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Tourist Rest House, Agra

January 05, 2006
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We visited Agra twice and both times we stayed at the Tourist Rest House.  Both times our room was reasonably clean and more or less quiet.  The rooms are set around a pleasant courtyard where you can get food. …
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Agra re-visited – Dodging Cows, People and Potholes to see The Taj Mahal Gleam in the Morning Light

January 05, 2006
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At this point, we headed back to Agra.  We wanted to use our train pass, but the only class available on the overnight train was the Sleeper class, and we didn’t really want to rough it that much.…
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Jaipur – City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Observatory and Amber Fort

January 04, 2006
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Our next destination was Jaipur. We were able to take an overnight train. We arrived at Jaipur early in the morning, and the auto-rickshaw drivers and touts were all over us.…
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Staying at the 250-Year-Old Hotel Gangaur Palace, Udaipur

January 01, 2006
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We stayed at Hotel Gangaur Palace, near Gangaur Ghat. It is very clean, and a beautiful building - a 250 year old haveli.In Udaipur we stayed at Hotel Gangaur Palace, near Gangaur Ghat.  It is very clean, and in a beautiful building – a 250 year old haveli.  A haveli
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Udaipur – Ringing in the New Year in a Floating Palace

January 01, 2006
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Fireworks over the Lake Palace for New Year'sHappy New Year!  We rang in the new year in style at Ambrai Restaurant.  They had a really nice outdoor buffet last night, right on the lake and overlooking the Lake Palace here in Udaipur.  There were a ton of fireworks
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Clean, Well Located Hotel City Palace, Bombay / Mumbai

December 30, 2005
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Our room at the Hotel City PalaceWe stayed at the Hotel City Palace, which is directly in front of the beautiful Victoria train station. The hotel is ultra-clean and modern, but the relatively cheap room we had was windowless.  We had our own bathroom, a double bed and even a TV.
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Amritsar – Finding Peace and Equality in a Temple Made of Gold

December 21, 2005
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We arrived in Amritsar at night, and went directly to see the beautifully lit Golden Temple. Our next destination was Amritsar. This was not a night train, it took about 4 hours.…
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Arranging a Flight and Staying at the Filthy Central Court Hotel, Delhi

December 17, 2005
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We spent 3 weeks in India during Christmas 2005. We are backpackers, and stayed at budget places and ate at cheaper restaurants. We got around using a train pass. Getting There Getting tickets to go to Delhi at Christmas time was a little challenging.…
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Lotus Hotel, Cairo

January 05, 2005
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We wandered around looking for a new hotel having left the Berlin Hotel when they switched us to a new room without asking while we were out during the day.  When we found the Lotus Hotel, a member of the ‘hotel staff’ followed us up to the reception.…
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Berlin Hotel, Cairo

January 05, 2005
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The hotel we had tried to book in advance, the Berlin Hotel , refused to give us a reservation unless they personally picked us up at the airport to guarantee we would keep our reservation, and also to avoid taxi drivers demanding a ‘finders fee’ for bringing us to their h
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