Who wants to read alot of writing?? Not me! Pictures with explanation will do just fine! Here's my mini trip to Jodhpur, "The Blue City."
Some say the Brahmans originally painted their houses blue in order to show their status while
some say it was simply to keep the house cool, being in the desert. Either way it has become tradition to
paint the houses blue and so becomes “The Blue City.”
Highlights include: A park with a fountain that
changes colors and has music synced to it. It was playing a remixed mashup of “Shots, shots, shots” as
we circled around.The night I also had chicken for the 2nd time in almost 3 months. It was SO TASTY!!! or it was actually awful and I just have really missed it.
Jodhpur is very popular for HandiCrafts so one morning we went and visited a shop. My manager's sister is one of 3 designers whom their company is one of the biggest suppliers for World Market. I got to witness workers hand-painting each item and bending the iron for tables and chairs by hand. When they say "hand painted" they literally mean it! It was cool seeing products that were just chosen and will be seen in the stores in the next few months. The only downfall tho this visit was seeing the buyers verses retil price. A very nice side table that would be sold in the USA for $200+ is bought from the manufacture at $26.00. That's going to make it difficult back home, oh boy!
Mehrangarh Fort, the most famous fort in India. It's up above the city and can explore the entire structure. We wandered in and around this fortress while traditional music played on the pathways.
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| Looking up at the fort from the market |
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| The view of the Blue City from up in the fort |
The City Palace was very beautiful, which is now a 7-star hotel. Amidst the admiration, trumpets started blowing and drums were being played. Evidently it was a VIP person entering the hotel who got their own processional into the hotel, I was jealous to say the least.
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| The beautiful city palace |
The next amazing place I encountered on my trip was Mandore Garden, in Annie word's, Monkey Garden. Thousands of monkeys now hang out there because people feel it a responsibility to go and feed them. Normally monkeys frighten me but in the garden they were quiet friendly and I was just able to let them eat peanuts out of my hand. There was only one really angry monkey but other than they were great and in numerous amounts!!
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| Over coming my fear of the Monkeys |
I am a fan of food. That's one of the truest facts of life. They always say one of the best ways to experience the culture is through the food and so one afternoon I spent eating my way through the market and experiencing all the food. Lassi is a great yogurt based brink in many flavors like mango or lemon. One of the most famous lassi places was right in Johdpur so naturally we had to try now as well ad might've indulged in a couple at that.
One thing on my trip bucket list was to ride camel. Well, that is now crossed off! So awkward when they stand up and sit down 'cause they do the front feet and then back feet. I managed to hold on though and didn't completely make a fool of myself, yet. :D
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| He's my new friend cause I didn't fall off, almost, but held on. |
A few other highlights were watch a Hindi movie in the cinema. It was called Queen and no I couldn't understand all of it but yes I loved every moment of it.There is SUPER tight security and actually take an elevator underground to the theaters. It was so nice and the chairs super comfortable with an amazing sound system. I was very impressed indeed!
My trip to Jodhpur was absolutely amazing; full of so much wonderful food, shopping, history and pure joy, especially seen from a small child's eyes. This is my bucket list for India I wrote before I left. I have only a few weeks left and am close to crossing everything off. How am I doing??
My Bucket List for India:
Ride a Camel
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