Asli Rajasthan!

oh yeah after all those words on marriage material life happiness.. am back to my travelogue.. As i said more of rajasthan coming soon yes its the time for Rajasthan! Guess wat i had this crazy conversation with my rajsthani friend Nari who has apparently stuck in his dad decision of getting married before 25!! OMG i'm super excited coz his wedding is gonna be held back in rajasthan in the most traditional way..! What excited more is the fooodddd woww yummmyyy.. ok ok let me hit back to my trip..!I always had this picture of rajasthan in mind where you have this barren land with some cactus, lot of sand and a sunny day to add beauty to it – a typical desert picture. We reached Jaipur at around 2 a.m, so I really couldn’t see anything in the dark and more over I was sleepy! The morning was so welcoming in Jaipur! How can one miss to see those amazingly dressed camels and handloom shop.. For all the shopaholic out there, I would say it will be fun to buy those authentic huge bangles, earrings and those slippers. Well not to forget the Dhoti pants and cotton bags printed with OM and camels and elephants! I would call them as a must but souvenirs of Rajasthan. Jaipur the Pink City! After checking with the tour guide, I realized that it’s going to be a long fun day under the sun. We first headed out to the Amber Fort. I was just wondering if I was somewhere close to china.. As we drove to the fort I found this wall built around the fort which looked like Great Wall of China to my eyes! Then our guide explained that this wall was just like a border. The fort was massive.. Well massive isn’t the word which can describe it. One can reach the Amber Palace by three means – walk, car or the most royal ride on the elephants! Trust me you can definitely feel like a King and Queen as the elephant walks through the huge doors. Well touching to a bit of history, seems the palace was given to the govt and the fort close to it is still owned by the royal blood. The current youngest King is just 15 years old!

We walked around the beautiful palace.. The shesha palace - mirror palace was so glittering that one can take their eyes out of it. Some renovation works were going on. After going around the huge palace, we were so stunned by the architecture..! Now I heard a voice saying that I wanna study architecture dada..! So inspirational.. The artificial lake near the palace was so beautiful. As we got down to the road, we saw some typical rajasthani dances and cultural activities. My cousin Meena was so stunned looking at the colorful fun loving people though she never loved the sun. Then we headed out to the Jal Mahal and Hawa Palace where you just pass through it and it’s isn’t a place to stand and explore. Anyways we did stand in front of it for a while just to brush on the history ;) And then my aunt so insisted we eat in a local dhaba just to get the real flavor of rajasthani food. I would say it was a wonderful experience. Yummy hot tasty authentic food.. yes. I’m a Foodie . After having a sumptuous lunch, we headed over to Udaipur. Again a long travel!