My cruiser through Jodhpur

Right from the beginning my husband and me have an incisive proclivity for India and were always very enthusiast to know more about its rich cultural heritage, its glorious tradition. As a part of our heritage tour to India, we decided to explore the treasures of Rajasthan, the "land of the Kings". Albert my husband went through the slew of web-site and booked our tour through a travel agent. After landing at Indra Gandhi International Airport we had a connecting flights for Jodhpur, from there we were driven in a luxury coach into the Jodhpur City.

The weather was quite pleasant, as it was December, luckily it also not foggy as we have heard about it. The panorama through out the journey was just fabulous- we could feel the typical Rajasthani culture in the air. We enjoyed the glimpse of Rajasthani females in their native skirts adorned with heavy silver jewelry and their men in colorful turbans, it was all just amazing, enough to hypnotize one. That day we could only relax in our hotel room.

Next morning we were ready to start our cruiser for the day, after breakfast our guide took us to exalted Mehrangarh Fort. It is simply awe-inspiring! The sheer size of the fort takes your breath away - it took us almost 2 hours to explore its museum, temple, moat, cannons that exhibit the brilliance of a bygone era.

Then we headed to the marvelous Umaid Bhavan Palace amidst relaxing green lawns, the exquisite sandstone exteriors, open courtyards and plush interiors were worth noticing. Our guide told us that this architectural ecstasy was built by Maharaja Umaid Singh in 1929, and still the royal family lives in the palace. The palace is now divided into 3 parts, a museum, the living palace of the royal family and a five-star luxury hotel.

Lunch was in typical Rajasthani style at the City Palace Hotel. We had a delicious meal, consisting of Dal-Bhatti, Churma, Khadhi, Rice, some kind of bread- I don't remember the name. Everything was prepared in ample amount of ghee and oil and believe me the food was very tasty indeed! I myself a spice food loving person, I enjoyed more then my husband.

After sumptuous Rajasthani cuisine we started our tour to Kailanga Lake. From the brochure we came to know that this vast lake was built by one of Jodhpur's sagacious King to provide his kingdom with water. Through motor boat cruiser we reached the point to witness the sunset, whose splendor was enhanced by the surrounding stalk of the lake. Whole panorama was so beautiful that I captured some breathtaking moments in to my video-cam.

At night we drove through the Girdikot and Sardar Market two famous commercial shopping centers of Jodhpur. The bustling bazaar was thronged with the people and colorful items of diverse range. My husband Albert was so much fascinated by the traditional silver jewelry of Rajasthani women that he insisted me to take one like that. I also enjoyed shopping embroidered shoes- absolutely unique in themselves.

It was just a magnificent cruiser through Jodhpur, gratified with our sightseeing trip and shopping, we drove back to our hotel and decided to retire for the night.