Orchha
Our train arrived after dark, and after a bit of a hassle with the transportation people, managed to rent a van to take us from Jhansi to Orchha and our hotel. It is around 18 kilometers over country roads and they wanted us to take tuk tuks. No way. So we arrived at our hotel and found it to be a fabulous place with huge rooms.
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Its not much but it should do for two nights. Maybe we'll just stay right here.
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The entrance.
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Temples on the road into town.
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I have no idea what this building was but I thought it was interesting.
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What a beautiful tree trunk.
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We loved the colors.
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The main palace area was across a 17th century bridge. It is called the Raj Mahal and has two interesting courtyards.
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I actually found Orchha disappointing. But then I have been to all the major palaces and forts in Rajasthan at least once and lots of gorgeous temples. Desolate was a word which came to mind here.
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With tourists around of course there would be the occasional holy man.
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The local tourist market.
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