The cast and crew: Team Northern India
Date: 6 May Location: Breakfast, devouring the half loaf of toast set before me (funny tummy), Betwa Retreat, Orchha Notable sightings: A low of 31 degrees overnight. This witch is […]
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Hidden
Date: 5 May Location: Ramaraja restaurant rooftop, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh Notable sightings: a pre-monsoon storm. Monuments seen: god, countless. Tonight we're staying in tents in Orchha. But saying they're 'just […]
A tribute to love that almost bankrupt an empire
Date: 4 May Location: a “deluxe permanent tent”, the village of Orchha Notable sightings: The Taj Mahal! That's all. Posted with Blogsy
Cool in the shade of the colonial manor garden
Date: 2 May Location: the shaded terrace, Bhanwar Vila, the local Maharajah's palace-come-homestay, Karauli Notable sightings: peacocks (I love peacocks); a swimming pool that looks like its been here since […]
Jai ho!
Date: 1 May Location: Ganesham Textiles, Jaipur, waiting for tailor to make alerations to garments. Dresses ordered from the tailor: Only two, demonstrating remarkable and uncharacteristic self restraint. Notable sightings: […]
An unsettlingly big place 