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- 06.03.2023, 23:32
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Höhe über NN: 447 m
- IndienState of RājasthānJaipurGāndhīnagar26°52’59” N 75°49’24” E
Bharatpur to Jaipur
6. März 2023 in Indien ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Easy 3½ hour drive to Jaipur today. Jaipur is known as ‘The Pink City’ for the colour of the buildings. It is the vibrant capital of Rajasthan, and has an estimated population of 5½ million. We enjoy the drive through the encircling hills and the outskirts, and arrive at our Hotel, the Jai Mahal Palace [https://www.tajhotels.com/en-in/taj/jai-mahal-p…], in good time for lunch. Surprise! As we alight there is Tony’s sister Charmian with partner Raf. She has brought some (previously-requested) tonic water. We make plans to catch up firstly for an early morning walk the next day.
After lunch and settling in we meet our guide Pikan. He took us into the Pink City (old central part of Jaipur).
First we visit the 18th century observatory, Jantar Mantar. All the instruments are large stone structures, which actually work, some by day and some by night.
Then we were again blown away by the sheer noisy bustle of the place, as we walked through the markets. Unfortunately tomorrow (7th) is Holi day in Jaipur (next day 8th in the rest of the country, and in our itinerary). Many (over half) of the spice sellers have closed early. We had been given 200 rupees each to buy the best quality and quantity we could for the spice challenge, to be judged at dinner that evening. We managed to buy a good range in small quantities to make a curry. It is incredible to see the amount of spices one can get for 200 rupees. The main problem was getting the quantities small enough for our purposes. The vendors wanted to sell it by the kilo. Ursula borrows sambar bowls and a plate from the kitchen for her presentation. A little birdy suggested presentation was also important. It was a lot of fun and we found some spices we have never heard of.
In the early evening Manoj took us (in our bus) to a very local neighbourhood fire. There have been piles of wood and cow dung appearing in the streets everywhere. This one was in the middle of the road at an intersection. Lots of people chanting and dancing.
The spice challenge judging at dinner was close, with Ursula and Rosemary tying for first place. Dinner was a silver thali – delicious.Weiterlesen
Reisender lucky to be there for Holi! what fun!!
Congratulations to the “spice girl” [Mr E]
Reisender Yes, well done Ursula! A fun competition 🙂