Tag Archives: Forts

The Last Stop in India – Cochin (Kochi)

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Finally we had arrived at our final destination in India – Cochin or Kochi as they call it nowadays. We had curtailed our romantic ideas of heading up into the hills of the high country and its capital Munnar. The … Continue reading →

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Jodhpur

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Jodhpur is known as the Blue city and it certainly lives up to its name. Apparently people painted their houses with a chemical to get rid of termites which turned their white houses blue, as a result the old city … Continue reading →

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Jaisalmer

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Andy_Mark

About 12 hours after leaving Jaipur we arrived in the desert city of Jaisalmer – the end of the line in terms of Indian railways, just desert until the Pakistan border from here on. A fairly uneventful overnight journey, only … Continue reading →

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Jaipur

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Andy_Mark

After a early start (4 am) we were off to Agra Fort station for our only seated train journey so far. We got to Jaipur Junction around 9am, luckily this time the hotel we were going to stay at

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Agra

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Andy_Mark

Taj Mahal We boarded the overnight train to Agra – our first AC1 (Air Con first class) journey and an expensive journey in Indian terms. We found our birth and were soon joined by a couple, their 2 month old … Continue reading →

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