dineshlalvani.com » Trek http://www.dineshlalvani.com My little corner of the interweb! Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:36:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Mehrangarh Fort Day Trip and late night On The Rocks http://www.dineshlalvani.com/2009/03/17/mehrangarh-fort-day-trip-and-late-night-on-the-rocks/ http://www.dineshlalvani.com/2009/03/17/mehrangarh-fort-day-trip-and-late-night-on-the-rocks/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:30:55 +0000 Dinesh http://www.dineshlalvani.com/?p=59 We headed out to Mehrangarh fort in one rickshaw all five of us a bit sore after the bumpy ride. Note to self: Next time get two ricks! The fort is stunning! It has that magical feel about it that has to be seen to be believed. And we were in a bit of luck too to make the trip more memorable. There was a full on Bollywood movie shoot with Salman and Sohail Khan happeing out there.

They were shooting a period piece called “Veer” and they had all the extras dressed up as warriors on horseback etc… Quite the sight. Unfortunately didnt get any pics of the actors as they wouldn’t allow it :(

We finally ended up at night at one of the pubs listed on the Lonely Planet called “On The Rocks” which literally was a rock and cave stlyed pub and nightclub. Walking in, I immediately felt like the token Indian since everyone around me were foreign tourists! Guess birds of a feather … Have to say an interesting place with very questionable taste in music… The Final Countdown, need I say more!

Thats it for now, will report back later from the road.

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Here is the run down of our quick trip:

  • 13th March – Arrive in Delhi and head out to Agra to see the Taj Mahal
  • 14th March – Move on to Fatehpur Sikri
  • 14th March – Catch the train to Jaipur and spend 2 days exploring the city
  • 17th March – Train to Jodhpur. Spend 3days and 2 nights and celebrate Paddy’s day in Jodhpur. Remember to bring something green :)
  • 19th March – Head to Jaisalmer. Spend 2 nights exploring Jaisalmer
  • 23rd March – Thar Desert. 2 nights camel safari
  • 25th March – Delhi. 2 nights living it up in style after 12 days of backpacking. Bring on the bhangra!

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