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On the morning of Day 5, I had a bus to catch, and I had to take a bus to get to the bus, so I skipped breakfast. I grabbed a sweet lassi (delicouis Indian yogurt shake) instead (somewhere).
After my morning sightseeing was over, I returned to the fabulous Hotel Pearl Palace to have lunch at their fabulous rooftop restaurant.
Jaipur has 3 historic forts. I visited 2 of them on Day 5. But first, I made a return visit to the Hawa Mahal to get a picture with better light. [Read more…]
One of the reasons why I loved the Hotel Pearl Palace in Jaipur was the fabulous Peacock Rooftop Restaurant. (My hotel in Jodhpur also had a nice rooftop restaurant, where I had a very filling dinner.)
Before I headed out for my 1st day of sightseeing in colorful Jaipur, I headed up to the rooftop for breakfast. I started off with aloo parantha (flatbread stuffed with potatoes and [Read more…]
I only had 1 day in Jodhpur, but I was just beginning my visit to Rajasthan. After an amusing and somewhat awkward hotel check-out, I took a 1st-class train ride to Jaipur, Rajasthan’s capital and largest [Read more…]
When I arrived at the station in Jodhpur, I was delighted to find that the station had a cafe. I started off my day’s breakfasts (yes, breakfasts) there with a veggie omelet and buttered bread. Not very exotic, which was just fine because I knew as my trip progressed there would be no shortage of exotic (i.e., Indian) food.
The 1st breakfast of the day tasted just fine. But you can tell by the picture that the omelet was a fairly small serving–not a typical American [Read more…]