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Welcome to www.smileindia.org.uk Why
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This is about our Trip of a Lifetime in April~May 2006 It was our Destiny to experience the wonders of this historic and beautiful country. For
Anne & Les Dymond - who published this site - our visit was the
experience of walking in Anne's Father's footsteps who worked in India Our memorable holiday was wonderfully arranged by Kuoni - who paid such attention to our comfort and enjoyment. Our
Trip was planned with the considerable help, and knowledge Our Flights from London Heathrow to Delhi and return from Mumbia were by Virgin Atlantic whose service was absolutely excellent in every dimension. In all of our travels we have never experienced such friendly, courteous and efficient hospitality at Check In, on our flights and at Baggage Reclaim. Follow the links below for some photos of our visit. Other
sites we have published are:- |
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| Delhi arrival | Ranthambore | Jaipur | Agra | Delhi departure | Goa |
| Delhi
- our arrival
This is the blur as we transfer from the airport to our hotel escorted by our guide, mentor and new friend Kuoni's Raj Mathur. |
Old Delhi, New Delhi was an amazing introduction to India, the busy traffic, the crowds, the historic buildings and its history left us in awe. | ||||
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journey to Ranthambore was an eye opening experience as we travelled by
train to Jaipur and thence by coach to The National Park of Ranthambore. Based here for two nights we were
able to make two trips to the Park one in the early morning This photo is the highlight of this
part of our trip |
Ranthambore
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| Jaipur
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The
Pink City of Jaipur has so much about it as capital of the State of
Rajhastan.
We spent two nights here very necessary |
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eighth Wonder of the World was everything we could have imagined and so
much more.
The pictures say so much for the love of this man who built in memory of his wife. To imagine 20,000 men building this masterpiece of workmanship and design in the mid 16th century with only simple tools is just amazing. |
Agra
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| Delhi
- our departure for Goa
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Leaving
the Oberoi Maidens Hotel we were so lucky to be so close to Mother
Theresa's Mission which we visited and met some of the dear Little People who are being cared for by the Sisters and their volunteer helpers. It was also great to see a new
school in |
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| As
fourteen of our group travelled home to various parts of the UK, Alison
& Phil set off to the Maldives to continue their honeymoon, Helen & Dave returned to Sri Lanka where they were married and Anne & Les flew to Goa. Here we had a marvellous eleven
nights of blissful relaxation in the superb comfort of This is one of the finest hotels in which
we have ever stayed in those parts of the world |
Goa
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