While Fatephur Sikri is not really "on the way" to Agra, it might be worth detouring (45 minutes eac

I am planning my first trip to India and have been reading trip reports and threads here about India. My husband and I will fly from Boston to London November 1, spend three days in London, then fly to Delhi. We will spend three nights in Delhi, then I have arranged for a car and driver to go to Agra Friday, November 9. We will spend one night in Agra, seeing the Taj Mahal Saturday, car rental new westminster vancouver November 10, then drive back to Delhi and spend the night near the airport.
car rental new westminster vancouver November 11 we fly to Goa, where we are meeting my husband's cousin from London, who will be attending car rental new westminster vancouver a high school reunion in Goa (she grew up in Bombay, as did my husband's car rental new westminster vancouver mother). We will be staying with her reunion group at a hotel in Goa for two nights, then we will fly to Mumbai with her and spend five nights in Mumbai. We will then travel with her for two days to a nearby hill station, as yet to be determined. We return to Mumbai for one night, then fly out from Mumbai to London Wednesday, November 21.
One thing is that my husband's car rental new westminster vancouver cousin has sent us a list of things to do and not to do, such as being careful about food and drink. On this list she says not to sleep with air conditioning, as this might make us ill. Has anybody experienced this? Do those of you who have traveled to India use air conditioning at night?
Certainly I use AC in India!!! I would have been thoroughly car rental new westminster vancouver miserable in some places without it. It's not just the heat that you have to worry about, but the humidity. Of course, there are places it's not needed, and you might manage without it in Delhi in November.
While Fatephur Sikri is not really "on the way" to Agra, it might be worth detouring (45 minutes each way) from Agra to see it since the Taj is closed on Fridays anyway. Your best bet for dinner in Agra is at Amarvilas Indian restaurant, where you can also experience entertainment both in the courtyard by the pool early in the evening and during dinner at night. We found the food there to be quite good and had no worries about quality.
Is there a reason to prefer either the Agra or Delhi fort? I have been reading about both, but if I were to skip one, which should I see? Craig, you seem to imply the Agra fort is the one to see, is that what you meant?
Diwali is THE biggest celebration of the year for Hindus. It is November 13th this year, but the whole event begins November 11th and goes til November 15th. November 13th is the biggest day of celebration with hours and hours of firecrackers car rental new westminster vancouver in the evening. Larger cities like Delhi no longer permit the Diwali firecrackers because it's a source of huge smoke pollution.
On that note, it is a very heavy travel time for Indians and rail and air reservations will be at a premium, if available at all. Also, check ahead because businesses may close for more the whole five days.
Hi Bob,I now have so many shopping ideas that if I went to them all I could fill our whole two full days in Delhi, but I hope I will get at least to a couple places. The Santushti shopping complex sounds like a very upscale place; I'm wondering if it might be too expensive to actually buy anything.
Believe me , it is NOT that upscale. I bought a lot of stuff there. I'll give you names when you come. In the heat you need some retail therapy to cool down in their AC, although, your husbands wallet might get hotter.