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From Delhi we drove forever to get to Jaipur in Rajasthan. Jaipur and Pushker were on Linda’s “must see” list. This is the information provided by Nayeem, our tour operator.
“Jaipur, first planned city in India was founded 18 November 1727 by M…

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  I’ve written about the Taj Mahal and the Ganges, probably the two most recognizable names one associates with India other than Gandhi. Now I’m going to just write about the "not famous stops" of our trip, the visit to…

The temple on the top of the mountain over looking Haridwar

Our view from the cable car.

Another view of the river.

Most people walked but we just didn’t have the time: we had a 6 hour drive back to Delhi.

We had to remove our shoes…the floor …

Randal opted out, but Linda, Michael and I went off to watch the nightly ceremony along the Ganges in Haridwar. Sandeep told us that twice each year, villagers come to Haridwar to collect water to “walk” back to their villages. Some of the water is…

On my list of things to see on our trip up north was the Ganges River. Sandeep always referred to the river as Ganga and it seems odd to me now to call it anything else. We had thought about going to Varanasi, probably the most famous bathing ghat, but…

  The Danish sailing vessel, Ing, was taken by pirates February 24th.  There are 4 adults and 3 teens on board.  We had often seen Ing along our way. 
Marble Crafts Palace
My sister wanted a “mini Taj Mahal” so our next stop wa…

Putting on our shoe coverings to visit the Taj Mahal
This certainly beats taking off and putting back on sneakers and also walking around barefoot on floors that, even if they were clean, were quite cold.
In the very center of the mausoleum are the ce…

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  After a whirlwind tour of Delhi, Jaipur, Haridwar, etc… we are back on DoraMac.  It was quite the adventure.  We saw the sun rise over the Taj Mahal. We watched as people bathed in the Ganges in Haridwar.  We had a to…