Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Road Trip Day 6 - Bikaner

On Day 6 we woke up in Bikaner, the last of our stops in the road trip. I have never been to Bikaner before this. So this was a first. We had only 1 day here, almost half a day actually, so we decided to do some googling and choose 1 or 2 places to see. The first on the list was Junagarh Fort. It is famous for being one of the forts that was never conquered. It was built in the city rather than outside on a hilltop, like Mehrangarh fort. It had a moat filled with water around it. The water is sort of gone now but you can see some of the moat still around. The royal family doesn't stay here anymore and have shifted to the Lalgarh Palace, which is also a heritage hotel. We did visit the palace too for a brief visit.


We picked a few odd things from here and there. Not too much shopping. A pair of slippers, a skirt here, an earring there. We did sample the local yet very famous Bikaneri rasgullas, namkeen and ghewar. That closed our eating local delicacies part of the trip. 

On the way back we stopped at the house of one of my dad's uncle's in Punjab. They have an orange orchard. We spent some time there and N got to experience a tractor, a buffalo and a hand pump first hand. He was so happy to pump out water by himself :) A chatting session and a sack full of oranges later we were off for home! 


It was a great time, time well spent - re bonding, laughing, chatting, sight seeing and shopping :) Cheers to the last day of this road trip and here's to many more!!

You can read the previous day's posts here - Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 & 5.


8 comments:

  1. Hey Sim,
    Seems you are having a good time.i just went to Bikaner almost a month back and visited the Junagarh palace.I have lot of childhood memories with Bikaner as this is my hometown.Did you visit Deshnokh Temple(the mouse temple)as it is commonly called.

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    1. Hey Anuja, We spent just 1 day in Bikaner and when we were crossing Deshnokh temple it was quite late in the evening already so did not stop. Maybe next time :))

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  2. The photos look so vibrant, does not look like an old fort :). Though I studied in Rajasthan, I have not rally seen much of it. It's been lovely to get these glimpses from your posts!

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    1. :) Aparna the fort has been maintained really well! I was impressed actually.

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  3. Sounds like a wonderful visit.. beautiful photos of the fort too.

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  4. Hey Sim,

    Long time :) I missed days 1 - 5, will go back and read 'em. Glad you are posting again.

    Cheers
    Meera

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    1. I have been so bad at reading up the other blogs and writing on my own. Too much going on for a regular sit and write routine. But guess, that's life!! :) Thanks Meera!

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