Product Description The "land of princes" becomes accessible to every traveler in this gorgeously illustrated guide to India. Special mapped tours?including a rickshaw ride through Old Delhi and a drive through colonial Mumbai?provide intimate glimpses of daily life. Sidebars explore historical and cultural topics: Indian spices, palace hotels, the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Readers discover popular attractions?the Taj Majal, the pink sandstone city of Jaipur, the water palaces of Udaipur?and lesser known treasures.
Each Traveler guide includes such practical information as getting there and around, where to stay, and cultural and recreational activities to help make the most of your vacation.
Customer Reviews:
Apar March 25, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this guide thinking I was going to get an accurate view of India -more anthropology, art history, etc, than other guides in the market that cater to the non adventure types, given the author's knowledge of Indian Art and frequent travels to the subcontinent. However, the guide turned out to be kind of disappointing and although nice pictures, very hollow. It offers a rather oversimplified view on various topics ranging from women's role in society and textiles, for example, while lacking information on everyday etiquette. It doesn't offer information or approx admission charges for museums and sites (would have been useful to know that foreigners are charged more than residents and that guide books are not allowed in the Taj Mahal). The distribution of the text boxes in the guide is also a bit disturbing, I would have preferred to have all these information condensed at the beginning of the guide instead of randomly dispersed in the regional sections. I don't know exactly when was her last travel to India, but she misses to mention a lot of interesting spots for shopping, sightseeing and partying.
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