What an interesting morning. We all woke up very well-rested from our comfortable business hotel, but nevertheless, were dissatisfied with the pricing, location, and so on. We were most dissatisfied by their treatment of our driver, however. They wouldn’t provide a room for him (most hotels make some form of accommodations for drivers) and when [...]
Also tagged Delhi, India, photo-set, vacationGood roads really do make a difference. The drive from Jaipur to Delhi was totally painless and quick. However, it seemed to be very disconcerting to Henny, who really didn’t like all the big trucks. She actually said at one point how terrible it was, and how she would much rather take the small bumpy [...]
Also tagged Delhi, India, photo-set, Qutb Minar, vacationHenny wanted to know the whole time in Jaipur, how can people who built these impressive forts and who were so smart still be taken over in battle? I don’t think I was paying enough attention to the guides or reading enough of the stuff at the sites we visited to find out, but they [...]
Also tagged forts, India, Jaipur, photo-set, shoppingAxle’s not feeling too hot today. She seems to have a pretty horrible cough and just sounds generally groggy. I’m actually somewhat surprised that she is the first to get sick, but I don’t know if it’s a stomach thing or a chest thing. She thinks it’s just a chest thing, which may actually be [...]
Also tagged forts, India, Jaipur, photo-set, vacationWe get up extremely early and head out to find out if we have managed to get a Jeep for ourselves. After waiting for some time, we find out that Amy’s pressuring got us one, and that it would be here in a few minutes.
It’s freezing—even for me—and being in an open Jeep doesn’t really [...]