Category: rajasthan

• The Alwar District in Five Days

  

  Our recent blog post (& the comment it generated) made us realise that the Alwar District was a wholesome getaway. It has the advantage of being close to Delhi NCR (4.5 hours from ISBT) & enough to see & do for more than a weekend! We dug through our emails, photographs, and memories, & compiled […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  July 23, 2022

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Alwar – An Anonymous Historical Enchantment

  

  It was an airless August morning when we drove to Alwar to see its nameless attractions. By the end of the holiday, we were left wondering how this city retained its allure in spite of being so close to NCR! Alwar is one of the oldest cities in Rajasthan. It’s surrounded by a moat & […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  July 16, 2022

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Doors of Rajasthan

  So we’ve been wanting to do this for a LONG time but something or the other made us put it off. Finally, the Holi post of Incredible India made us bite the bullet! Isn’t that a treat to the eyes? So, here we go, with our version of ‘Doors of Rajasthan’!! Do you like it? […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  April 15, 2021

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• MANDAWA

  

  The ‘Open Air Museum’ In 12 Hours We had been to Churu earlier. When we were drawing up our itinerary for the Rajasthan road trip, we knew we had to include another Shekhawati town. Mandawa was our fourth & last destination. We left our Jodhpur hotel after breakfast. Jodhpur to Mandawa was close to 330 […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  August 7, 2020

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Pali

  

  A Brief Halt at a Unique Indian Temple On our Udaipur to Jodhpur stretch of the Rajasthan road trip, Pali (92 KMS from Ranakpur) turned out to be a spontaneous halt. We had known about a unique temple existing in Pali but when we found it right on the highway, we had to stop. The […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  July 15, 2020

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Jodhpur

  

  The Blue City In 36 Hours We had been to Jodhpur earlier but never together. When we were drawing up our itinerary for the Rajasthan road trip, we knew we had to include the blue city. It was our third destination. We left our Udaipur home stay after breakfast. Our first halt was Ranakpur (94 […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  July 7, 2020

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Ranakpur

  

  A Halt at The Ranakpur Jain Temple On our Udaipur to Jodhpur stretch of the Rajasthan road trip, Ranakpur (94 KMS from Udaipur) was a halt that had to be made. P had been here earlier; there was no way N could not see the marvel that the Jain Temple was. A photo-log from our […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  June 18, 2020

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Nathdwara

  

  A Quick Halt at The Shrinathji Mandir On our Jaipur to Udaipur stretch of the Rajasthan road trip, Nathdwara (351 KMS from Jaipur) turned out to be an impromptu halt. On a whim, we turned inside from the highway to bow our heads to Shrinathji (a form of Lord Krishna). We write the key points […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  June 5, 2020

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Udaipur In Three Days

  

  Recently, a classmate reached out to get a three-day itinerary for Udaipur. As we dug through our emails, photographs, and memories, we couldn’t help compiling an itinerary of the city of lakes… Day 1 – City Palace Museum, Jagdish Mandir, Bagore Ki Haveli & Lake Pichola Start at the City Palace Museum. It opens at […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  April 24, 2020

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Udaipur

  

  The City Of Lakes In 36 Hours We’d been to Udaipur earlier but never together. When we were drawing up our itinerary for the Rajasthan road trip, we knew we’d to include the city of lakes. It was our second destination. We left our Jaipur home stay after a hearty breakfast. Our first halt was […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  March 27, 2020

  India, rajasthan, Travel

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• Jaipur

  

  The Pink City In 36 Hours We had been to Jaipur earlier but never as a tourist. One time for work, the other time to shop. So, when we were drawing up our itinerary for the Rajasthan road trip, we knew we had to include the pink city. It was our first destination. The First […]

  An Ordinary Girl

  February 26, 2020

  rajasthan

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