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Agra, Uttar Pradesh – Gateway Hotel – A Post Taj Mahal Breakfast

A pre-dawn rise, it might have been worth it. The first few hours of sunlight were spent at the expected highlight of the India Trip 2016, the Taj Mahal. Fear not, Marg and Hector were transported with the rest of … Continue reading

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Agra, Uttar Pradesh – The Silk Route – #1 Agra Curry

It has been a long day, the journey from Jaipur to Bharatpur for Breakfast-Heute #3, and finally the check-in at Agra‘s Gateway Hotel.  With no Buffet Dinner provided this evening, thankfully, there was the Opperchancity to experience Restaurant Cuisine. The … Continue reading

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Bharatpur, Rajahstan – Laxmi Vilas Palace – Breakfast-Heute #3

Lunch in an hour so would have been logical, however, those who do, decided that we had to visit this most Luxurious of settings for Breakfast-Heute #3. Was this a case of – Look what you could have won?  We are … Continue reading

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Jaipur-Bharatpur – The Indian Railway Breakfast – Meals on Wheels

April 1st : The 0705 –  Shatabadi Express to Bharatpur, who is – The Fool? Navendra, the Driver had taken our luggage overnight on the Coach, one less thing to worry about. This enabled the boarding of the Train to … Continue reading

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Jaipur – Shahpura House Hotel – Buffet #4, A New Hope

Is it possible that Hector had acquired an Air of Indifference regarding this evening’s Buffet, the fourth of the India 2016 Trip? An Outstanding mid-afternoon Fish Curry at Niros Restaurant would be a hard act to follow, still there would … Continue reading

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Jaipur, Rajahstan – Niros Restaurant – Yes!

This is Day 5 of The India Trip 2016, our last full day in Jaipur. Nothing is likely to compete culturally with yesterday’s visit to Amber Fort. This morning, another temple – Birla Temple. Later another museum the – Albert … Continue reading

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Jaipur – An Indian Cookery Demonstration + Buffet #3

Today is Day 4 of our India Trip, the first full day in Jaipur.  Amber Fort may well be the Unexpected Highlight of the entire Trip, we even bought a Carpet.  Tonight we have a Cookery Demonstration with Buffet #3 … Continue reading

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Jaipur, Rajahstan – Chit Chat Restaurant – No Lamb Chops Here

Having arrived in Jaipur this afternoon, we were checked in to the the Shapura House Hotel in Bani Park. With the next two evenings’ Dinners already arranged, tonight was the only Opperchancity to try somewhere Local, and outwith the Hotel … Continue reading

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Patan, Rajahstan – Patan Mahal

It takes seven hours from New Dehli to Jaipur by road? This happens when one goes off track for an hour to reach Patan, Rajasthan. The view of the Hill Fort, or Garrison, heralded our arrival at this remote locus. … Continue reading

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New Delhi – Maidens Hotel – The Curzon Room

Hector and Marg are in India, this Day 2 of Eight Day Intensive Tour of India’s  Golden Triangle. There has been Curry-Heute already at the Excellent – Gulati Restaurant. The afternoon took us to the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara Sikh Temple where … Continue reading

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