Kumbhalgarh Fort, no doubt, will bowl you over with its serpentine walls and massive ‘Polls’ (gates). But what do not go unnoticed are the numerous temples you can see on the sidelines. Our guide pointed out that the Ranas (Kings of Mewar) had built more than 360 temples inside the […]
Day break and I could see clear skies from our room at the Ibis Paris Montmartre 18éme. I cheered. Our first morning in Paris. Better be bright and sunny. Woke up Jayanta and the little one, quickly got ready and headed out for breakfast. This was Paris after all. Be […]
We went to Udaipur in the first week of November and boy, did we get good weather! The mornings were pleasant. Infact, I actually enjoyed the morning sun while having breakfast. It was slightly hot in the day time and one did need a fair amount of sun-screen, sunglasses and […]
Food, and that too local delicacies, are as important a part of visiting a new city/country as is sightseeing. Udaipur has its share of good and not-so-great restaurants and owing to an exhaustive research beforehand, we were sure where all to go and could manage it well during our 3-day […]
The Ranakpur Jain temple is one of the five major Jain teerths, or pilgrimages. The other four are in the Indian state of Gujarat. More than 90 kms from Udaipur, it took us about an hour’s drive from Kumbhalgharh Fort to reach Ranakpur. A quick lunch at the restaurant of […]
Ranakpur was next in our itinerary after Kumbhalgarh Fort. Driving past hamlets and a winding mountainous road, it took us about an hour from Kumbhalgarh to reach Ranakpur. It was way past 2 o’clock and our lunchtime. We were famished. The famed Ranakpur Temple could wait. We needed a nice, […]
Majestic. And sprawling across about 40 kilometers Built on a hill amidst the Aravalli ranges, you will not sight this fortress until you are standing almost underneath it. Our guide told us, this was because, the fort was built in order to be a strategic point of defence for the […]
Pune is synonymous with lovely weather and youth, but not necessarily with ‘great’ food. Food is good here, with small joints in every nook and corner catering to an overwhelmingly young crowd – both college-going and those working in the IT/ITES sector. It is also reasonable priced, any day, compared […]