Thursday, October 26, 2006
21 October, 2006
We started the day with a visit to Jagdesh Temple which is a Hindu Temple. It was interesting since we had a guide who explained everything to us. We then walked to the City Palace and had a tour there. It was very interesting and the architecture and decorations were wonderful once again. We walked around the streets and I bought a diary with hand-made paper. We’ll see how long it lasts. We went to the gardens of the Maidens of Honor and there were lovely fountains. Udaipur is definitely the cleanest city we have been to. We asked our guide to take us to a private artists’ house off the beaten track to look at miniature paintings which is what they are famous for in this region, besides jewelry and marble. We looked at some art work and we really loved it. It is absolutely incredible how fine and detailed the art work is. We bought two paintings after hard negotiations and we have authentic original certification too. Everything has a meaning to it in India and I guess that is why everything is so fascinating. The following are some of the meanings we have learnt:
Animal Symbol City Colour
Elephant Good luck Jaipur Pink
Camel Love Jaisalmer Yellow
Horse Power Udaipur White
We started the day with a visit to Jagdesh Temple which is a Hindu Temple. It was interesting since we had a guide who explained everything to us. We then walked to the City Palace and had a tour there. It was very interesting and the architecture and decorations were wonderful once again. We walked around the streets and I bought a diary with hand-made paper. We’ll see how long it lasts. We went to the gardens of the Maidens of Honor and there were lovely fountains. Udaipur is definitely the cleanest city we have been to. We asked our guide to take us to a private artists’ house off the beaten track to look at miniature paintings which is what they are famous for in this region, besides jewelry and marble. We looked at some art work and we really loved it. It is absolutely incredible how fine and detailed the art work is. We bought two paintings after hard negotiations and we have authentic original certification too. Everything has a meaning to it in India and I guess that is why everything is so fascinating. The following are some of the meanings we have learnt:
Animal Symbol City Colour
Elephant Good luck Jaipur Pink
Camel Love Jaisalmer Yellow
Horse Power Udaipur White
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