Trip planning kept us busy for the morning but we made some great plans.
After lunch in a small street cafe, we made our way to the railway station to catch a local bus to Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds). We chatted to a friendly family on the bus and today, being Sunday, the traffic was not too chaotic.
Near to Hawa Mahal was the City Palace, which we went to see. Next door was an interesting observatory. Following this we walked a little further to the Albert Hall, which was really beautiful. We were discussing the number of rats we'd seen in India and both decided hardly any. We may have spoken too soon. As we continued through the gardens ... we saw rats. Not just the odd one but hundreds! They lived in little burrows in the gardens and they were everywhere.
Just across the street was the zoo but we gave this a miss. Also the famous Raj Mandir cinema was just around the corner. However the movie that was showing didn't sound that good.
It wasn't far to walk to the Metro station and we stopped at a friendly store to cool down with fresh lassis. The shop owner let us try an Indian drink. It looked like coke with a Masala flavour. It was weird and it must be an acquired taste, that we hadn't acquired!
Down a very dark back street a huge marque was being constructed for a wedding later that evening. The action didn't start until midnight. When we reached the Metro the train was at the stop and a shiny new one it was too.
At the end of our street we tucked in to a bowl of fried momos (dumplings) and noodles before we went up to our room for the night.
After lunch in a small street cafe, we made our way to the railway station to catch a local bus to Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds). We chatted to a friendly family on the bus and today, being Sunday, the traffic was not too chaotic.
Near to Hawa Mahal was the City Palace, which we went to see. Next door was an interesting observatory. Following this we walked a little further to the Albert Hall, which was really beautiful. We were discussing the number of rats we'd seen in India and both decided hardly any. We may have spoken too soon. As we continued through the gardens ... we saw rats. Not just the odd one but hundreds! They lived in little burrows in the gardens and they were everywhere.
Just across the street was the zoo but we gave this a miss. Also the famous Raj Mandir cinema was just around the corner. However the movie that was showing didn't sound that good.
It wasn't far to walk to the Metro station and we stopped at a friendly store to cool down with fresh lassis. The shop owner let us try an Indian drink. It looked like coke with a Masala flavour. It was weird and it must be an acquired taste, that we hadn't acquired!
Down a very dark back street a huge marque was being constructed for a wedding later that evening. The action didn't start until midnight. When we reached the Metro the train was at the stop and a shiny new one it was too.
At the end of our street we tucked in to a bowl of fried momos (dumplings) and noodles before we went up to our room for the night.