It had been a long time since I took a vacation and work at office was getting boring..and the daily routine of everyday was getting a tad monotonous…..I already had plans for vacations in later part of the year so there was nothing to look forward to in near future…
however, as things usually happen at such times, suddenly there was plans to visit jaipur…it so happened that my in laws decided to give us a visit and came to us armed with plans of a jaipur trip!!..at first I wasn’t so hung up on the idea coz I was a bit tired due to office work and i thought ill get more stressed out by travelling on the weekennd rather than resting…but then I thought why not go..I’ll get real good opportunities to click some nice photographs with my cannon dslr!!
Jaipur is the capital of rajasthan state and also the former capital of the princely state of jaipur. It is also popularly known as pink city and is the showcase of the royal rajput culture of Rajasthan.
however, as things usually happen at such times, suddenly there was plans to visit jaipur…it so happened that my in laws decided to give us a visit and came to us armed with plans of a jaipur trip!!..at first I wasn’t so hung up on the idea coz I was a bit tired due to office work and i thought ill get more stressed out by travelling on the weekennd rather than resting…but then I thought why not go..I’ll get real good opportunities to click some nice photographs with my cannon dslr!!
Jaipur is the capital of rajasthan state and also the former capital of the princely state of jaipur. It is also popularly known as pink city and is the showcase of the royal rajput culture of Rajasthan.
We hurriedly made bookings (thanks to my hubby’s government job, we got quick and good accommodation in government rest house) and started off for jaipur Saturday morning!!
The drive was pleasant, this being the monsoon season and we reached the city by 12 noon.
After checking into the rest house & quick refreshment..we went to visit the city palace and its surrounding old city. The city palace is home to the maharaja(king) of jaipur and is his private property, the present king is 11th king of the dynasty founded by maharaja sawai jai singh II.
The drive was pleasant, this being the monsoon season and we reached the city by 12 noon.
After checking into the rest house & quick refreshment..we went to visit the city palace and its surrounding old city. The city palace is home to the maharaja(king) of jaipur and is his private property, the present king is 11th king of the dynasty founded by maharaja sawai jai singh II.




We had a wonderful evening with lots of folk dances and stuffed ourselves with the delicious food…and oh boy was it loaded!!!..i couldn’t even get up after the meal!!!


The unique thing about the fort apart from the cannon is that it was never attacked by any enemy..neither the mughals or the british.
I love Rajasthan. Love all the architecture, the culture, the colours, the shopping all of it. But we got fleeced on our day-long tour or Pink city 🙁
Nice pics, Sush.
I was there a year ago… Your post wonderfully refreshed my memory….
Trip to jaipur is like having a great treat!
Nice post with great pics and lines…
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I too find Jaigarh Fort is awesome! This post brought back memories of my trip to Jaipur.
very nice pictures .. its really nice that you find time to travel despite your busy schedule and share such wonderful shots with us..
hey Sushmita….thanks for visiting my blog….gave me a change to discover some really nice pictures here. I love the 4th photo of the first set. don't know what it is but i like the composition and how you've given depth to the structure…..I also like the framing of the 2nd picture of the 2nd set. nice angle…
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See you around. will keep dropping in.
Hi Star! WOW! I know this one!! Wonderful pictures; they made me come back to lovely memories and raised the wish to seethe rest of Rajasthan; at least Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer…
Sorry for the long absence, but after one year work, I got my official week off and, as always, the week before was terrible and the return awful… ;). Furthermore, there was 09.09.09, which for me was a bit depressing, as I entered a Club 60 I would prefer to postpone the joining… ;))
Blogtrotter is now in Turkey. Enjoy and have a fabulous weekend!
I agree Jaipur is quite a refreshing weekend breaks. That dance pictures looks the best to me!
lovely post. and great pics!
Wow! Superb pictures! I was here in April 2005 and thoroughly enjoyed the trip!
Your post made me nostalgic!
beautiful pictures and its not at all difficult to guess that the trip was refreshing.
Jaipur is a beautiful city.
All my memories are revived after seeing your beautiful shots. India really has a beautiful past. The present has to be set right to make the future beautiful. Don't you agree?
Have a great day!
This is majestic! The grandeur, the space…
Thank you for the visual treat.
Loved the one of the chandelier and the bird the bestest.
wonderful series. Your photographs show that why we must visit Rajsthan.
Oh wow…looking from the pics itself I can say, you must had a whale of a time….some fabulous shots!
Thanks for taking us to Jabalpur through your beautiful photos and descriptions, and showing us all the wonderful things there.
Lovely pics, I am dyinnnnggg to go there, went there some 5 yrs ago and I can't wait to go back!
Oh.. lovely post!! We went to Jaipur only last month.. and your post brought back lovely memories… I absolutely enjoyed Jaipur.. and will surely go back again to do the rest of Rajasthan… only next time without my kids…
Hi,Sush.Yes,shifting back to Baroda.:)But,that's no excuse for not visiting ur blog.:)
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Lovely pics-and,Jaipur is one of my fav places in Rajasthan,besides Ajmer..the pics of Jantar Mantar,Hawa Mahal,et al-make me long to visit there again..been ages.:)I agree-sometimes a family vacation is all one needs to unwind.TC