I always thought that if u believe in something it happens for you! But gradually as life moved on, it was not only the belief but the 'effort' that has to go in the belief to get it working!
I eventually got around having a 'holiday' to India. Rajasthan is the royal state that is well known throughout the country for its valiant warrior kings and queens. 5 AM morning sun showed upon our airplane and along came the announcement that air arabia flight had started its decent onwards Jaipur airport. (the now capital of Rajasthan)
Word of caution: if u have a connecting flight after your Air Arabia flight, i suggest ensure 4-5 hours of transit window!
Jaipur, unexpectedly came across as a much cleaner city compared to other metros of India. It is indeed called the pink city with all its walls and arches painted in queer pink! We were pleased to visit the palacial complexes, however, if u have ever seen a picture of the 'Hawa mahal' (palace of the winds) in the history books or a postcard, on a bus tour it will seem the most insignificant.
At 6.00 PM in the evening, when all the other monuments were brightly lit, this famous palace was lying in darkness, it seemed like one of the 'other' buildings! I think I can term it negligence.
A must visit to enjoy the colourful culture is a village look alike resort called Choki Dhani, it reinstates the colours and traditions of Jaisalmer (a far of district in rajasthan).. the food is served on palates with at least 12 - 15 dishes to savour from, its priced at a nominal of Rs 300 (6 USD) and is worth the long queue that we need to stand in ( As told : only during peak seasons!)
Jodhpur is the seocnd largest city of Rajasthan, yet another unique flavour to freak on.. its the blue city, why: the answer is from root old traditonal caste system, during the 1500s, the upper class called brahmins used to paint their houses BLUE!! this was the steep demarcation from the rest of the caste members. If u realize how deep rooted such man made customs were, one can actually relate to the communal voilence that frequents our Indian towns.
Suggestion : you should try to live in typical rajasthani houses / cottages, one such good guesthouse is mandore guesthouse, if not, its still worth a visit: go for a lunch or dinner (www.mandore.com)
Udaipur, the lake city of Rajasthan, presents a very different picture, lush, green and lovely it makes u imagine the garden of eden.. i dont know how it looked like, but as per my imagination, this place was it. It is full of lakes, foreigners and magnificient mewar history.. all scattered in bits and pieces. One unique thing in this city that caught my eye, was how the residents of this city had a local channel, all excited about the new year and city developments that were to follow, this is very contrary to the current sceanario, where indians always crib about the government is not living upto their expectations.
A must see is the sound and light show that is conducted by the HRH group in the menak chowk of the udaipur city palace premises everyday - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, its priced at Rs. 125 per person (2.5 USD) and takes you thru the mewar ruling history. Very unusual, while all the districts (then states) held wars and battles for gain of kingdoms, mewar (of which udaipur was the capital) fought only in defense, and they never believed in bloodshed due to war. Unlike compared to other princely states of Rajasthan!
BTW: all the titles for the royals, were different from one another : the raja is called Sawai (follwed by his name) in Jaipur, Maharaja in Jodhpur and Maharana in Udaipur. It kinda nice, cuts out a lot of confusion in the King's Conferences !!
I wonder, India was called the Golden bird for many centuries.. , with states like rajasthan that pride in their warriorism.. then what happened suddenly?
I eventually got around having a 'holiday' to India. Rajasthan is the royal state that is well known throughout the country for its valiant warrior kings and queens. 5 AM morning sun showed upon our airplane and along came the announcement that air arabia flight had started its decent onwards Jaipur airport. (the now capital of Rajasthan)
Word of caution: if u have a connecting flight after your Air Arabia flight, i suggest ensure 4-5 hours of transit window!
Jaipur, unexpectedly came across as a much cleaner city compared to other metros of India. It is indeed called the pink city with all its walls and arches painted in queer pink! We were pleased to visit the palacial complexes, however, if u have ever seen a picture of the 'Hawa mahal' (palace of the winds) in the history books or a postcard, on a bus tour it will seem the most insignificant.
At 6.00 PM in the evening, when all the other monuments were brightly lit, this famous palace was lying in darkness, it seemed like one of the 'other' buildings! I think I can term it negligence.
A must visit to enjoy the colourful culture is a village look alike resort called Choki Dhani, it reinstates the colours and traditions of Jaisalmer (a far of district in rajasthan).. the food is served on palates with at least 12 - 15 dishes to savour from, its priced at a nominal of Rs 300 (6 USD) and is worth the long queue that we need to stand in ( As told : only during peak seasons!)
Jodhpur is the seocnd largest city of Rajasthan, yet another unique flavour to freak on.. its the blue city, why: the answer is from root old traditonal caste system, during the 1500s, the upper class called brahmins used to paint their houses BLUE!! this was the steep demarcation from the rest of the caste members. If u realize how deep rooted such man made customs were, one can actually relate to the communal voilence that frequents our Indian towns.
Suggestion : you should try to live in typical rajasthani houses / cottages, one such good guesthouse is mandore guesthouse, if not, its still worth a visit: go for a lunch or dinner (www.mandore.com)
Udaipur, the lake city of Rajasthan, presents a very different picture, lush, green and lovely it makes u imagine the garden of eden.. i dont know how it looked like, but as per my imagination, this place was it. It is full of lakes, foreigners and magnificient mewar history.. all scattered in bits and pieces. One unique thing in this city that caught my eye, was how the residents of this city had a local channel, all excited about the new year and city developments that were to follow, this is very contrary to the current sceanario, where indians always crib about the government is not living upto their expectations.
A must see is the sound and light show that is conducted by the HRH group in the menak chowk of the udaipur city palace premises everyday - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, its priced at Rs. 125 per person (2.5 USD) and takes you thru the mewar ruling history. Very unusual, while all the districts (then states) held wars and battles for gain of kingdoms, mewar (of which udaipur was the capital) fought only in defense, and they never believed in bloodshed due to war. Unlike compared to other princely states of Rajasthan!
BTW: all the titles for the royals, were different from one another : the raja is called Sawai (follwed by his name) in Jaipur, Maharaja in Jodhpur and Maharana in Udaipur. It kinda nice, cuts out a lot of confusion in the King's Conferences !!
I wonder, India was called the Golden bird for many centuries.. , with states like rajasthan that pride in their warriorism.. then what happened suddenly?
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