DAY 12 : INDIA : Delhi

Weather : hot, hazy, 30+

 

Today we finished the Rajasthan leg of our trip and drove from Jaipur to Delhi.

A distance of 250kms but with intense traffic it took us 6 hours.

 

 

Some of the interesting points along the journey today were :

 

 

 

We left Jaipur's old city (Pink City) by one of its 9 gates.

 

 

How many family members can you fit on a motor bike?

 

 

We passed by the Amer Fort. There was a 6 year-old elephant on the roadside.

Only female elephants from 25 to 60 years-old are used in the tourist industry at the fort.

They are then retired and they live until they are about 80 years-old.

 

 

Just outside of Jaipur is the Nahargarh Biological Reserve.

They have so- called safaris, which comprise a short ride in a jeep or elephant ride

to some small enclosures with lions and tigers. We walked the route seeing deer, peacocks

and blue bulls in the scrubby vegetation.

 

 

Indian lions robbed of their natural habitat.

 

 

Indian tigers in small enclosures.

 

 

An army of women taking cut foliage from the Reserve

back to their village for fuel for domestic purposes...such a

precious commodity for these communities.

 

 

Makesift roadside cafes.

 

 

Long haul truck drivers bathe along the highway using pump water in troughs.

 

 

Trucks with a range of cargo.

 

 

Bumper to bumper traffic for many kilometres.

 

 

On road, off road, left hand or right hand side - everyman for himself.

 

 

How about throwing a flock of sheep into the mix.

 

 

Overturned truck minus wheels with a load of soil spilt over highway.

 

 

Safe arrival in Delhi..for the many and varied travellers.

 

Lovely surprise tonight when the manager of the travel company, Go India Journeys, came to our hotel and took us out for dinner. The organisation and attention to detail has been amazing and we thoroughly recommend them. Tonight we are staying at reasonable inner-city hotel, Vikram. www.hotelvikram.com.

 

 



M&M

 

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