Surfing The Channel

We’re in the capital of Rajasthan, Jaipur. We left our palatial surroundings of the Villas yesterday and were quickly brought back into Indian reality as we were driven to bus station in Agra and boarded what seemed to be a bus. I think this was the first time anyone at the Villa had ever had to purchase bus tickets or drive anyone to the bus station. I think they were used to dealing with private jets. Anyways, the bus has air-conditioning and ran fine. It wasn’t the finest trip ever, and there were times that we could’ve died in a bus accident, but we made it safe to Jaipur in about 6 hours.

We were warned before hand of the massive influx of Walla drivers that will approach us and try to scam us. The guide book even said to be prepared for drivers to board the bus at the first Jaipur stop, which is not the main terminal, and tell you that you’ve arrived at the main stop, and they will do their best to get you to come in their rickshaws, and sure enough, this was the case as two Sikh drivers tried to convince us to join them. We thoughtfully declined the offers and continued to the main stop. It wasn’t that bad though, but it was kind of sad to see them all running at the bus as soon as we hit the station.

We booked one of the five star Jaipur hotels, and all I have to say is that I’m quite impressed. This place was in a nicer part of town. The people were incredibly friendly and very accommodating. Our room was nice and clean. The entire place is an architectural fantasy. We spent our first night having dinner on the rooftop terrace of a restaurant. We look forward to explore the city tomorrow morning, and we hope we don’t get to overwhelmed with the welcoming colors of Pink.

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