Thursday, October 26, 2006
17 October, 2006
We had to maximize our opportunities so before we left for Jaipur we went on our last early morning game drive. This time we had a shocking guide but an absolutely crazy driver who really made the trip fun. There was a tiger roaming around very near the entry gate and we were trying to follow him most of the time. We saw the tiger from far and he was walking in the dense vegetation so we couldn’t really take any clear pictures this time around. I think we were lucky to see the tiger at all actually.
It was a really long game drive and we got back to the hotel later than we expected to. We had a quick breakfast and got on the road to Jaipur (Rajasthan’s capital city). The drive was not pleasant but it was a lot better than the previous one. It took us about four hours to drive about 200km.
Our hotel was beautiful and very comfortable. We went for a very late lunch and walked around the local bazaar a little which was not a brilliant idea. It was hectic and the cars, bikes and rickshaws almost run you over. The hooting and chaos was just too much. One is so busy watching one’s back and trying not to get killed, that one cannot even look at the shops properly. Nothing enjoyable about that! We got back to the hotel, skipped dinner and tried to have an early night.
We had to maximize our opportunities so before we left for Jaipur we went on our last early morning game drive. This time we had a shocking guide but an absolutely crazy driver who really made the trip fun. There was a tiger roaming around very near the entry gate and we were trying to follow him most of the time. We saw the tiger from far and he was walking in the dense vegetation so we couldn’t really take any clear pictures this time around. I think we were lucky to see the tiger at all actually.
It was a really long game drive and we got back to the hotel later than we expected to. We had a quick breakfast and got on the road to Jaipur (Rajasthan’s capital city). The drive was not pleasant but it was a lot better than the previous one. It took us about four hours to drive about 200km.
Our hotel was beautiful and very comfortable. We went for a very late lunch and walked around the local bazaar a little which was not a brilliant idea. It was hectic and the cars, bikes and rickshaws almost run you over. The hooting and chaos was just too much. One is so busy watching one’s back and trying not to get killed, that one cannot even look at the shops properly. Nothing enjoyable about that! We got back to the hotel, skipped dinner and tried to have an early night.
# posted by Heidi & Richard's travels @ 7:45 AM 
