
I would recommend to bring anti-back to use before meals and imodum or other medicines against stomach issues. I also redid some of my vaccinations before traveling. Most Indians use rather conservative clothing's with no bare shoulders. There will be plenty of Sarees and Indian clothing everywhere, and I would recommend to try some of them. But remember that a Saree is very hard to put on ^^
Travel and arrival:

Once in Delhi, we choose to do a pre-paid taxi to take us to our hotel. Its a bit more expensive, but you dont have to worry about being scammed.
Delhi


The western shops in Delhi are very expensive, but you can find cheap clothing sold in markets and the streets. Remember to bargain!! And I would not recommend to follow anyone's recommendation for where to go. The best way to get rid of annoying sellers are simply to completely ignore them! I love Indian food and there are lots of places to eat. Pind Balluba had alright food and was really convenient, but I would really recommend Punjabi by Nature because they food was delicious.
Taj Mahal / Agra

Jaipur
Jaipur is known as the pink city due to the colors of many of the buildings. It is an old city with lots of forts. We took the train there, which we booked through the trainwebpage before we left from Norway. However, you do need an Indian phone number to log in. The trainstation was not a place I would recommend anyone to travel alone on in the early morning or late nights though. The first class air condition train was decent, with lots of food and water being served. We stayed at the Holliday Inn City Centre. We felt it was a bit outside of the city centre, but the hotel was absolutely lovely and the breakfast as well, so I would highly recommend it. It was easy to get a tucktuck or a taxi to anywhere we wanted to go. We had dinner at the Peacock rooftop cafe, which was more of a tourist-friendly backpacker place, but the food was good, and the view as well.
The pink city is a must see in Jaipur. There are several buildings you can enter for a price here, we chose the city palace which we enjoyed. There are also plenty of shopping options in the pink city, but remember you have to bargain! A pair of typical Indian shoes should be between 200 and 400 rupee. We also chose to go to Amer Fort, which was beautiful and well worth the trip! There was also plenty of monkeys around, and we also got to see som elephants (although, due to how the animals are treated, it is recommended to not ride the elephants!)
Holi Fest!

Layover in Dubai

All in all our vacation in India with a layover in Dubai was a great trip. We got to see a lot, experience a lot and eat a lot. However, the golden triangle is not the place to go for a relaxed vacation as the places are crowded, its noisy and sometimes even very very smelly!
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Flower-power in Mogul Gardens in Delhi |
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The Pink city - Jaipur! |
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One of the more impressive buildings in the Pink City! |
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One of the many monkeys around Amber Fort |
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Layover in Dubai! |
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