We made this Golden Triangle trip a year back in February. And i wud like to share this with u all.
Throughout our 5 day trip to delhi,agra,jaipur.....it was cold and cloudy there ..but still all of u enjoyed thoroughly including my kiddos and we returned back in perfect health....
let me give u a brief of what all we visited....
Day 1
we got up at 4 in the morning.... landed in delhi by flight(2hrs 15 minutes from bangalore).. .it was cold and raining in delhi...we took a volvo bus to jaipur...took bout 6 hrs ...saw lots of camels on thewasy....the whole day was spent in travelling.. ..we stayed at a guest house where they served home cooked north indian food which was really good...
Day 2
We visited Amber fort...we took an elephant ride there(pretty expensive 550 bucks one way for afamily) .....Leah was screaming thruout the ride...:-)on the way to jaigarh fort we saw lot of peacocks andpeahens...so pretty ...! grey monkeys and green parrots too were there in plenty....it was cloudy that day too...we came back, had food and in the evening went to this ethnic village called Choki Dani.....they open from 6 in the evening to 11 at night....they will serve the traditonal rajasthani food,plus there r lotsof ethnic dances,magic show,puppet show ,elephant rides and camel ride..u can also shop inside....its250 bucks for a person and half the rate for the kid above 3 but its worth it.... it was drizzling by thetime we finished seeing thru the entire place but itwas real treat...
Day 3
had break fast in our guest house...on the way to the bus station we saw hawa mahal,city place and Jantar Mantar from outside in an autorickshaw as we had no time.....just before we took a bus to agra, we happened to see some beautiful glass bangles and bought some for the kids ...really pretty and very cheap...5 bucks for a dozen...that whole day too we spent in travelling.. ..6 hrs almost to agra by bus.....by then we chked in at a hotel near the TajMahal....had dinner and went off to sleep....jaipur is more clean than agra.....
Day 4
We got up at 6 in the morning and by 7 we took a walk to see the Taj Mahal....it was very cloudy but the TajMahal still looked beautiful... it just a 10 min walk from our hotel......kids were really cranky that daybut somehow we managed tho there were outbreaks of anger from both hubby's and my side.....we then took a taxi and visited Fatehpur Sikhri , Agra fort and babyTaj.....this place was soo full of history...we had tour guides in these places who would explain to us the history..... i don't think there is a proper sewage system in agra coz altho the monuments r maintained well, the roads r full of dirt and muddy water....we had to travel the next day so we came back early..had an early dinner and went off to sleep
Day 5
We got up at 4 in the morning to catch a train to delhi which was it 6...it was raining and very cold....somehow coverd up the kids well and left the hotel ....just 4 hrs by train from agra....it was raining again in delhi...but by the time we reached the hotel the sky cleared up...it became sunny...we freshened up...took a taxi to go around delhi...we were really impressed by the museum and house of Indira Gandhi(a must see)...we went to see the Qutubminar, India gate,Rashtrapati bhavan and premises,where the republic day parade takes place...verybeautiful and well maintained.. .by evening ething got closed for visit and so we couldn't see all of delhi ...but there is always a next time...we came to the hotel had dinner and went of to sleep...
Day 6
We got up at 6 to reach the airport and take the return flight to bangalore... .
Wow! home sweet home!.....but loads of clothes to wash....Grace had to be in diapers throut ....
And I have to praise my kids,who really cooperated in dressing up every time for making this travel trip a success.
Throughout our 5 day trip to delhi,agra,jaipur.....it was cold and cloudy there ..but still all of u enjoyed thoroughly including my kiddos and we returned back in perfect health....
let me give u a brief of what all we visited....
Day 1
we got up at 4 in the morning.... landed in delhi by flight(2hrs 15 minutes from bangalore).. .it was cold and raining in delhi...we took a volvo bus to jaipur...took bout 6 hrs ...saw lots of camels on thewasy....the whole day was spent in travelling.. ..we stayed at a guest house where they served home cooked north indian food which was really good...
Day 2
We visited Amber fort...we took an elephant ride there(pretty expensive 550 bucks one way for afamily) .....Leah was screaming thruout the ride...:-)on the way to jaigarh fort we saw lot of peacocks andpeahens...so pretty ...! grey monkeys and green parrots too were there in plenty....it was cloudy that day too...we came back, had food and in the evening went to this ethnic village called Choki Dani.....they open from 6 in the evening to 11 at night....they will serve the traditonal rajasthani food,plus there r lotsof ethnic dances,magic show,puppet show ,elephant rides and camel ride..u can also shop inside....its250 bucks for a person and half the rate for the kid above 3 but its worth it.... it was drizzling by thetime we finished seeing thru the entire place but itwas real treat...
Day 3
had break fast in our guest house...on the way to the bus station we saw hawa mahal,city place and Jantar Mantar from outside in an autorickshaw as we had no time.....just before we took a bus to agra, we happened to see some beautiful glass bangles and bought some for the kids ...really pretty and very cheap...5 bucks for a dozen...that whole day too we spent in travelling.. ..6 hrs almost to agra by bus.....by then we chked in at a hotel near the TajMahal....had dinner and went off to sleep....jaipur is more clean than agra.....
Day 4
We got up at 6 in the morning and by 7 we took a walk to see the Taj Mahal....it was very cloudy but the TajMahal still looked beautiful... it just a 10 min walk from our hotel......kids were really cranky that daybut somehow we managed tho there were outbreaks of anger from both hubby's and my side.....we then took a taxi and visited Fatehpur Sikhri , Agra fort and babyTaj.....this place was soo full of history...we had tour guides in these places who would explain to us the history..... i don't think there is a proper sewage system in agra coz altho the monuments r maintained well, the roads r full of dirt and muddy water....we had to travel the next day so we came back early..had an early dinner and went off to sleep
Day 5
We got up at 4 in the morning to catch a train to delhi which was it 6...it was raining and very cold....somehow coverd up the kids well and left the hotel ....just 4 hrs by train from agra....it was raining again in delhi...but by the time we reached the hotel the sky cleared up...it became sunny...we freshened up...took a taxi to go around delhi...we were really impressed by the museum and house of Indira Gandhi(a must see)...we went to see the Qutubminar, India gate,Rashtrapati bhavan and premises,where the republic day parade takes place...verybeautiful and well maintained.. .by evening ething got closed for visit and so we couldn't see all of delhi ...but there is always a next time...we came to the hotel had dinner and went of to sleep...
Day 6
We got up at 6 to reach the airport and take the return flight to bangalore... .
Wow! home sweet home!.....but loads of clothes to wash....Grace had to be in diapers throut ....
And I have to praise my kids,who really cooperated in dressing up every time for making this travel trip a success.
