India Travels

Last year we were attending a family friend's wedding in Delhi. The wedding functions were spread over 3 weeks so for convenience we rented an apartment in Delhi.  It was going to be our base so that we were not moving our luggage around and were free to explore the wonderful country between all the wedding functions. 

Delhi is the capital city of India, it’s the hub of India, a large cosmopolitan city with lots of malls, fine dining and beautiful sights. On the other hand we loved the local places like Chand ni Chouk , the local eateries and the street vendors.

Staying in an apartment was a good idea we were free to self-cater when we had enough of eating out and it was a convenient to have a set address to have a lot of our shopping delivered. Of course you cannot go to India and not shop. We were pleasantly surprised that just like any other country we were able to shop on line for a lot of the things we needed. 

Delivery is just as quick and speedy as it is in UK and the convenience of on line shopping meant that it left us lots of free time to travel. We were also able make a lot of saving on our purchases by getting some great deals and discount codes from CoupoNet. The codes offered some great savings from brands such as Amazon.in, Ebay.in, Snapdeal, Flipkart, Jabong and Foodpanda. We also enjoyed savings on Domino’s Pizza which were a lifesaver for my Pizza addict daughter. Of course with all these amazing voucher codes we were able to shop more with the money we saved!!!

Our trip was divided into three sections firstly to travel north to Punjab to see and experience the Golden Temple and the Wagh Border where India meets Pakistan. This was the most amazing trip we encountered. We enjoyed amazing scenery and ate the best parathas on way at the Dhabas (roadside eateries). We enjoyed the the amazing patriotic ceremony, and the serene nad spiritual Golden Temple.

The second trip we made was to Haridwar and Rishikesh for a pilgrimage tour. These amazing spiritual places are beautiful and we really enjoyed our stay in both places. Transport from Delhi is easy, a large airport offers International and local flights to all destinations in India. The local trains are an experience and taxis and rickshaws are available in abundance.

 In Delhi we really enjoyed the wedding festivities  which were grand and colourful and it was a very memorable experience. Amazing decorations, music food and a mirage of traditions and colours were totally out of this world. We had never been to such an extravagant and wonderful wedding.

After the wedding festivities we did a trip to India's "golden triangle" which was a trip to Jaipur, and Agra. Jaipur is beautiful with its heritage, forts and pink city . In Agra magnificient Taj Mahal was mesmerising and truly magical. India is a truly acity of diverse cultures and we were greeted with a rainbow of colours, flavours, sights and sounds. A country that is so full of tradition and culture that it left us in a trance.We can't wait for our next trip and we are  already dreaming of it.

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