http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall The saga of our one-year RTW trip with our kids... Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:36:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From France April 23-27, 2007  We had planned our itinerary specifically to ensure that we arrived in Paris in April so we could experience the quintessential “Paris in the spring” and we were not disappointed. The day we arrived, temperatures skyrocketed to a balmy 25 degrees Celsius and stayed that way until ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall/paris-in-the-spring.html From France April 22, 2007 After an eight hour overnight flight from Delhi, we arrived Zurich stiff, sore and tired but in relatively good spirits, all things considered.  We had woken early enough to stare in awe at the Alps as we descended into Switzerland – almost, but not quite, as impressive ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall/europe-on-a-shoestring.html April 18,2007 So... picking up where we left off, we spent our last night in Delhi before flying on to Paris (talk about culture shock!).  Since our flight was at 2am, we decided to check out of our hotel in the morning and spend the day sightseeing before heading to the ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall/out-of-india.html So it's an understatement to say that it's been a while since I've posted.  I'm sure all nine of my loyal fans have given up and found another blog to follow.   We've spent the past year getting settled into our new home in Quebec and I've been working hard to ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall/yet-another-update.html April 20-21, 2007 After our early getaway from Jodhpur, we made good time to Pushkar which is well-known for its famous camel fair. Each October, the town is inundated with thousands of buyers and sellers of over 50,000 camels causing this quiet town of 15,000 to explode with excitement and activity. ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall/pushkar-%e2%80%93-the-holy-city.html April 19-20,2007 The next town on our itinerary was Jodhpur, the Blue City, where all the buildings are painted blue, apparently because the colour blue absorbs very little of the sun’s heat and this keeps the houses cool (you've got to wonder why only Jodhpur seems to be in on this ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall/jodhpur-the-blue-city.html April 16-19 We returned to our hotel in Bikaner dusty and happy after our wonderful visit with Hansu and her family. Despite the lack of air-conditioning, we hadn’t been bothered by the 45+ temperatures and the kids had been remarkably well-behaved. As a reward, we decided to take them ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall/jaisalmer-the-golden-city.html I received the link to this video the other day and it really hit home for me. What do you think? To act or not to act Pretty convincing, huh? http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall/to-act-or-not-to-act-that-is-the-question.html Just in case anyone is wondering what has happened to us, we are still alive and well. Unfortunately, I fell seriously behind on blogging once when we were travelling around Europe and Africa and never managed to catch up. The good news is that I kept a written ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall/update.html April 15 After leaving Jaipur, we headed to Bikaner where, after a quick side-trip to visit the rat temple (ick!), we checked into the Hotel Harasar Haveli and enjoyed a lovely sunset meal at their rooftop restaurant while watching the locals fly hundreds of kites from their roofs. We had finally reached another ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/kidsnall/hansu%e2%80%99s-visit.html