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Jaipur

So back to it in Jaipur! Lots to see & plenty to do despite the heat. We stayed with an absolutely amazing family who were so helpful & gave us so many top tips for getting around the city, so we managed to see all of the major sights including the city Fort & Palaces, the Observatory as well...

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mich_and_dan_moors on May 4, 2011 from Jaipur, India

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Jaipuuuur!

As the guy selling tickets for the bus keeps screaming; Jaipur, Jaipur JAAAAAAAIIIIIPUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUR! We are in Jaipur. It is the capital of Rajasthan and has some 2.4 million inhabitants, that is 1.4 million more than Stockholm and a hell of a lot smaller. It has all the attributes of an...

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agnesola on March 12, 2008 from Jaipur, India

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India.. the jokes she pulls

3/2/08 I’ve neglected to say what I’ve been actually doing this weekend. On Friday our class Field trip was to go see Tare Zamee Par. It’s a Bollywood movie with a very predictable plot but very moving and, since Aamir Khan is in it, well done. Then Sarah and I went off to crossword where we...

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Drie on March 2, 2008 from Jaipur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

homesick or hoppin town?

3/1/08 The days are dwindling, there are only 6 weeks left and just 3 weeks of travel time. Oh my god, I can’t go home for more than a month and a half? It’s a very conflicting feeling, the way time moves while abroad, and it switches daily if not from minute to minute. The feeling is...

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Drie on March 1, 2008 from Jaipur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

Packing it away

2/28/08 I went jogging this morning(that means I got up at 7:15!) and of course proceeded to buy a samosa on the way back...but that’s beside the point. Along the way I saw Indian woman jogger for the first time! It was so gratifying; we made eye contact, she smiled and gave a brief thumbs...

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Drie on February 28, 2008 from Jaipur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

ah the famous people

Today was a rather surreal and incredible day. I feel guilty because it was all very upper class and westernized but I suppose that one cannot say it is not the real India, but just one India –on very fascinating India—as Rima said. We had hindi in the morning as usual. We began to cover...

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Drie on January 24, 2008 from Jaipur, India

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