Monday afternoon, some went back to the fair; my lungs couldn’t take it and I stayed back. Ann went to take more camel and sunset pictures. Dinner, after a short earring misadventure, was more veggies. Saffron rice, Sukhi Bhindi (crispy fried okra), Paneer Lavabdar (fried “cottage cheese” in a tomato soup/sauce), Aloo Matar Sukha(potatoes and peas) and Chola Magala(chick peas), all in various sauces. Desert was my favorite: Gulab Jahun(fried whey balls in a sugary syrup). Sounds worse than it is, but it really is good. These had some pistachios in the center for an added surprise.
A difficult night as Ann had “Delhi Belly”. Better now but still a little tentative.
Tuesday has been a 4 hour drive to Jaipur. There were a few “camel jams” to deal with and the occasional goat herd. Once we were on the road, it was better. Stopping for a rest stop was interesting/scary. Here we are on a 6 lane highway. The bus pulls to the narrow middle and makes a U turn, and crosses the 3 lanes of traffic to pull into the rest stop. On our way back, he travels the wrong way on the shoulder to the turn, cuts across the 3 lanes, and then back into our original travel lanes. Only in India.
We arrived in Jaipur to the Jai Mahal Palace hotel. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan. The hotel was originally a palace of the Maharajah in 1745, and became the abode of the Prime Minister of Rajasthan in the 1860s. The grounds are immaculate gardens, with a huge chess set on the veranda. The pieces are Indian. Perhaps someone will play, although I notice that they really don't know how to set up the pieces correctly. Our lunch here was more of the same, but at least they offered Mutton Saagwala and a curried chicken. The desert included Gajur Ka Halma, a concoction of carrots cooked in milk and butter and then sweetened. Not my favorite, but a bunch of our people liked it.
A difficult night as Ann had “Delhi Belly”. Better now but still a little tentative.
We arrived in Jaipur to the Jai Mahal Palace hotel. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan. The hotel was originally a palace of the Maharajah in 1745, and became the abode of the Prime Minister of Rajasthan in the 1860s. The grounds are immaculate gardens, with a huge chess set on the veranda. The pieces are Indian. Perhaps someone will play, although I notice that they really don't know how to set up the pieces correctly. Our lunch here was more of the same, but at least they offered Mutton Saagwala and a curried chicken. The desert included Gajur Ka Halma, a concoction of carrots cooked in milk and butter and then sweetened. Not my favorite, but a bunch of our people liked it.
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