The fabulous RAJASTHAN by Jutta Hartmann-Metzger (i can read book club TXT) 📕

In Chittorgarh arrived, we visit the most famous fortress Radhjasthans. They perched on an imposing Table Mountain and covers an area of ​​about 260 ha. The fortress was built during the Rajput wars of 7 - 16 Century destroyed a total of three times. Thousands of women committed suicide by fire, according to the so-called Janhar in order not to fall into the hands of enemies, and so as to be not dishonored. Lemur families feel comfortable in this fortress particularly well and are extensively fed by visitors. In order to achieve the investment, we use a three-wheeled Tuc-tuc. Which is a car with a two-stroke engine. It is quite funny to watch: I have been years ago, high up in the vineyards of Tuscany itself with such a vehicle on the go.

 

The monkeys in the fortress

The tower



The Fortress

The Fortress

The Fortress

Another day full of adventure comes to an end and the shoulder of my husband, he offers me to lean on, I like to take to complete. We stay in Bijaipur in the Castle named after and are welcomed with garlands of flowers. These torchbearers that illuminate the way for us in the courtyard.

     After a short trunk opening and refreshing bath, which incidentally is embedded in the floor and gives us such a different bathing experience, we take our dinner under a starry sky. There is a hot and cold buffet and we listen to the stories of the master of the house who knows how to report yet of the legendary tiger hunts. Its traditional clothes (red turban and white Indian suit), plus an impressive beard give his narration is added credibility. A comfortable bed waiting for us.
 

The next day we start after a delicious breakfast, which unfortunately seems almost everywhere in India to be the same: Toast or Coffee, English orange marmalade, some cheese, yogurt. Sausage there are rare and delicious which unfortunately does not looks. It lacks the European dyes with which even at that we know of, also once again rotten meat is optically tuned. I'm beginning to think in terms of vegetarian options. But a variety of fruits gives us water 'mouths .

The princely bed

Bijaipur Castle

Bijaipur Castle

Indian breakfast in general not much, but you can sit longer in the evening so together. Today we go to Udaipur. Udaipur is one of the largest cities in northern India and has about 300,000 inhabitants. We will also visit there a large palace complex, known today city palace. It was built around the 1600s and is still partly inhabited by the descendants of the builder. This maze of courtyards, galleries and pavilions once served as the residence of the Maharaja and was at the same time a fortress which should protect them from enemy attacks.

    From the palace, we have a magnificent view of the Lake Pichola. This artificially dammed lake (about 8 km in length) created two islands. An island, Jag Mandir, we will stop in the evening sun. Here is an exquisite cafe where I enjoy a kind of Indian Sacher cake with my husband. To this end, the already known me Marsala Chai. A tea is boiled with milk and Indian spices. According to whether it is invigorating refreshing or he suggests . You probably already know it in a modified form as European Yogi tea. In Udaipur waits after a wonderful sunset, the Paras Mahal Hotel on us. A middle class hotel. By the way, the individual reviews of our India tour can be read even under www.holidaycheck.de. There you can find the one drawn up by my husband, Klaus Metzger in my sense of hotel reviews. It is followed by a dinner and after a good night we are on our way to Deogarh.

 Entry to City Palace

City Palace



City Palace


City Palace

 
Udaipur

Jag Mandir Palace

Jag Mandir Palace



Evening at the Lake Pichola