Fell in love with the city at first sight. The new part of the city is well laid out with broad roads and tree lined avenues. The old city is of course rich with history and tradition and the walls are colored in what I thought was a shade of saffron. (Dont quite know how it got construed as pink.)
Had only about 4 hours to spare so it was whirlwind sight seeing. The city palace was very impressive. Clearly, the emperors of this part of our country were well ahead of their times (Maybe they all were). It had trophies from winning polo competitions as far back as 1920s. The arms and weapons collection was breathtaking. Daggers with jade and crystal hilts! Reminded me of Mahabharat and Tipu Sultan serials. I couldnt help wondering how tough wars of those days must have been.
The weather was warm and sultry and the traffic a bit unorganized but other than that no complaints at all.
OK...Jaipur then. Nice to hear about the city. Should go there sometime. I have seen Mt Abu and that was very nice.
ReplyDeleteHad a meeting on Friday so stayed over Saturday to see around. I think the whole of Rajasthan is culturally rich. Must plan a longer trip.
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