Diary entry on pink city for 9class
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When i clicked my first picture on Jaipur station platform, i had a clear idea of, what Jaipur is going to offer me. It is a simple photo, but it portrays India. I had a wish to capture streets, local life and that's all what i did. Both, the first & last photo at Jaipur became my favourite takeaways from Jaipur. This was a backpack trip. For me more of a photography trip. Jaipur was around 8-10 deg. those days. Perfect time to visit this pink city in a pinky cold weather.
Friday
Jaipur-Mumbai Superfast Express, 18:50 was our ride. We were 7 travellers. At start of the journey we got to know that our rented 2 wheelers to travel in the city now stays cancelled due to some unavoidable circumstances. We searched other transportation options only to find out all were busy or expensive. So! Public transport it was.
Long Train journeys are meant to enjoy card games. So we followed the tradition and played Uno till late night.
Day 1
Jaipur
Train was an hour late. From railway station we headed towards our backpackers hostel. It is easily accessible via Jaipur metro. Its 15-20 mins walk from Shyam nagar station.
At Shyam nagar we decided to eat first. And found a small restaurant/Bhojnalaya across the street. I ordered my favourite Sev Bhaji. Rest of us ordered different Parathas. The appearance of restaurant was less than ok, but tasty & fresh food.
LePension
"Le Pension" is a place which provides bunk beds for backpackers. You will share the room with other travellers. The rooms are nice, beds are comfortable & rugs are warm. Its a very casual place to stay. But we hardly had time to sit on the beautiful terrace they had. In Morning sip a hot tea with sun bath, at night enjoy a chilled beer under the stars.
Only thing i felt deal breaker is, it's little far from actual Pink City of Jaipur. You have to take rickshaw till Shyam nagar then metro rail to Chandpol from there you'll get electric share rickshaw to wherever you wish to go. Till this far was our every day's routine. While returning we use to hire diesel rickshaw direct till LePension. I personally loved Jaipur's public transport. Cheap. Easy availability. And you don't feel like a tourist coz locals share the same rickshaw and trains.
Shopping
Can't resist ;) Count on "Zohari bazaar", as it is little cheaper than Bapu bazaar. Also shops near Hawa Mahal are bit costly. Some of the antique type items you can get them in Mumbai also.
M. M. Khan
The famous non-veg hotel in Jaipur. Taste the chicken dishes here and you will simply relish it. We tasted Chicken Changezi, Rosted Chicken/mutton. Chicken here is so beautifully marinated, soft, like a knife in a butter. No doubt why it is so famous. It's a mecca for chicken lovers. But the place is untidy, not suitable for the health conscious people who can't digest dhaba/roadside food.
Day 2
Samrat
'Samrat' was decided for breakfast. Its opposite to Tripolia Gate of City palace. Samrat is quite famous among locals. We were the only tourists this morning. Samosa, Kachori are good. Jalebi is fantastic. Lassi is prepared with essence. I personally didn't liked it. But other friends were happy. Tea is delicious. They prepare it on coals.
City Palace
Entry Fee: 100/person. The palaces in Rajasthan are beautifully maintained. They are still feel fresh & vibrant. This City Palace is no exception. The artwork on marble & carving is beautiful. Tall and huge pink walls inside, marble elephants with Royal guards at entrance, painting exhibition. Awesome. Awesome. Paisa vasool.
Chand Bowri and Amer Fort
Chand Bowri. A well maintained step well. The entry is restricted to enter inside it. The Indian tourists who visits these places do harm. So the government had to partially shut down such places. Writing on the walls of theses monuments is one of our favourite time pass which is utter nuisance. From Chand Bowri we took a small walk towards Amber Fort. The fort is one of the beautiful forts in Rajasthan. As we enter we are welcomed by a huge open area. Do visit here at evening. The lights embedded in ground will illuminate across the open area. The evening dark blue sky with ground lights, its a perfect dinner for travellers. And for desert i will strongly recommend Amer fort's Light and Sound show, in Hindi.
Why Hindi? Luckily we bought the hindi show's tickets. And reached little early for the show. We heard last 15 mins of earlier english show. English show is bland like boiled vegetables. Finally it ended. And we got seated for our show. The show started with a magical voice. Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. He recreated the era in front of us. Its not just about his voice. His personality speaks. The words were crystal clear filled with right amount of emotions. The weather turned cold by the end of show.
From Amer, we got rickshaw to Niros, our dinner place for that night.