I am a Noida based resident and love to travel all around. Love to explore more about our country’s rich heritage and culture; one of the memorable trips of mine was Jaipur. Famous as the Pink City all around, Jaipur is approximate 300 kms far from the Delhi NCR region. It’s been an old excursion though, but seems it was yesterday I went there as the memories are so fresh and lively. Whether you visit this place from your own vehicle, car or motorbike, it is preferable to go there via road as the highway is well constructed and it’s another wonderful experience for sure. Taking few breaks, I reached the place and decided to roam that day only. The glimpses and the places that according to me are like must-visits of the city are mentioned in brief at following.
Hawa Mahal – Being amazingly beautiful, it is located on road itself that remains most of the time crowded. Constructed in year 1799 by known Maharaja Sawal Pratap Singh, the architecture of the mahal is been designed by Lal Chand Ustad. Counted among the oldest architectures of the city, it is a nice place to visit.
City Palace – Reckoned as the place of Maharaja of Jaipur, who is the head of the Kachwaha Rajput, there is a great and must-visit Diwan-e-Aam in the palace visited by people in large numbers from all across the world. Also, there is a beautiful Mubarak Mahal entrance inside the palace where the ruler of the city used to stay. It was a worth experience visiting this palace.
Jal Mahal – As the name states, this mahal is been situated in the middle of magnificent and amazing Man Sagar lake. The view was simply breathtaking and it was a peaceful and serene place ideal to spend some time with you. The night view of the mahal is even more awe as they make use of green and yellow coloured lights to make it look even more radiant and gleaming.
Monkey temple based in Galtaji – Yes, you are reading it correct and just for your information, and it is the only place in the city and in fact across the country where real monkeys are worshipped by the locals. The place comprises many temples as well as holy kunds or water tanks where wanderers take a sacred bath. And yes, to the surprise, here real monkeys are been worshipped by the local residents that in itself is a belief of people living in Jaipur. The entrance gate of Galtaji is quite similar to other entrances that one can find in the whole city.
Jaipur museum – It was another good place to visit in the city and the museum has some traditional artifacts depicting the rich heritage and culture of the city. Outside the museum, there were so many pigeons moving and flying that in itself was amazing.
Amber fort – It is another great spot that is the Mughal designed architect in Jaipur and at this place locals worship fishes and fed them on daily basis.
In all, it was a fun filled and nice journey I will remember throughout my lifetime.