Blogs from Bundi, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 5

Finally leaving Udaipur, we caught a morning train to Chittorgargh. Cool fort with strange history. 3 times this fort had been under siege and its people chose death over defeat. Meaning, the men marched out of their still intact fort to charge to army against them and ride to their death. The women died by Jauhar (self imolation), which is basically they lit themselves on fire to commit suicide rather than be taken as slaves. Just 1 of these 3 battles saw 32,000 men ride to their deaths and 13,000 women die by imolation!!!! Still questioned by historians today is, would they actually have been taken if they remained inside their walls?? The fort dates to 8th Century and was even equipped with water tank which is now a big swimming hole for locals. Did not ... read more

We travelled through some of the most remote and magical villages and farmland to reach Bundi city (Blue City) in Eastern Rajasthan. I’m busy capturing photos of the locals as our crazy driver recklessly speeds through some of the largest pot holes known to man so it’s no surprise when we suddenly hear a humongous bang as one of the rear tires burst and our 4x4 comes to a skidding halt. I swear driving in these areas is like something out of an Ace Ventura movie as I bounce here there and everywhere trying to hold on for dear life. Luckily this happens only 15 minutes into our journey before we're fully into no mans land where we'd have been waiting hours for a replacement car to arrive. Thank god it wasn't long before we're back ... read more

Hello Avid Readers I hope you are all well, and thanks for reading our blog! After leaving Jodhpur we heard there was stampede at a mosque the night after we left, with over 100 people killed. We were at that temple only 2 days before and saw all the scaffolding set up to separate the men's and women's queues. Rest assured we are not so keen as to be up at dawn to visit a temple, which is when the stampede happened! Still, seeing the pictures in the papers (which are a lot more graffic than pictures in UK newspapers) we were glad to be out of the city. We arrived in Udaipur after a 5 hour bus ride on bumpy roads - we were glad we took the 'delux' option which means you get individual ... read more

nous voila arriver a bundi petit village a 8h de bus d udaipur il s agit d un petit village sans aucun magasin touristique ce qui lui donne beaucoup de charme en effet il est tres rare de croiser des touristes nous visitons un fort abandonne sur les hauteurs les seuls habitants sont des singes souvent argneux et a la recherche du moinbdre truc a voler hier nous avions loue des velos et apres 15km dans la cmpagne d e bundi on attend finalement sous un soleil ecrasant des chutes d eaux ... la baignade fait vraiement du bien , car le retour va etre long aujourd hui (19aout ) nous allons assister au teej festival avec elephants , chameaux et musiciens ... read more

BUNDI & RANTHAMBORE NATIONAL PARK A bus ride away from Pushkar is the fairytale town of Bundi. A place well off the beaten track and with very few foreign visitors, but a magical one that was a little hidden gem! The main town is made up of old havelis and small buildings, many painted the Brahmin blue as is tradition, and surrounded by rocky hills, one of which has the abandoned Maharaja's palace clinging to its side with a ruined fort sitting right on the top! The palace was abandoned many years ago and shut up with only the bats as tennants and has only recently been opened for the public to see. Unfortunately this means that it's in a really bad state, but somehow this makes it even more endearing and eery, yet magical to ... read more