The second instalment from our honeymoon to India – this post makes me laugh – 1200 photos in a 1 month holiday!!! I typically do that in a week these days!
 This is just a small selection of the 1,200 photos I took!!!! I know it sounds a lot but really, it’s only 50 per day – which is nothing to remember a holiday of a lifetime by! |
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| Nawalgarha town in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan famous for it’s painted merchants houses or havelis | ||||
 I think this painting advertising the most popular whiskey in India is more down to Scottish colonials like my Grandpa than the merchants though!
The local grain and spice market
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A house painted with a train or car showed the wealth of it’s owner
local women going to a wedding – it was the wedding season in Rajasthan while we were there so we saw lots of colourful scenes |
A building decorated with dancing girls
Tommy with his posse – the local DJ ready for a wedding – they blare out music all night long so you have to hope you have a reasonably soundproof room! |
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| Pushkarthis is an important pilgrimage town and has the only temple dedicated to Brahma. It is famous for it’s annual camel fair. | ||||
| Tommy and Shankar our driver enjoying roadside parathas
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View from the Pushkar Palace Hotel across the lake
The Brahma Temple – the only one in India
a groom riding a white horse to his wedding |
monkeys at the temple
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| Chittorgarhthis was one of the greatest places we stayed – the town was fascinating and had no tourists so was hassle free and we stayed in a place called Castle Bijaipur where the Prince asked if he could join us for after dinner drinks – it was absolutely charming – plus we were the only guests at the castle so could play at being maharaja and maharani
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A wedding in the village outside the castle
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on the maharini’s swing!
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temple detail
a typically overpacked Rajasthani bus!
our room mates at Castle Bijaipur!
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by Kirsty