Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Agra to Jhansi to Orccha

Nov 22
Today is a travel day - Train from Agra to Jhansi, and then auto rickshaws (all of us plus our stuff and our group is not packing light...) to Orccha. 


Today’s route, first the train. 



Then auto rickshaws (tuk-tuks). 



Train station in Agra, tidy based on my limited experience of Indian public transit. We are in second class A/C (air conditioning). I am not sure what first class looks like - I think it is an entirely different train. It is way faster than driving though - when we do move- but we seem to stay in stations for a long time. 


View from the train. 


Orccha Resort. 


Orccha Chhatris (cenotaphs) of the Bundela rulers - this is the backdrop of our hotel. We are sleeping in ‘tents’ - really buildings with a canvas roof. They are lovely - actually better then the place we stayed in in Agra. 



On our way to the palace, in the end it was only used one night. 


Inside the palace. 

Looking out over the ruins. 


The largest Hindu temple in central India. 

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