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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
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Asia > India
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It is not easy to describe the climate of a country as large: we can however schematized into three distinct seasons, a warmer, more humid and cooler. Heat dominates between February and May in the North rising gradually between these two months to reach new highs in May Temperatures can exceed 45 ° C in the center. In late May, the monsoon begins with violent downpours, storms and tempests, ascending gradually from south to north and extending to the entire territory, ending in October, except on the southeast coast where it is the most virulent between October and December. Temperatures drop significantly in the north between October and January, while in the south they are always sweet. The best time to visit India will be based on selected areas, although the period from November to February is best suited for most of them. If you visit the north-east, Kashmir or the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, however, prefer the months of April to September. In contrast, the monsoon should be quite the tour of Rajasthan desert and the north-western Himalayas. |
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Country excesses, India causes feelings too excessive for those who venture there.
Delhi, the capital, already offers a wealth of different treasures hidden within the country as a whole: countless museums, restaurants of all levels offering exquisite, magnificent monuments, various cultural events and varied, which are discovered within two universes well distinct dividing the city, Old Delhi and New Delhi. Then, Agra, 2 hours by train from Delhi, is well known as the cradle where lies the Taj Mahal, a magnificent white marble palace built at the request of Emperor Shah Jahan in honor of his love for his deceased wife, which has no equivalent in the world. You do not miss Benares (now Varanasi today), holy city on the west bank of the Ganges, where you will cross the accompanying funeral processions and cremations, and pilgrims come to wash their sins, and you will discover the Vishwanath Temple, the Golden Temple. Made famous by the hippies during the sixties, Goa the languorous you making to its beaches and coconut palms, tropical atmosphere and good humor of its people. In South India, you'll be amazed by the unforgettable landscape of Kerala, between rice fields and tropical plants, endless beaches and palaces of the Thousand and One Nights, wild animals, spices and vibrant color. Bombay you will turn heads in immersing you into his world both excessive and heterogeneous: traffic congestion and excessive, continuous noise, pollution up, serve as backdrop for the remains impressive, with a multitude of bazaars, shops at the cutting edge of fashion and trendy establishments totally on twenty-first century. The abject poverty borders on the air conditioned shops. It emerges, however, a special charm that will not leave you indifferent. Madurai and temple, Udaipur palace and landed on Lake Pichola, Jodhpur and his strong close to the desert, or national parks and safari they offer to see the lord tiger in all its glory, is still far d 'prodigious steps of your journey to India. Many travelers do not return intact in this country: some even retain a stubborn nostalgia that borders on addiction. With you to discover what makes it so endearing and shocking and you will perhaps want to return: in any case, once is not enough! |
India : The basics
Travel to India by air is obviously the easiest way: you land in Bombay, Delhi or Madras.
You must have a visa before you leave because you do not get to your arrival. Caution: Make sure you are in possession of all documents required for issuing the visa. The currency in circulation is the Indian rupee. You can easily change your Euros or your dollars. The reputation of India is that we can live there for next to nothing, and it continues unabated, except sometimes in Mumbai or Delhi. A very proper meal may cost you less than 5 € and a double room clean and comfortable with using less than 15 €. The food is varied and often delicious, and you will discover many specialties according to the regions and types of businesses. Accommodations are numerous, mainly hotels, and cover all categories of luxury: for you to choose according to your requirement level! In regard to your health, food precautions are taken: drink bottled water closed, or when boiled or disinfected, avoid ice cubes, do not eat frozen. Take drugs against diarrhea and follow the instructions to protect yourself from malaria if you are in conditions of risk. For travel within the country, domestic flights have increased. The train is to try, despite its slowness, because it is inexpensive and will strictly everywhere. The buses are less crowded than trains and cost roughly the same price, but are not very comfortable. In large cities, taxis, rickshaws and Tonga are in abundance. You can also rent a bike for less than 1 € per day. To win in your memory, you will be spoiled for choice, as the crafts of India is extremely diverse: Benares silks, antiques Mumbai, sculptures and carpets in Kashmir, Delhi embroidered shirts, silver jewelry and perfume Hyderabad, bronze statuettes of Madras cottons and Jewelry in Rajasthan, pashmina everywhere ... A board on begging, very common: rather give notebooks and pencils to schools rather than change for children in the street. |
Towns in India
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• Calcutta
Capital of the state of West Bengal in India, Calcutta has just over four million inhabitants and more than 15 if one considers the entire city.
Located in the delta of the Ganges, it is built on a swampy, and enjoys a tropical monsoon climate, adding to its moisture painful severe pollution of the city. Important cultural center, the city is the birthplace of many famous novelists, including Rabindra Sangeet.
It also has an interesting historical heritage, as Dakshineshvar Temple, Kali Temple, Victoria Memorial in white marble, the Birla temple, St Paul, Church of St. John is surrounded by a park, botanic garden where you can admire a giant banyan tree (one of the highest in the world), and the area surrounding the College Street Coffee House with its countless shops, book landmark Bengali intellectuals of all stripes. Other sights not to miss the deck Vidyasagar, Indian and the Museum deck Howrah.
But despite his title of cultural capital of India, Calcutta probably hit you its overpopulation, poverty permanently bleak contrast with the color toners, despair, and charm are intertwined, as often in India.
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• Hyderabad
State capital of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad has over 6 million inhabitants. Located between South India and North India, it has a culture and history influenced by these two poles, and cohabitation on the territory of Muslims and Hindus. A monument symbolizes the city: it is a triumphal arch containing a mosque with four minarets. But other buildings rising in the city, earning the visit of tourists: the Mecca Masjid mosque huge can hold ten thousand followers, Golconda Fort, with its crenellated castle, its ramparts and double its ingenious acoustic system adequate to hear the sounds outside, the seven Qutb Tombs of the Kings built amidst a beautiful garden, Birla Mandir temple of white marble statue of the Buddha's high of over 17 meters in the middle of Hussain Sagar Lake, are the most remarkable. Do not miss the discovery of Laad Bazaar, with its artisans and merchants mingled with camels roam, and walk through the bustling streets to fully soak up the atmosphere of the city. There are many possibilities for accommodation at various prices, ranging from the youth hostel in the comfortable.
Bombay is the capital of an Indian state called Maharashtra: it has about 13 million inhabitants. It is the commercial capital of India, and a global financial platform. It also includes the film studios and television schools. Its standard of living is higher than in most other regions of India.
Several sites deserve your attention: the terraced gardens of the Hanging Gardens, the magnificent building of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Prince of Wales Museum, Gateway of India and Indo-moorish style so characteristic of the fountain in the center of Flora the city but also close to the city on Sanjay Gandhi National Park with panthers and hundreds of species of birds, and the Cave of Elephanta, with its sculptures of the 6th century. You can also get lost in the markets and to enjoy the festival of smells and colors, animation and exciting sound of dozens of languages spoken all around you, and you linger a few temples to observe the rituals practiced. Push down to Chowpatty and Juhu beaches, huge and very popular.
Avoid at all events to visit Mumbai between June and September, during hot and humid, where the monsoon may sometimes catastrophic consequences.
For your travel, pending the completion of the Mumbai Metro, taxis and rickshaws are very present and effective.
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