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Monday, April 4, 2011

jodhpur...part 2

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Just a few more random shots for you to enjoy!

Cutie patotie!

Shopping Cart

Colors

Beautiful!

Markets

Checking out the scene below.

Colorful people!

I know...this one is random.

Coverings

Husband and Wife

The BLUE City!

I have to start with the fact that we actually took the overnight train from Delhi to Jodphur. That was quite the adventure and was also the most uncomfortable moment on our trip. Let me start by explaining how the system works in India. When booking train tickets, you can choose the class you want and that's it. The powers that be are the ones who get to decide where you get to sit or sleep. The most annoying part being that you don't actually even find out until shortly before your train ride! We were fine with it all and looking forward to our crazy adventure, until we arrived at the station and got to our cabin. Long story short, a very drunk man acted obnoxiously and made us quite uncomfortable. The thought of having to share our cabin with him (he said he was in ours) made us nervous and totally unsure of what to do. Thankfully we had some wonderful people assisting us and they stayed around to make sure that the unsavory guy was NOT in our cabin and also actually got an MP (minister of parliament who was on the train too) to keep an eye out for us in case the guy tried anything on the trip. Needless to say, we felt safe by the end of it and made it all the way to Jodphur in one piece!

Jodphur, which is also known as the blue city, is actually one of my favorite Indian cities so far. It is the smallest city we visited and was a very walkable one. There weren't too many sights to see, so we spent a lot of time simply wandering the streets and exploring. We also enjoyed delicious vegetarian food at our haveli, which was an old mansion turned guesthouse. It was just an amazing time!

These are just some of the pictures we took here, so enjoy! :)

Mehrangarh Fort

A guard in the fort...yes, we had to pay him for this picture.

A view of the city and a view of the fort.

Colorful saris...I totally wanted one!

Puppets

Indian turban, Indian woman, and Matt!

Bananas for sale

Flowers for sale

Some of the shops that we walked by on our daily walks

Dairy Fun! Perfect timing, right?

Resting on the streets. I also love the colors in this.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

india

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We went to India and it was amazing. It was stunning, exotic, mind blowing, and truly incredible. I could go on with more adjectives, but I think you get my point. It was a special trip and we had a fabulous time!

Before we left for India, we were both extremely apprehensive about this trip. It was the one trip that Matt and I both wanted to go on, but was also the one we were also both terrified of. We’d both heard such conflicting reports from friends that had us worried about our health, safety, and sanity. Needless to say, we were one of the lucky ones and we had a terrific time. No sickness, great weather, delicious food, and fantastic people…it was so awesome. Seriously.

We spent two weeks in the northwestern parts of India. We planned ahead and decided to just see a small part of India, the Rajasthan region. The rational being that we really wanted experience the cities rather than just catching a couple of sights and then moving on. That said, we barely scratched the surface. We could have spent so much time in each city and have already talked about a trip back one day!

Our trip started in Delhi where we spent a few days exploring and getting used to the craziness that is India. From Delhi, we took a night train (yes, you read right) to Jodphur where we spent a few days sightseeing in one of my favorite Indian cities so far. After Jodphur, we took a plane to Udaipur, which is where we celebrated Christmas and had some of the best Indian food on our trip. Following Udaipur, we flew to Jaipur and had fun haggling with shopkeepers. From there, we ended up sharing a 10-hour ride in an ambassador, which is one sweet ride, across country roads with a random couple to Agra. After enjoying the two main sights in Agra, we headed back to Delhi for one last day before going home. Everyday was truly spectacular.

Here are pictures from each of the cities we visited. That said, one is simply not enough and cannot do the cities justice, so I’ll plan to post more pictures for ya’ll.