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Day 4 - Manali to Taragarh Palace

 July 12, 2007 - The combination of travel weariness and some upset stomachs caused us to cut our itinerary short, but not until we stopped at Naggar castle and visited Palampur to stay at the Taragarh Palace Hotel.  This was a great dose of North Indian history and a bit of pampering we thoroughly enjoyed.

Flowers at Hotel Mayflower Ange and Zac took some great pictures in their flower garden	Flowers at Hotel Mayflower - 2	Ange and Dave on the veranda at Mayflower Getting ready for the next leg of the trip
Family at Naggar Castle Built in the 1500s, it was part historical site, part hotel (under renovation)	Kids on Castle Balcony	Dave by original medieval doors
Naggar and its overlook ...and a little renovation mess in the foreground	Front of Naggar Castle	Examining Naggar artifacts
Amazing woodwork	School kids in Naggar	Peaceful valley The Kullu valley was peaceful and inspiring
Wedding procession! We just stumbled on this party making its way up the road. We stopped and congratulated the couple as the whole procession went on their merry way.	...with a full band	Greeted by the groom
Beautiful Bride	Wedding party boys	Terraced rice paddies Every square inch of arable land is farmed...especially in the hills
B touches the Tiger This was part of our intro tour of Taragarh Palace - we were received like guests of honor...although nobody knew we were coming!	Mom and Dad's room at the Palace	Luxury Bath and Shower Welcome sight and worth a little extra money for one night
Our upper floor rooms from outside	Brave D first on his horse They had a polo grounds and we gave the kids horseback rides	D is ready
A is next	Z is a natural	A trotting Her helmet kept falling down over her eyes, and it was a bit scary for the first time
Z tries trotting	B gets her turn	B also trotting
She loves it!	Look Mom no Hands	Done at the Polo Grounds