I want some peace and quiet! - What About Bob (1991)

So we just left Orchha with a heavy heart and arrived in Khajuraho full of trepidation with some of the advice we'd received from a number of locals, hoping for it to be ill-gotten.

Orchha

After the 4 and a half hour drive through rural Madhya Pradesh we have have checked into our temporary abode and have been given a chance to reflect on the beauty of Orchha (aka write the blog). First of all our accommodation was top notch, think we chose well this time! The town itself is small and out of the way, to such an extent that you would never even know it was there when travelling the road from Jhansi, if it wasn't for the magnificent Temples and palace which rise in the distance beside the Betwa River.

After we arrived and slept we walked up to the town to get an understanding of the layout, there is only so much of an idea a Lonely Planet map can give you. We ate in a fantastic little restaurant the Ram Raja, which had a small garden out the back where we waited for our food as the night creeped in,

Ram Raja

 this was unfortunately not the only thing that creeped in. We were set upon by more than a few tiny black beetles just after our food arrived; which causes problems when your eating one of the nicest olive pizzas you will ever find, still free toppings I suppose... We were rescued and brought inside when the staff noticed us constantly flicking things from our plates.

Elaines breakfast....EPIC

Day two in Orchha was blissful, woke late and strolled up to the same restaurant as the previous night to have breakfast. It was AMAZING! Elaine had what she described as one of the nicest meals of her life - hash browns with onions and green peppers (see pic.) Then we crossed the bridge to the palace to take in the view from the inside, amazing how something so old can stand the test of time so well. After looking around the courtyard with our mouths open we went to see the bedrooms of the King and his wives, each coming with not only with amazing murals but also some medieval air conditioning. Dinner followed in one of the more upper class restaurants, with what looked like pizza from a box (proves that looks can be deceiving and yes I have been eating more than just pizza) (note from Elaine - no he hasn't). 

So after sorting ourselves this morning and having to repack Elaine's backpack we set on our way to Khajuraho.

Patrick (28/9/10)