india
India is big, so big that it can only be described with 2,500 photos. That's how many pictures you will find in this album. If you live long enough, you might be able to see them all...
Jungles and Wildlife was the main theme of my trip. For some peculiar reasons, I suddenly became so interested about flora and fauna. Was it my antipathy towards civilization or was it merely my curiosity towards nature? I don't know.
India is the best place in the world to photo people. It is a nation of full colors: the wild orange of the desert, the mysterious green of the jungles and the splendid red in the palaces. It is a nation full of characters, who are incredibly pushy, yet also incredibly friendly.
You can't find another place in the world with so many kings in one country. The great maharajas of India built the fortresses, cities, palaces and harems. They and their wives died splendidly in huge fancy tombs... so that tourists like us could be awed with those magnificent monuments.
India is a country with many gods and goddesses. It might appear silly at first glance, but if one spent enough time to study their religions, they sure will find the most advance philosophy in the world.
Food, hotels and transport. It is exhausting, yet charming. It is chaotic, yet exotic. It is terrible, yet wonderful. It is totally Indian style.
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| Date | Week | Place | Monring | Afternoon | Night | |
| 1 | 28-Nov | Sun | Vancouver | Depature 1:25pm | Flight | |
| 2 | 29-Nov | Mon | Delhi | Arrive AMD 8:15am (2:55) | Depature 11:10am | Arrive 11:30pm |
| 3 | 30-Nov | Tue | Delhi | Buy Train ticket | Red Fort, Chandi Chowk | Night Show,ON Train |
| 4 | 01-Dec | Wed | Nainital | Naini Lake, Search Tour Agent | Horse Riding to Snow View | Around town |
| 5 | 02-Dec | Thu | Corbett Tiger Reserve | Taxi>Ramnagar (800R, 4H) | Waterfall,Museum, Jeep to Dhikala | |
| 6 | 03-Dec | Fri | Corbett Tiger Reserve | Elephant Ride, Jeep Safari | Walk to watch tower, Jeep Safari | |
| 7 | 04-Dec | Sat | Corbett Tiger Reserve | Jeep Safari, Jeep to Ramnagar | Bus to Haridwar (95R, 6h, 3:00pm, horrible) | |
| 8 | 05-Dec | Sun | Haridwar | Buy Train Ticket | Mansa Devi Temple | Har-Ki-Pairi |
| 9 | 06-Dec | Mon | Haridwar | Buy Train ticket | Haridwar walk | Train 7:30p |
| 10 | 07-Dec | Tue | Bikaner | Train | Find Hotel, Walk Around | Talk with Shiv |
| 11 | 08-Dec | Wed | Bikaner Desert | Camel Ride | Desert Villages | Sand Dune |
| 12 | 09-Dec | Thu | Bikaner Desert | Camel Ride | Desert Villages, Junagarh | Listen to Music |
| 13 | 10-Dec | Fri | Bikaner | Devi Kund (Rat Temple) | Old Town | Sit around, ON Bus |
| 14 | 11-Dec | Sat | Jaisalmer | Recover | Rajmahal (Maharaja's Palace & Museum) | Walk around |
| 15 | 12-Dec | Sun | Jaisalmer Desert | Camel Ride | Musician | |
| 16 | 13-Dec | Mon | Jaisalmer Desert | Village Funeral | Camel Ride | Sand Dune |
| 17 | 14-Dec | Tue | Jaisalmer Desert | Village Camel Trade | Camel Ride | Dinner at Suraja |
| 18 | 15-Dec | Wed | Jaisalmer | Surya Temple, Jain Temple | Gadi Sagar, Folklore Museum | Puppet Show, ON Train |
| 19 | 16-Dec | Thu | Jodphur | Clock tower, Market, Buy Charger | Meherangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada | Luxury Dinner at Fort |
| 20 | 17-Dec | Fri | Udaipur | Taxi>Udaipur (2400R) | Ranakpur | Walk around |
| 21 | 18-Dec | Sat | Udaipur | City Palace | Bagore-ki-Haveli | Dance Show |
| 22 | 19-Dec | Sun | Chittorgarh | Bus>Chittorgarh (55R, 10:00am 2h) | Chittorgarh Fort� | Dinner, Write Journal |
| 23 | 20-Dec | Mon | Bundi | Idle | Train>Bundi (2:55pm, 3h, 500R) | |
| 24 | 21-Dec | Tue | Bundi | Lake, Bike Tour with Biliu | Taragarh (Star Fort) | Internet |
| 25 | 22-Dec | Wed | ranthambhore� | Taxi>ranthambhore (1200R 4H) | ranthambhore� Fort | TV |
| 26 | 23-Dec | Thu | ranthambhore� | Canter Bus Safari (poor), buy train ticket, afternoon safari (good) | TV | |
| 27 | 24-Dec | Fri | ranthambhore� | Idle | Train to Bharatpur (520R, 3h) | |
| 28 | 25-Dec | Sat | Bharatpur | Bird Watching | BirdWatching | Internet |
| 29 | 26-Dec | Sun | Agra | Fatehpur Sikri (Taxi, 1500R) | Taj Mahal | Bird Watching |
| 30 | 27-Dec | Mon | Chambal | Chambal River Boat Safari, Agra Fort | Train>Jabalpur | |
| 31 | 28-Dec | Tue | Kanha National Park | Train | Taxi>Kanha (1500R) | Nothing |
| 32 | 29-Dec | Wed | Kanha National Park | Morning Safari (poor) | Afternoon Safari (good) | Orientation Movie |
| 33 | 30-Dec | Thu | Kanha National Park | Morning Safari (OK) | Bus>Jabalpur (55R, 1:00p>7:00p, terrible) | |
| 34 | 31-Dec | Fri | Khajuraho | Western Temples | Light Show, New Year Party | |
| 35 | 01-Jan | Sat | Khajuraho | Penna National Park | Eastern, Southern Temples | Shops |
| 36 | 02-Jan | Sun | Orcha | Taxi>Orcha (4h) | Chaturbhuj Temple | Internet, TV |
| 37 | 03-Jan | Mon | Orcha | Palaces | Temples | Dinner at Sheesh Mahal |
| 38 | 04-Jan | Tue | Jhansi | Museum, Jhansi Fort, Palace Museum, tomb, church | Train> Delhi (6:05p 4h) | |
| 39 | 05-Jan | Wed | New Delhi | New Delhi City Ligtening Tour | Connaught Place | |
| 40 | 06-Jan | Thu | New Delhi | Zoo | Connaught Place, Airport | |
| 41 | 07-Jan | Fri | New Delhi | Foreigner Regional Registration Off | Hauz Khas | Dine at Ajanta |
| 42 | 08-Jan | Sat | New Delhi | Modern Art Museum,Craft Museum | Photo Imaging Asia | Dine at Tandoori Junction |
| 43 | 09-Jan | Sun | New Delhi | Lotus Temple | Qutb Minar | Parikrama |
| 44 | 10-Jan | Mon | New Delhi | Lodi Garden | Rajpath | Connaught Place, Flight |
| 45 | 11-Jan | Tue | Amsterdam->YVR | Arrive 5:55am (4:40) | Depature 10:35>11:45 | |
| Item highlighted in gray are time spent in transportation | ||||||