Last night we dined on the steps leading into the garden and the food was the best so far, so we will be back there tonight. I started off with a tomato, chili and coriander and Ron had a roasted sweet corn and chili and both were amazing so we are swapping tonight lol. They presented us with the most amazing aperitif and I have no idea what was in it but it zinged around the mouth with lots of flavours.
I took this photo just before the meal arrived, you can see Ron just next to the second column on the right, see he's waving lol.
We tried a curried cheese dish and a chicken curry and both were great, can't wait for tonights delights.
After dinner we went on an exploration of the palace, just opening doors and seeing where they lead. The place is awesome, everywhere you turned there was another great deco feature, sculpture or trophy from the ruling family's hunting days.
Today Mr. Singh and our local guide took us to the fort and the old seat of the ruling family. Built in 1500ish and has only been conquered twice by the moguls, but neither time did they plunder or damage the buildings. More pics of that when we get home.
We did make the "must have" purchase which we try to do each trip. Something special that will always remind us of where we have been and mostly it's a piece of art.
This one was done 35 years ago and the artist is now unable to paint as his sight has deteriorated so much that he can no longer do the fine work. The style is very much associated with Jodhpur and we actually bought the work from the museum and the descendants of the original artists who did this style of work. Hope you like it, it's quite small and the detail is amazing.
Tomorrow, it's Unipur and the Lake Palace, see you then.
We tried a curried cheese dish and a chicken curry and both were great, can't wait for tonights delights.
Lunch today started with some dinner guests that dropped in for a quick chat. Table manners left a bit to be desired after all the melon was mine to start with lol.
After dinner we went on an exploration of the palace, just opening doors and seeing where they lead. The place is awesome, everywhere you turned there was another great deco feature, sculpture or trophy from the ruling family's hunting days.
Today Mr. Singh and our local guide took us to the fort and the old seat of the ruling family. Built in 1500ish and has only been conquered twice by the moguls, but neither time did they plunder or damage the buildings. More pics of that when we get home.
We did make the "must have" purchase which we try to do each trip. Something special that will always remind us of where we have been and mostly it's a piece of art.
This one was done 35 years ago and the artist is now unable to paint as his sight has deteriorated so much that he can no longer do the fine work. The style is very much associated with Jodhpur and we actually bought the work from the museum and the descendants of the original artists who did this style of work. Hope you like it, it's quite small and the detail is amazing.
Tomorrow, it's Unipur and the Lake Palace, see you then.
2 comments:
The painting is fantastically done with all the details as you said, but not my stile of painting at all. Still prefer your painting. Your style leaves room for fantasies, the once here are in my eyes ok to see the details and the work that went into the painting
Palm Squirrel! Such a beautiful little animal. If you get a chance try to inspect and touch the tail. The actual tail is only a few millimetres across, the rest is the long soft fur. Its designed for lots of air resistance for balance when scampering around the trees, but without any weight.
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