Delhi, Agra & Jaipur
09/03/13 06:46 Filed in: India
We arrived in Delhi and decided to tour the sights MORE PHOTOS HERE
We stayed right in the centre of Delhi at Smyle Inn which proved a comfortable and economical option just off the Main Bazzar. We took the newer room for 1080 rupee per night (~AU$20) including breakfast. We decided with our limited time to get a car and guide to visit the sights of Delhi and then Agra and Jaipur. Although not cheap by Indian standards this worked out to be a very efficient option (22,000 rupee for 3 days & 2 nights in the fancy hotels AU$400).
On Tuesday with our driver Kuldeep Singh we visited some sites in Delhi
HINDU LAKSHMI NARAYAN TEMPLE
(NOTE: If you click on a photo it should enlarge)
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
INDIRA GANDHI MEMORIAL This gave a fascinating insight into the life and work of both Indira Gandhi and her family
QUILA LAL KOR
LOTUS TEMPLE
This is the Baha’i House of Worship in Delhi
HUMAYUN”S TOMB
INDIA GATE
Wednesday we left our hotel in the quiet of 8:30 for the drive to Agra (about 200km)
this is the the little lane off The Main Bazzar where our hotel was. You can see it on the left. Note this is early morning just after the lane has been swept and there is no crowd.
AKBUR’S TOMB MORE PHOTOS HERE
AGRA FORT
ursday
Thursday 7th we left our hotel at 6am to get in the queue early to visit the Taj Mahal which opened at sunrise 6:38 am
TAJ MAHAL
FATEHPUR SIKRI MOSQUE & PALACE
We then drove on to Jaipur (a total of about 300 km from Agra) and visited a
CLOTH & CARPET SHOWROOM
before checking into to the ornate Sajjan Niwas Hotel.
Next morning Friday we visited the sites around Jaipur: the Pink City.
ALBERT HALL which is a museum in Jaipur commenced with a visit by Price Albert in 1876 and completed in 1887
HAWA MAHAL or Palace of Winds in central Jaipur built in 1799
JANTAR MANTAR is an amazing astronomical observatory built in the early1700s
AMBER PALACE / FORT
We stayed right in the centre of Delhi at Smyle Inn which proved a comfortable and economical option just off the Main Bazzar. We took the newer room for 1080 rupee per night (~AU$20) including breakfast. We decided with our limited time to get a car and guide to visit the sights of Delhi and then Agra and Jaipur. Although not cheap by Indian standards this worked out to be a very efficient option (22,000 rupee for 3 days & 2 nights in the fancy hotels AU$400).
On Tuesday with our driver Kuldeep Singh we visited some sites in Delhi
HINDU LAKSHMI NARAYAN TEMPLE
(NOTE: If you click on a photo it should enlarge)PARLIAMENT HOUSE
INDIRA GANDHI MEMORIAL This gave a fascinating insight into the life and work of both Indira Gandhi and her family
QUILA LAL KOR
LOTUS TEMPLE
This is the Baha’i House of Worship in DelhiHUMAYUN”S TOMB
INDIA GATE
Wednesday we left our hotel in the quiet of 8:30 for the drive to Agra (about 200km)
this is the the little lane off The Main Bazzar where our hotel was. You can see it on the left. Note this is early morning just after the lane has been swept and there is no crowd.AKBUR’S TOMB MORE PHOTOS HERE
AGRA FORT
ursdayThursday 7th we left our hotel at 6am to get in the queue early to visit the Taj Mahal which opened at sunrise 6:38 am
TAJ MAHAL
FATEHPUR SIKRI MOSQUE & PALACE
We then drove on to Jaipur (a total of about 300 km from Agra) and visited a
CLOTH & CARPET SHOWROOM
before checking into to the ornate Sajjan Niwas Hotel.
Next morning Friday we visited the sites around Jaipur: the Pink City.
ALBERT HALL which is a museum in Jaipur commenced with a visit by Price Albert in 1876 and completed in 1887
HAWA MAHAL or Palace of Winds in central Jaipur built in 1799
JANTAR MANTAR is an amazing astronomical observatory built in the early1700s
AMBER PALACE / FORT
