camels,
and Hanuman monkeys.
We visited Sunset Point Gardens affording us a beautiful view of the Lake Palace, Jag Mandir and the City Palace. From there we went to Mandi Chowk vegetable market..
Next stop was Ahar, the site of over 300 cenotaphs of the maharajas of Mewar. It was here that three large black-faced languor monkeys ran past us being warned off by a pack of dogs who seemed to be protecting the monuments but were probably more interested in defending their territory. We saw a memorial to Pratap Singh and his superhorse Chetak. We visited the Garden of the Maids-of Honor, Sahliyon-Ki-Bari and were taken to the obligatory craft emporium, Royal Arts and Crafts. We have enjoyed the colorful traditional saris, kurta, and salwa kameez worn by many people. We have been sorry to see many of the traditions seeming to disappear as young people especially are increasingly influenced by Western values and this is reflected in their clothing choices also. In order to bring about a little balance, we bought some made-to-measure traditional clothes which were delivered to our room later that night.
Next stop was Ahar, the site of over 300 cenotaphs of the maharajas of Mewar. It was here that three large black-faced languor monkeys ran past us being warned off by a pack of dogs who seemed to be protecting the monuments but were probably more interested in defending their territory. We saw a memorial to Pratap Singh and his superhorse Chetak. We visited the Garden of the Maids-of Honor, Sahliyon-Ki-Bari and were taken to the obligatory craft emporium, Royal Arts and Crafts. We have enjoyed the colorful traditional saris, kurta, and salwa kameez worn by many people. We have been sorry to see many of the traditions seeming to disappear as young people especially are increasingly influenced by Western values and this is reflected in their clothing choices also. In order to bring about a little balance, we bought some made-to-measure traditional clothes which were delivered to our room later that night.
2 comments:
Awesome! The Hanuman monkeys look right at home there! The marketplace looked very nice. I'm guessing a far cry from our Saturday morning version!
Mike
Oh great story teller
Oh my dear friends
Any chance of a glimpse into your emotions
Take a moment
I dare you both to tell
love Jonathan
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