My son has been active from the womb. From the time he could crawl we have had to find places that will keep my busy son moving. So needless to say, whenever we travel, finding a good playground has been an essential need. Now that my daughter is mobile, she has loved getting in on…
If I don’t find time to write any other post about India, I wanted to make sure to write this one. Let me start by saying I’m a big advocate of nursing. I nursed my son until 10 months and knew from the start I would nurse my daughter. That was one of the reasons…
I do plan to post more about our trip when I return to the US, but on our last day in India I wanted to write about our wonderful hosts. This past month we have based ourselves in Mumbai where my brother-in-law, his wife, daughter and my mother-in-law now live. They have opened their home…
Hawa Mahal (the Wind Palace), in the center of the pink city, was a palace we passed numerous times during our trip to Japiur. The beautiful exterior and height made it hard to miss. However for some reason, I had to seriously prod everyone to see this palace. The driver said it had no parking…
I had been trying to post in order of our trip, but today was a nice surprising adventure, so I wanted to get it down while it was still a fresh memory (and I’m woefully behind on posts) We are currently in Pune for a quick trip and were researching what to do for a…
On our final morning in Jaipur we went up the 15 km drive of death again to see the final fort in the Jaipur area, Nahargarh Fort. While it was originally a fort, what’s of interest and on public display right now are the palace apartments. Built in a mix of British and traditional Rajasthani…
Jai Singh II, a maharaja of Jaipur, loved astrology so much, he built one of the most amazing collections of sun dials and astrological instruments of his time. It’s well preserved and open to the public, so we went in to check it out on our fourth morning in Jaipur. Having seen pictures of the…
The next day in Jaipur, renewed after a good night sleep (thank you E) we headed off to Jaigarh Fort. 15 K outside the city up a windy hilly road, where at times you feel like your life may be in your driver’s hands, Jaigarh Fort is one of the less visited forts. Known primarily…
Just a few kilometers outside Jaipur is the must-see (according to every guide book) Amber Fort. Being that we found an excellent driver to hire while in the city and my friend E had only a few days, we headed first thing in the morning to see the fort. The historic fort, with parts of…
First on the agenda in Jaipur was City Palace. Jaipur was the first planned city in India. The old city, called the pink city, lays in a grid format with the City Palace right in the center. The palace was the seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur, and a large portion of the palace is…