Although we’re doing this trip by ourselves, as opposed to using a travel company, we decided that we had the need to get a driver whilst in Aurangabad. I got the number of a driver, Bhagwat, from my friends Madhu and Savita (10YearItch.com) who had used his services during their time in and around Aurangabad. … Read more
The caves near Aurangabad (Ajanta and Ellora) have been on the top of Jane’s ToDo list for some time. She could almost have crossed Ellora off the list 22 years ago when she visited Ellora whilst touring India with a friend. But in Aurangabad last time her friend fractured her collar bone and couldn’t visit … Read more
I felt pretty stupid when I arrived at Daulatabad Fort as I’d see many pictures of it before and thought that the whole fort sat at the top of the hill, yet only about one fifth of it sits on the hill, the rest, the majority is thankfully at ground level. Arched entrances to small … Read more
On our second day in Aurangabad we visited the Bibi-ka-Maqbara tomb and then after that, even though I nagged him for twenty minutes Daddy wouldn’t tell me where we were going next. Mummy said we were going to another silk/cotton shop and didn’t let on where we were really going. We drove out from old … Read more
Aurangabad was named after Aurangzeb, the son of Shah Jahan who built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. In the north of the city sits the tomb of Aurangzeb’s wife, Rabia-ul-Durrani. Constructed between 1651 and 1661 my book says “it is a poor imitation” and it isn’t wrong but if you … Read more
The traditional clothing for ladies over here in India is either a Sari or a Salwar Kameez, the latter being a long blouse without buttons (the kameez) worn over a pair of leggings along with a dupatta (scarf). Sarees look beautiful but aren’t so practical in the UK and look out of place on a … Read more
We’d been looking to forward to visiting Ajanta, a set of caves dating back many centuries, for some time. Jane especially wanted to come here as she never quite made it here when she visited Aurangabad 22 years ago. The caves are located in a horseshoe gorge and appears like an ideal place for the … Read more
…I’m travelling the land that created Britain’s favourite food and (for the second time) I’ve eaten at Domino’s Pizza. Okay, okay, I’m sorry. But in my defence I did have a Lamb Dupiaza pizza, so surely I’ve not been too bad!
Last night’s train journey, at 15 hours and 600 miles, was the longest one in our plan and if we didn’t catch it we’d have a problem on our hands, so being cautious I’d booked a backup train. To minimise cancellation costs I needed to cancel the backup train before we caught the planned one. … Read more