My India Vacations

My first trip to India was way back in the 80s when I was just out of the university. Since then lots have changed. Then I had gone with my boyfriend; now I am married with two kids, have a teaching job in a college and have a husband who is the strictest follower of his daily time table. So this time when I planned a trip to India I had to ensure that it is devoid of the ‘wildness’ and the uncertainties of my post university days. Since I wanted to play it safe this time, I promptly looked up the internet for some of the best hotels in India. On my earlier trip I had visited Goa and I remember spending a night in a beachside shack. But this time round I knew my room had to have a bathroom with a tub and television.

Our trip was centered around Rajasthan this time and since Rajasthan has some of the best heritage hotels in India, and I wanted to get a feel of the much talked about royal tradition, I booked a room at the Umaid Bhawan in Jodhpur. And trust me the regalia was simply mind blowing. The hotel was the erstwhile palace of the king of Jodhpur and is now a five star heritage hotel owned by a renowned Indian hotel group. The hotel is housed in a huge pink sandstone palace and the rooms are all very elegant. I particularly liked the spa. For all those who are afraid the Indian cuisine is too spice needn’t bother since you get all types of food at the restaurants of the good hotels in India. However, though my husband preferred to stick to his cheese and bread and pork and chicken I tried quite a few Indian dishes. One of them was a local kebab- roasted meat nuggets which I remember the most of all.

In fact all the other hotels that we put up at during our eighteen day long trip was very much worth the money they charged and I must say that the hotels in India have come a long way in the past twenty years. With the assurance of such good hotels in India, even my husband is willing to go back.