Well here we go. Gillian and I both arrive in Mumbai on the 19th of Jan. Here is the schedaul we have planed. We are going to stay on track as much as possible. We have three date that we must make. We need to be in Amendabad by Feb 2 to meet Susanna, Delhi by Feb 16th so that Susanna can get her flight back to the States on the 17th and Kolkuta by March 3rd to meet my father's friend Govid.

I am almost all pack just have to pick up a few new thins in New York.

Mumbai - Jan 19 - 22
3-4 days
1. Fly into Bombay and stay for a bout 3-4 days.
Give ourselves time to adjust to the time change and see the city.

Travel day to Goa - Jan 22
12 hour train ride

Goa - Jan 23- 30
8 days
1. Spend a few days on the Beach
3. Old Goa - Old catholic churches outside of Panjim / Tomb of St.
Francis Xavier
4. Panjjim

Hampi - Jan 31-Feb 2
10 hour train ride
See the ruins

Travel Day to Amendabad - Feb 2

Amendabad - Feb 3-4.
2 days
a. Old Town - the bazaars
b. Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram
c. Hathi Singh Temple, Sidi Sayyid 's Mosue, Alif Shah's Mosque
d. Calico Museum of Textiles

Feb 4-7
Staying with my friend Susanna is going to be teaching at an ashram
about 2 hours outside of Amendabad.
She is then going to travel with Gillian and I to Delhi were she is
going to fly out of.

Travel Day to Jodpur - Feb 7

Jodhpur - Feb 7-10
The Blue City - 2-3 days
10 hours from Amendabad by train
a. Village Safari - A day trip to the desert to see local Bishnoi
Tribal Villages
b. Meherangarh Fort and Museum

Ranthambore National Park - Feb 10-12
2 hours by train
Home to Project Tiger. Stay in a tent in the park overnight.
http://www.ranthambhore.com/theBagh.html

Travel day to Jaipur - Feb 12

Jaipur - Feb 12-16
The Pink City ( 5 hours to Delhi) 3-4 days
Feb. 12 Travel day - Feb 12-16
5 hours by train from Jodhpur
a. Hawa Mahai - "Palace of the Wind"
b. City Palace
c. Rent bikes for the day
d. The Forts - Especially the Amber Fort.
e. Pottery - Blue potteries along Amber Road
f. Sanganer 15 miles from Jaipur that is famous for its crafts. They
make papers, do block prints and blue pottery.

We may also take a few days to explore the desert region North called
Shekhawati.

Delhi Feb 17 - 21
3-6 days
5 hours from Jaipur by Train
a. Humayun's Tomb
b. Red Fort
c. Jama Masjid
d. Lots of museums......

Agra - Feb 22 - 24
2 hours by rain from Deli
a. Taj Mahal
B. Sikandra
c. Agra Fort

Fatehpur Sikri - Feb 25th
The Ghost city
1 1/2 hours by bus form Agra

Travel Day to Varanasi - Feb 26th

Varanasi - Feb. 26 - March 1
12 hours by train from Agra
a The Ghats
B. a Boat Ride on the Ganze
c. Stay at the Yogi Lodge
d. Bharat Mata

Travel day to Kolkutta - March 2

Kolkutta - March 3-9
13 Hours by Train from Varanasi