CUADERNO DE VIAJE Nº 4 JODHPUR y TRASLADO A UDAIPUR 4 NOV 2010
Nos levantamos temprano ese día y nos fuímos a visitar el Fuerte Mehrangarh, un fuerte precioso con una estructura de piedra impresionante y donde se esconde un palacio maravilloso. Todavía a cargo de la familia real, Mehrangarh está lleno de historias y leyendas. No se necesita un ticket de entrada, solamente para acceder al museo. A los pies del fuerte vemos Jodhpur, qué bonito se ve, ¡la ciudad es azul!, se dice que era el color de la casa de un brahmán (considerados dioses entre los hombres), pero allí todo el mundo decía que es para repeler a los insectos.
The hotel is wonderful The Oberoi Udaivillas
Recordaré cada minuto de este viaje.
Oberoi Udaivillas
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- We got up very early that morning for a visit Mehrangarh Fort, a gorgeous fort with building materials taken from the rock on which the fort stands, where an impressive palaca is hidden. Still run by the Jodhpur royal family, Mehrangarh is packed with history and legend. You don´t need a ticket to enter the fort itself, only the museum section. If you look down, you can see the city of Jodhpur, lying around the fort, the view is breathtaking, Jodhpur is also called the "Blue city", it is said that this was the colour of a brahmán, who were considered gods between men, but there´s another version that says this colour keeps mosquitos away from the houses.
- Arcades with elaborately carved arched windows ring the palace that sits above the high walls of the fort.
- Mehrangarh´s main entrance is at the northeast gate, Jai Pol. Built by Maharaja Man Singh in 1808 following his defeat of invading forces from Jaipur. We went up the fort thanks to a brand new lift and thanks to paying a tip to the local mafia. Everytime the maharaja had a new son, he built another room next to the previous one, when you visit it inside, you can see the added rooms. It´s wonderful to have a walk inside the fort listening to stories from everywhere.
- Just inside the gate are two sets of small hand prints, the sati (self-immolation) marks of royal windows who threw themselves on their maharaja´s funeral pyres. The last to do so were Maharaja Man Singh´s widows in 1843
- THE JODHPURS FROM JODHPUR. Entered Western fashion culture by way of horseriding. They are trousers which are tightfitting with a seam that diverts from the inside leg and ending in a tightfitting cuff at the ankle. Before the invention of stretch fabric the trousers would be flared at the hip coming to a tight fit at the knees and down to the ankle. Essentially they were a practical type of trouser that allowed the wearer to have movement in the hips and comfrot from the knee to ankle when sitting down. As with many garments, the context in which they have been worn in the past has formed the fashion status they have been given. Like many clothes used for sports activities, the style has been incorporated into fashionable street clothes beyond their practical use.
- We finished our visit and travelled towards Udaipur by cara, one of the greenest parts of Rajasthan. We stopped in a small restaurant to have a bite and have the chance to go to the loo. This time it was impossible for me, just a whole on the floor...these things also happen in India, but if you can, you just wait until the next stop and that´s it. Again a vegan menu, cauliflower, lentils (dhal), aubergines and rice, very healthy and good.
- We stopped in one of the most beautiful Temples I have ever seen. At the end of a path, we found Ranakpur. Extremely popular among tourists, Ranakpur is a quaint town in Rajasthan and one of the five most important pilgrimage places of Jainism. Despite being cut off from other tourist destinations in Rajasthan, Ranakpur receives several visitors because of its status as a major pilgrim destination in the state. It is tucked away in a remote valley in the Aravali mountain range and is situated around 96 km north of Udaipur. This beautiful, serene place is renowned for some amazingly carved Jain temples constructed around the year 1439.
- Built in the 15th century in milk-white marble, the main temple of Ranakpur, Chaumukha Mandir, is dedicated to Adinath, the first Jain tirthankar. An incredible feat of Jain devotion, the temple is a complicated series of 29 halls, 80 domes and 1444 indicidually engraved pillars. The interior is completely covered in knotted, lovingly wrought carving, and has a marvellously calming sense of space and harmony.
- Around the temples a huge lake where dead bodies are cremated.
- Driving through the mountains where it is said tigers had dissapeared, they told us that now leopards and panther rest comfortably in the bushes and their population has considerably increased. We didn´t see one.
- We had dinner in our hotel, in a much more sophisticanted ambience than previous lunches, we had marinated shrimps finised in a tandoor, grilled veggies and pistachio ice cream with caramelised figs and coconut angel pasta like shape for dessert...there was nothing missing in that dinner.
The hotel is wonderful The Oberoi Udaivillas
Recordaré cada minuto de este viaje.
- I´ll remember every minute of this journey.
Oberoi Udaivillas
¡LISTO! / DONE!
Pero bueno!!! Que internacional estoy!
ResponderEliminarAunque pensandolo bien....¿volveran a ver fresas con nata alguna vez más?
Esto digo yo, pienso que nadie ha comido allí fresas con nata, los de la calle digo, ¡pero les gustó mucho! Ay...viendo estas fotos me iría mañana otra vez...
ResponderEliminarMuy chulo, es como ver el National Geographic...
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