Catatan Perjalanan yang tertunda, India part 2

Ok, after visiting the Amber Fort, we had lunch on our own at one of the tourist spot restaurant. Note that only at the tourist restaurant that u can had clean washrooms and again we had vegies food; here i couldn't forget the cheeseball..so yummy..


We proceed sightseeing the Raja's Land visiting the City Palace. So this was a palace for the last emperor of India,the heiress of Mansigh Maharaja. Ada lagi tau cucu raja ni, dok diam2 dalam istana. Entrance fee almost hundreds rupees, makan duit entrance la raja nih..hihi.


so, inside the place we did visit the Jantar Mantar a stone observatory raised in the 18th century by one of the Mansingh Emperor. It sort of astronomy things la..

the pink palace

the flags: the heiress of emperor's residence

astronomical equipment

yeayy!!

As usual, the guide would give us the permitting time to visit cottage industry, handmade carpets and textiles. Susah tau buat handmade carpet, much of tedious work. Pity the workers so much. Thats why la mahal carpet india ni..memang berkualiti. 

its 5pm, and the guide was the 1st person to remind us, "my work finish here." Pay him 10 dollar per person,rode the coaster and back to the hotel. It was the last nite at Jaipur, so we didn't want to miss the chance to shop till drops sarees and textiles here.

Luckily we've got a very2 helpful Mr. Vikash that sincerely took us to the shop that much2 more cheaper and always being visited by Malaysian trader from Jalan TAR.hihi..kantoi..i got 5 sarees, 10 pashminas and punjab clothes here..haha..gila shopping!!

We didnt stop here. Going back to hotel, had our dinner then went out again on our own. Wahh, we're so lucky that we noticed one of the textiles shop (Muslim shop from Kashmir) was just a few steps from the our hotel . Yalah, how on earth we didnt know that last nite?ok ok..last nite we're heading to the right street, this shop on the left side of the hotel laa..i told u guys, this was the best place ever. much2 cheaper and authentic designs..hihi

4TH DAY: 25TH NOV- Jaipur to Agra (Land of Love)


We depart from the hotel heading to Agra about 235km and will took another 5-6 hours journey, en route to Agra we visited the world heritage monument of Fatehpur Sikri. We met our guide here, a muslim named Mr. Zaidi. I almost forgot that that day was friday and he asked excuses to pray solat jumaat at the nearby masjid. Handsome mr zaidi ni, look like ajay devgan ..hihi. 

A panoramic view of the Fatehpur Sikri Palace

Since waiting Mr Zaidi we'd took a lot of pictures here till some Indian visitors thought that we're Japanese tourist.hehe so funny. Mr Zaidi seem to be a kind-hearted and knowledgeable person, provide us with a lot of information, giving us time to take pictures and didnt rush into 'going back to home'. 


"So, Fatehpur sikri was  a city in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Built near the much older Sikri, the historical city of Fatehabad, as it was first named, was constructed by Mughal emperor Akbar beginning in 1570. It was built in honour of Sufi saint Shaikh Salim Chisti, who lived in a cavern on theridge at Sikri, and foretold the birth of his son, who was named Prince Salim after the saint. 


He later succeeded Akbar to the throne of the Mughal Empire, as Emperor Jahangir. Fatehabad later acquired the name Fatehpur, and gave rise to present name Fatehpur Sikri. It was the first planned city of the Mughals and also the first one designed in Mughal architecture, an amalgamation of Indian architecture, Persian and Islamic architecture. It served as the Mughal Empire's capital from 1571 until 1585. Though the court took 15 years to build, it was abandoned after only 14 years because the water supply was unable to sustain the growing population and unrest in the North-West.Today, the complex of buildings, including the extant royal palaces, courts and the Jama Masjid is a popular tourist attraction, and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986."


Hermm..good,very informative..that's why la ada mixed architecture; ada macam islamic, plus hindus plus parsi also a cross (christian). kononnya diceritakan oleh Mr Zaidi, raja Akbar ni ada 3 isteri, agama Islam, Hindu dan kristian..so dia bina la palace and tempat ibadat untuk isteri2 nya masing2. wallahualam.

 Indian streets and hiway: elephant, camels, cows,horses and pigs.uuw..careful k! 

Izzi's admirer that thought he's a Japanese.hehe.keep following us!

The central pillar of Diwan-i-khas

Lunch break at Bharatpur, a restaurant by a paddy field.Arrived and check-in at Mansigh Hotel, Agra branch, had our dinner and clearly that this time the guide also very helpful that he offering us to jalan2 around the city that night..but somehow we're a little bit suspicious that every textile shops that we entered, the workers seem to entertain him more than us,haahaa..mesti dapat tips Mr zaidi ni.


k..continued next entry.