Horseback Riding Vacation in India (Day 13)
Day 13 – The next morning we were up early to drive to Jodhpur which was the former capital of Marwar State and the second largest city of Rajasthan. Our home in Jodhpur is the palace belonging to the royal family. This is a fine specimen of Rajput architecture made from red sandstone and surrounded by extensive, lush gardens which is really a botanical park. We slept in the palace in beautifully decorated bedrooms above the 13th century artificial lake which makes a superb setting and we felt as though we were being treated like royalty. We visited some of the glorious monument of Jodhpur’s illustrious past, Mehrangarh Fort, which is on a hill 400 ft. above the city. Inside the fort one can see exquisite lattice work in stone. Some rooms inside the palace have been turned into museums where one can see the emblems of a bygone age like miniature paintings, palanquins, howdahs, arms and personal heirlooms. The view of the town and the surrounding country from the walls of the fort is breathtaking.
