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Travel Photography | Jodhpur | Sadar Market | Clock Tower
To get here from our hotel, Govind hotel which is located just the opposite of the main post office we have to pay Indian Rupee Rs60 per Auto Rickshaw, actually this Clock Tower at Sardar Market is not that far, less than fifteen minute by Auto Rickshaw. We have very little time here because we have a train to catch, this is our second day in Jodhpur, don’t have much time to explore other area, so we decided to stop by here at Sardar market before heading to the train station to catch our train that will depart at 9:30AM to Jaipur. As you can see from the clock there,…
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Travel Photography | Jodhpur | Mehrangarh Fort
Mehrangarh Fort, located in Jodhpur city in Rajasthan state is one of the largest forts in India. The fort is situated on a lofty height, 400 feet (122 m) above the city, and is enclosed by imposing thick walls. Inside its boundaries there are several palaces, which are known for their intricate carvings and sprawling courtyards. A meandering road leads to and from the city below. Battle scars of cannon ball hits by attacking armies of Jaipur can still be seen on the second gate. To the left of the fort is the chhatri of Kirat Singh Soda, a soldier who fell on the spot defending the Mehrangarh fort. There are…
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Travel Photography | Rajasthan | Jodhpur | Blue City
Jodhpur is the second largest city in the Indian State of Rajasthan, It is also referred to as Blue City due to the blue-painted houses around the Mehrangarh Fort. From New Delhi to Jodhpur is about twelve hours by train, luckily we manage to get A/C Sleeper Class so our long journey quite comfortable, since our journey from Old Delhi Train Station depart at night 8:30PM there’s not much photo opportunity along the way, I woke up a bit late actually, thanks to the A/C coach, maybe too comfortable for me. The train that we took from Old Delhi is 2461 Mandore Express. We have never book our hotel here in…
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Travel Photography | Train Travel In India
We have decided that we must get out from New Delhi the very next day or we will be stuck here in New Delhi, so our first agenda on the next day 11th June is to get a train ticket. Before we leave our hotel, according to our hotel receptionist, New Delhi Railway Station is just a walking distance away, along Main Bazaar Pahar Ganj, so we just move ahead. Main Bazaar area is really like a war zone or like there were massive earth quake shaking this area the night before but the truth to be told is that, this area is under massive renovation or upgrade work due…
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Travel Photography | India | Pahar Ganj Main Bazaar
As written before in my previous post, we have arrange in advance with the hotel that we want to stay for a pickup at the airport. I highly suggest to all first time traveler to India to pre arrange a pickup, so you don’t need to waste your time looking for a taxi that most of the times with take you or try to persuade you to go to his chosen hotel, maybe he got some commission, so to make things easy, book your hotel in advance and ask your hotel to send someone to pick you up. We have to wait for almost half an hour for another car…