DAY 11  Katmandu   On arrival in Katmandu, we were transferred to our guest room at the Hyatt Regency Hotel where we would stay 2 nights. We arrived around 12:30. Went to bed and fell asleep. Some notes about Katmandu....

DAY 10  Delhi   Some notes about Delhi Delhi is situated in a strategic position on the west bank of the Yamuna River, between the Himalayas and the Aravalli Hills. It is the gateway to the rich alluvial soils of the Ganges plain and has, according to Indian folklore,...

DAY 9  FRIDAY   FEBRUARY 3 Jaipur, the City of Victory, is surrounded by the rugged Aravali hills--crowned by formidable forts--and beautiful palaces, mansions and gardens. Royal processions and parades, in all of their splendour, graced these palaces and forts once....

DAY 8  THURSDAY   FEBRUARY 2 Sawai Madhopur, in Rajasthan, is the departure point for the famous Ranthambore National Park, and India’s efforts to conserve the dwindling tiger population. The park is one of the finest tiger reserves in the country and the most likely...

We disembarked the train and were welcomed to Agra by colorful costumed dancers and musicians who grabbed our hands and insisted we dance. The drive to the Taj took about 30 minutes through thick and teeming, horn beeping traffic. Our first view of the fabulous...

  DAY 6  TUESDAY   JANUARY 31 This morning,  as the Deccan Odyssey traveled through the stronghold of the Marwar region, we enjoyed breakfast onboard and the striking panorama of the Thar Desert before arriving at Jodhpur. Jodhpur, named for the ruling Jodi...

DAY 5  MONDAY  JANUARY 30 The Deccan rolled into Udaipur in the morning. Set on the shores of the placid Lake Pichola, Udaipur, known as the City of Lakes, is easily one of the most romantic cities in India or that we have seen on other travels. We disembarked the...

4 DAY  SUNDAY   JANUARY 29 After a satisfying dinner and rocky overnight onboard the train (We pretended we were on a ship and “going with the flow”) we arose, surprisingly fresh and good to go. Sandi didn’t get to sleep until 3 and she said I was snoring throughout...

DAY 3  SATURDAY   January 28 Note: Day 2 was a free day at the hotel. We rested, hooked up with Jackie Bone, our friend from New Zealand and spent the day visiting and enjoying good food and drinks at the hotel. After breakfast, we took a morning heritage walking tour...

DAY 1-2, WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY   JANUARY 25-26 Our adopted chauffeur, Jeff Galloway, drove us from Myrtle, MS to the Memphis Airport. We departed on time at noon . Arrived Atlanta 2:00 p.m. and departed there for Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris, arrived Charles De...