Joining the Golder Triangle – Jaipur
Day ten of our trip was a stupid day – for some reason back in the UK it was not possible to get the tickets for the 45min flight to Jaipur. Instead we had to flight down to Mumbai and up again to Jaipur. In doing so we’ve lost the afternoon and evening. Fortunately the morning was free and we went around by ourselves to do some little shopping.
Our accommodation for the three night in Jaipur is going to be Loharu House. This is the residence of a local political person that decided to turn this huge colonial building into a Guest House. This place is jaw dropping, fantastic garden and very well kept building. The wife of the politician is in charge here – we are under election! She is very courteous and her English is brilliant.- the perfect host.
Jaipur sees the group arriving into the first real tourist destination. This city in fact is part of the golden triangle that also includes Agra (Taj Mahal) and Delhi. This place has a different feel to it altogether, streets are much cleaner and white faces are not as uncommon here as in the villages we’ve been. On the other hand these factors attract a number of less pleasant characters; not only limited to beggars but also people trying to selling things to you near the major sights. This wouldn’t be a problem if we were talking about one or two sellers but when you are approached but 10-12 at the time is a bit annoying.
