A Passage to India with stops in Qatar, Sri Lanka and Scandinavia (AA, QR, UL in J)
Sep 14, 2018, 8:19 am
#31
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what a wonderful report so far, having been to all the places you have so far its nice get your point of view
You are very correct about Agra, even with all the money that is given to the state, the evil people in power well ... the money disappears
You will like Jaipur, the forts and the view from the mountains is wonderful
( I use to take friends, mother in law and of course my wife when they came to India a few years ago on the almost the same trip you are dong, but we started in Mumbai and then Jaipur then Agra)
Just to let you know , most of the hotels in Agra , are really bad, and I mean really bad, sad because the hotels could be so much better
You are very correct about Agra, even with all the money that is given to the state, the evil people in power well ... the money disappears
You will like Jaipur, the forts and the view from the mountains is wonderful
( I use to take friends, mother in law and of course my wife when they came to India a few years ago on the almost the same trip you are dong, but we started in Mumbai and then Jaipur then Agra)
Just to let you know , most of the hotels in Agra , are really bad, and I mean really bad, sad because the hotels could be so much better
Sep 26, 2018, 10:29 am
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Thanks!
It was hot and humid there 24/7. 105F during the day and 90F at night with relative humidity around 70%. It's sub-tropical (slightly farther south than Miami), so there is some seasonality but days are warm all year. Just less so in the winter.
I wouldn't recommend walking around too much outside during the day (most drove). But the roads aren't really setup for much pedestrian traffic, so it wasn't really a consideration. Ubers were cheap and plentiful, so no issue there.
The Islamic Art Museum had fantastic A/C and was free to enter. Down the road they're currently building a new national museum which looks really cool, though they're a bit behind schedule. Unlike Dubai, there wasn't really a ton of stuff to do there.
I wouldn't recommend walking around too much outside during the day (most drove). But the roads aren't really setup for much pedestrian traffic, so it wasn't really a consideration. Ubers were cheap and plentiful, so no issue there.
The Islamic Art Museum had fantastic A/C and was free to enter. Down the road they're currently building a new national museum which looks really cool, though they're a bit behind schedule. Unlike Dubai, there wasn't really a ton of stuff to do there.
Sep 26, 2018, 8:35 pm
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Great report and photos. Looks like a great trip! I'd love to visit India; my wife has been, but I've not been yet. Sorry to hear of the not so great meal on AA coming home from London. The food does look pretty poor here.
Oct 1, 2018, 10:56 am
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Fares to India are pretty reasonable and India itself is also quite reasonable. Definitely recommend visiting.
Thanks for taking the time to read it all!
Oct 7, 2018, 12:27 pm
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Oct 7, 2018, 4:07 pm
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And it actually does have a view to The Taj Mahal.