Jaipur ...The Pink City, 2500km drive away

Oh I forgot, city was lighting with lots of lights like Diwali……..it was so beautiful and crowded….

Day 2 in Jaipur,

After breakfast, we started our day by visiting Amber Fort and Palace. From far only you can see the elephants (elegant with all decoration ) with Savari climbing up the fort. We hired a guide down the fort. We climbed in Car (our elephant ). Movie Jodha Akabar and many more are shoot in that fort. What a royal fort made out of sandstone and marble. At its entrance lies the primary courtyard, known as Jaleb Chowk. It's here that the king's soldiers assembled and paraded themselves around. Suraj Pol (Sun Gate) and Chand Pol (Moon Gate) lead into this courtyard. Head inside the fort, up the stately staircase from Jaleb Chowk courtyard, and you'll reach the second courtyard that houses the Diwan-e-Aam (Hall of Public Audience) with its many pillars.

The third courtyard, accessed through the ornate mosaic Ganesh Pol, is where the king's private quarters were located. It has two buildings separated by an expansive ornamental garden. It's here that you'll marvel over the fort's most exquisite part -- the Diwan-e-Khas (Hall of Private Audiences). Its walls are covered in intricate mirror work, using glass imported from Belgium. Hence, it's also called Sheesh Mahal (Hall of Mirrors). The upper part of Diwan-e-Khas, known as Jas Mandir, has delicate floral designs with glass in them.The other building, on the opposite side of the garden, is Sukh Niwas. A place of pleasure, it's where the king reportedly relaxed with his ladies.

At the rear of the fort lies the fourth courtyard and Palace of Man Singh, which has the zenana (women's quarters). One of the oldest parts of the fort, it was completed in 1599. It has many rooms around it where the king kept each of his wives and visited them when he wished. At its center is a pavilion where the queens used to meet. The courtyard's exit leads down to the town of Amber.

Unfortunately, the king's bedroom (near the Sheesh Mahal) remains closed. However, you can sometimes buy a separate ticket (from inside the area where it's located) to see it. Its marvelous ceiling is covered in small mirrors that give the impression of a starry night when a candle is lit.

Amber Fort also has an open-air passage that connects it to Jaigarh Fort. Tourists can walk along it from Ganesh Pol, or be transported by golf cart.

After that we headed for Jaigarh fort (Mostly known as the Fort of Victory this particular fort is constructed to store the weapons and other military utilities) where some Hollywood TV series shooting was going on at the entrance. With our new guide we headed towards the gigantic “canon Jaivana” Guide said This giant weapon was never used in war. It is believed that the cannon was test-fired only once by Maharaja Jai Singh in 1720 with a charge of 100 kg gunpowder. The shot covered a distance of 35 kilometers which is now a pond by the villagers of Chaksu. The cannon was kept near water for the gunners to dive in and escape the shock waves. But during the first firing, Maharaja Jai Singh, eight people and one elephant were reportedly killed by the shockwave and many houses collapsed in Jaipur. And Interesting thing about this fort is our Ex PM Indira Gandhi found 2 truck of hiding (Hidden by Maharaja/ Maharani Gayatri devi) gold from one of the water tank in Jahangir fort.

After this we headed for Nahargarh Fort (palace for 9 Queen) .The fort was originally named Sudarshangarh, but it became known as Nahargarh, which means 'abode of tigers'. The popular belief is that Nahar here stands for Nahar Singh. From this you can see the Jaipur city and sunset.

Headed back to my favorite thing … Shopping…..at Bapu Bazaar and Zohari bazaar…….What a satisfying experience.

For dinner we went to have famous Daal baati choorma place called Rawat Restaurant then Santosh Bhojanalay for local test. Food was so delicious and Gheee you can not ask them not to put ghee….

After tummy full food what else do you need then a bed …….!!

Day 3 in Jaipur,

Blessing. That is what you need to start your beautiful day.. as you can guess I have started my day with Birla Mnadir (Lakshmi Mnadir, The most significant part of the temple is the stunning idol of Lakshmi Narayan, carved out from a single piece of stone) what a peacefull day! Temple build with marble.this place is near to Moti Dungari Ganesh temple which is nice place to see but need to climb the steps( which we were too lazy to do it so we skipped it, which Indira Gandhi found 2 tone of hidden Gold).

After blessing we went to get some knowledge yah you got it right it is Albert hall museum(oldest museum of Rajasthan) where you can find all wooden carving and Loyal gifts given to the king. The museum has paintings from illustrations in the Persian Razmnama which were especially prepared for Emperor Akbar. In most of the murals, Chinese, European, Egyptian, Greek and Babylonian civilizations have been portrayed. There are a number of archways, courtyards and towers in the museum, which speak much about the rich architectural heritage of the country. There are many miniature paintings and portraits of the royal kings displayed in the museum.It has marbal art, clay art, metal art, pottery , Lvory, jewelry , coins, wood furniture , carpet some are worth few Corer Rs.

After museum we were planning to visit and watch movie to famous Raj Mandir Cinema but there was no good movie at that time and a we have to drive back to all the way back to…Home (860 Km)

We checkout from hotel left for Nathwara (350 km).it was night so we stayed there again early morning left for Rajkot(580 km).

On the way had / bought Sitafal and had lunch placed called Shamdaji (again Krishna Temple 180 km from Nathdwara).