Rajasthan Visit
We completed our Rajasthan trip successfully. Planning started couple of months in advance and we started from Bangalore on Dec 19th and returned on Dec 30th. Pictures: Here.
With approximately 2 days each in each destination, we covered Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Bikaner. Mode of transport from one city to another was either by RSRTC Volvo/Mercedes bus OR train. This was convenient and saved a lot of money from our wallet. Apart from Jaipur-Udaipur stretch which is about 420 Kms, other places are about 300 Kms apart and should take 5 hrs each to cover the distance.
Within each city, we used auto, local cab or Ola cabs (by booking via App).
Food was amazing. Tea was the best wherever we had. Not to mention the best part - Sweets. Nowhere else we will find such lovely sweets.
Few memorable things:
1. Food, sweets and tea
2. Weather - It was freezing cold. Though we were prepared for it, it took a while for us to get used to it.
3. Palaces and their grandeur - Huge and beautiful.
4. Jaisalmer sand dunes and camel ride. Camping there overnight with temperatures in 35-45F was tough.
5. Shopping and bargaining - It is mandatory to bargain!
6. With so much of inputs from friends and internet, and being cautious, we had to shell out extra bucks in few instances. Being tourists, we are always vulnerable. Specially, local cab drivers, shop keepers and small-haveli owners.
With approximately 2 days each in each destination, we covered Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Bikaner. Mode of transport from one city to another was either by RSRTC Volvo/Mercedes bus OR train. This was convenient and saved a lot of money from our wallet. Apart from Jaipur-Udaipur stretch which is about 420 Kms, other places are about 300 Kms apart and should take 5 hrs each to cover the distance.
Within each city, we used auto, local cab or Ola cabs (by booking via App).
Food was amazing. Tea was the best wherever we had. Not to mention the best part - Sweets. Nowhere else we will find such lovely sweets.
Few memorable things:
1. Food, sweets and tea
2. Weather - It was freezing cold. Though we were prepared for it, it took a while for us to get used to it.
3. Palaces and their grandeur - Huge and beautiful.
4. Jaisalmer sand dunes and camel ride. Camping there overnight with temperatures in 35-45F was tough.
5. Shopping and bargaining - It is mandatory to bargain!
6. With so much of inputs from friends and internet, and being cautious, we had to shell out extra bucks in few instances. Being tourists, we are always vulnerable. Specially, local cab drivers, shop keepers and small-haveli owners.
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