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I Have Not Disappeared
I do not understand where all my time goes. When I lived in Paris, I had lots of time for blogging. Now that we live in Blois, I don’t seem to have any spare time at all! I do keep … Continue reading
Posted in Closerie Falaiseau, Cycling, Flowers & gardens, France, India, Italy, Life in France, Loire Valley, Travelling
Tagged cycling in Italy, flooding in the Loire
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Tips for Visiting the Golden Triangle in India
When we discovered that the Taj Mahal is close to New Delhi which was our intended stopover on the way to Australia flying Air India, we immediately wanted to visit it but we had lots of questions: How long should … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, India, Restaurants, Sightseeing, Travelling
Tagged golden triangle in India, trinetra tours
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Agra Fort, a Marble Inlay Table and the Baby Taj
It’s 9.15 am and we’ve finished our luxurious breakfast at the Radisson Blue still under the magic of our early morning visit to the Taj Mahal and are about to meet up with our guide, Vivek, to visit Agra Fort. After … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, India, Restaurants, Travelling
Tagged Agra Marble Emporium, baby taj, Pinch of Spice Delhi, tomb of I'timad-ud-Daulah
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The Taj Mahal – Simply Majestic
Today’s the day. We’re going to visit the Taj Mahal. It’s 6 am and we’re walking across the foyer of the Radisson Blue to meet our new French-speaking guide. I’m relieved that yesterday’s unsatisfactory guide is being replaced. From the … Continue reading
The Road to Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and the Moonlight Gardens
After a thoroughly enjoyable stay in Jaipur, we’re on our way to Agra which is the last point in the Golden Triangle. It is 8 am. Ragendar tries to find an ATM but they seem very scarce. He’s says not to … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, India, Sightseeing, Travelling
Tagged fatehpur sikri, moonlight gardens
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Jaipur – temples, elephants, forts and palaces
We are up bright and early at our beautiful Shahpura House Heritage Hotel in Jaipur so we can have breakfast and be ready to leave at 8 am because today is a big day – my first elephant ride! Our … Continue reading
More Delhi and the Road to Jaipur
We arrive in Delhi at 7 pm, one and a half hours late due to an electrical problem on our plane which kept us sitting on the tarmac in Melbourne but I sent a quick email to Trinetra Tours to … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, India, Restaurants, Sightseeing
Tagged jaipur, shahpura house, trinetra tours
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The Elephant Ride
We have been in India for two full days and have done so much and seen so many wonderful places that I am exhausted by the end of the day and incapable of writing a blog post. But I had … Continue reading
Delhi Delights
We’ve arrived in Delhi, met up with the coordinator, driver and French-speaking guide from Trinetra Tours, checked into our hotel and are about to have lunch. I’m surprised to see that the restaurant is called Lutyens Cocktail Bar, opposite the … Continue reading
Getting to Delhi and First Impressions
The big day has arrived at last for our 6-week holiday in Australia via India. As you know, we now have our hard-won visas. We leave Blois at 1.30 pm by car. Our flight is at 9.30 pm. We’ve checked out … Continue reading

Posted in Accommodation, India, Travelling
Tagged Air India, Justa Residence Greater Kailash Delhi, lutyens cocktail house
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