeed our wonderful Rajesthan Tour - ended by a meal at Raj's house. Our kind and devoted guide, Raj, had asked his wife, Nilo, to cook a meal for us... Nilo is a beautiful lady and she wore the most attractive sari! We also met their 2 lovely children. It was another wonderful and humbling experience we will never forget!
  
  

images of the day:
     Agra to Delhi Slideshow (33 images)