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Finally the Taj

After the second night's rooftop dinner we went looking for an off-licence again, because the restaurant beer prices were really high and, although it's a novelty drinking beer out of a tea-pot, it's not all that nice as it all foams up. After an extensive search we finally found a place...

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The Happy Couple on May 26, 2009 from Agra, India

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Agra Fort

After drinking all of my beer and Joanne's the previous night, we slept too late to get up for the sunrise view of the Taj we had planned, and I woke with a hangover. So we had to slightly reschedule. We had been planning to see the Taj and Fort in the same day, which saves Rs50 per person...

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The Happy Couple on May 25, 2009 from Agra, India

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Arrival in Agra

A couple of the guys sitting opposite us on the train from Mubai were Hare Krishnas, complete with little Scrabble bags over their hands, and they had suggested that we should visit the Krishna temple in Mathura, which is the most holy of all Krishna temples. Mathura was the actual destination...

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The Happy Couple on May 24, 2009 from Agra, India

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Escape from Mumbai

After spraying loads of insect spray the night before, Joanne only had a few suspected new bedbug bites. This time we were able to enjoy the delights of the Red Shield included breakfast. Terrible! Three bits of white bread, a small banana, and a plate of cold, watery beans. And lunch had been...

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The Happy Couple on May 23, 2009 from Mumbai, India

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Agra - Its all about the Taj

My photos of Agra

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The Happy Couple on May 23, 2009 from Agra, India

from the travel blog: Joanne's Round the World Honeymoon

Bollywood Stars!

We were up early for our Bollywood appointment. I was hungover from the strong beer and Joanne had been bitten all over by bed bugs, despite the fact she had slept in her silk sleeping bag liner, which usually protects against insect attacks. Joanne counted nearly 50 bites. Now we realised why...

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The Happy Couple on May 21, 2009 from Mumbai, India

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Arrival in India

We had read in our new Lonely Planet that Mumbai is relatively expensive, so we didn't want to hang around there too long. Also last time I'd been in India, I didn't go to Mumbai but the Indians I asked in Delhi said there is no reason to go to Mumbai, it's just crowded and polluted; considering...

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The Happy Couple on May 20, 2009 from Mumbai, India

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

My Birthday with cake!

So my birthday was on Saturday, and we had a party on the truck, as it was a drive day. we played music and sang along from about 9 in the morning (the journey started at 5am), then all the guys decided to look through the truck fancy dress box and found womens clothes to put on (apparently this...

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Clairesj on May 20, 2009 from Badami, India

from the travel blog: Clairesj's Travel Blog

A few ruminations from the retreat

I've said it before, and I'll repeat it now: The path to enlightenment is no walk in the park. Katy and I sat on a meditation cushion for 12 hours each day, straining to not strain, but rather remain equanimous with our mind and body. It is pretty amazing how quickly my inflexible body was...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on May 17, 2009 from Dharmsala, India

from the travel blog: India and Nepal

And then there was one

It was sad to see Katy go as she stepped onto the bus bound for Delhi in order to catch her flight back to the US to begin Physician Assistant school in a couple of weeks. Saying goodbye to my travel companion was tough, but it was wonderful to know how many lifelong memories we've created over...

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Katy and Mark Lewis on May 16, 2009 from Pahalgam, India

from the travel blog: India and Nepal

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