
Incredible Northern India Tour
February 19 – March 2, 2016
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February 28th, 2016
Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park, Meharangarh Fort with lunch in the
fort gardens, Jaswant Thada and visit to an antiques and cloth
shop. Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park is just down the hill from the
fort. It is just a few years old and although not at it’s peak
this time of year, is still a wonderful place to walk. Where we
are walking is really the laneway for the water to run during
the monsoon season so you can just imagine how beautiful this
place would be at that time with many plants in bloom. Right now
a quiet reflective walk with the fort in the background and a
small stepwell and pond nearby. The fort walls are visible as
well. Another fort that is awesome and full of fascinating
history overlooking the blue city….the Brahman paint their
houses blue by the way. There is a great museum here and my fav
are the carpet weights…there is a room with the royal baby beds,
some very ornate and gilded. I also love the room with the
cushions on the floor in those glorious colours. From the fort
we walked down a bit into the forts gardens…and here we enjoyed
our lunch. This garden used to supply a lot of the royal
household and has a very large and deep well to store water when
the monsoons come. Mostly now in annuals and shrubs, it was a
huge veggie, herbs, citrus and medicinal garden. From here it
was a short journey to the Jaswant Thada, a royal burial ground
and filled with monuments. It is beautiful all in white marble
with turquoise accents and had a view over the whole city. We
ended the day with a short stop at an antique shop and fabric
place before heading back to the hotel.
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