15.India_Jaipur

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India_Jaipur

๑๗ ธันวาคม ๒๕๕๒

๑๑.๐๐ น. รถออกจากPushkar รถวิ่งไปถึง Jaipur ๑๕.๐๐ น. ลงรถที่สถานีรถประจำทาง มีคนขับรถตุ๊กตุ๊กเข้ามาถามว่าจะไปที่ไหน เราบอกให้พาไปโรงแรมราคาถูก(ค่าโดยสาร 30 รูปี) เขาพาไปที่ Akriti Guesthouse ซึ่งอยู่ไม่ไกลจากสถานีรถประจำทาง ค่าห้องคืนละ 250 รูปี

เก็บกระเป๋าใหญ่แล้วเดินไปที่RTDC Office ซึ่งอยู่ที่ Hotel Swagatam ซื้อทัวร์Full Day Tour วันพรุ่งนี้ ราคา 200 รูปี

แล้วไปเที่ยวแถว Iswari Minar Swarga Sal เสร็จแล้วนั่งสามล้อถีบกลับ ค่าโดยสาร 20 รูปี

๑๘ ธันวาคม ๒๕๕๒

ตอนเช้าเดินไปขึ้นรถที่ RTDC’s Tourist Hotel เวลา ๐๙.๓๐ น. รถทัวร์มา ก็ขึ้นรถออกเดินทางไปชมสถานที่ต่างๆ

Laxminarayan Temple(Birla Mandir) เข้าชมฟรี ไม่เสียเงิน

Hawa Mahal เขาจอดรถที่ริมถนนให้ชมด้านหน้าตึกแป๊บเดียว ไม่ได้ให้ลงรถไปชม

Observatory(Jantar Mantar) ค่าตั๋วเข้าชม 100 รูปี

City Palace & Museum, Jaigarh Fort ค่าตั๋วเข้าชม 300 รูปี ตั๋วใช้เข้าชม 2 แห่ง

Jal Mahal จอดรถให้ลงไปถ่ายรูปประมาณ 5 นาที

Nahagarh Fort & Palace ค่าตั๋วเข้าชม 30 รูปี

Amber Fort & Palace ค่าตั๋วเข้าชม 150 รูปี

Kanak Vrindavan จำไม่ได้แล้ว รู้สึกว่าเข้าชมฟรี

๑๙ ธันวาคม ๒๕๕๒

เช็คเอาท์แล้วฝากกระเป๋าใหญ่ไว้

วันนี้เดินเที่ยวรอบเมือง แล้วไปเที่ยว Hawa Mahal ค่าตั๋วเข้าชม 50 รูปี

ตอนเย็นเดินไปเที่ยวรอบ Albert Hall(Central Museum) แล้วนั่งสามล้อถีบกลับ(ค่าโดยสาร 25 รูปี)

ไปเอากระเป๋าใหญ่ที่ฝากไว้ แล้วนั่งรถตุ๊กตุ๊กไปสถานีรถไฟ ค่าโดยสาร 50 รูปี

๑๙.๕๕ น. รถไฟออกจากสถานี วิ่งไปถึง Amritsar ๑๕.๔๐ น. ของวันที่ ๒๐ ธันวาคม ๒๕๕๓

Jaipur

Jaipur (Hindi: जयपुर), also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. During the British rule in India, Jaipur was the capital of the princely state of Jaipur. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.2 million.

Jaipur is the first planned city of India, located in the semi-desert lands of Rajasthan. The city which once had been the capital of the royalty now is the capital city of Rajasthan. The very structure of Jaipur resembles the taste of the Rajputs and the Royal families. At present, Jaipur is a major business center with all requisites of a metropolitan city.

The city is remarkable among pre-modern Indian cities for the width and regularity of its streets which are laid out into six sectors separated by broad streets 111 ft (34 m) wide. The urban quarters are further divided by networks of gridded streets. Five quarters wrap around the east, south, and west sides of a central palace quarter, with a sixth quarter immediately to the east. The Palace quarter encloses a sprawling palace complex, (Hawa Mahal), formal gardens, and a small lake. Nahargarh Fort, which was the residence of the King Sawai Jai Singh II, crowns the hill in the northwest corner of the old city. Another noteworthy building is the observatory, Jantar Mantar. Jaipur is a popular tourist destination in Rajasthan and India.

Hawa Mahal (Hindi: हवा महल, translation: "Palace of Winds" or “Palace of the Breeze”), is a palace in Jaipur, India. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, and designed by Lal Chand Usta in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god. Its unique five-story exterior is also akin to the honeycomb of the beehive with its 953 small windows called jharokhas that are decorated with intricate lattice work.[1] The original intention of the lattice was to allow royal ladies to observe everyday life in the street below without being seen, since they had to observe strict "purdah" (face cover).[1][2][3]

Built of red and pink sandstone, the palace is situated on the main thoroughfare in the heart of Jaipur’s business centre. It forms part of the City Palace, and extends to the Zenana or women's chambers, the chambers of the harem. It is particularly striking when viewed early in the morning, lit with the golden light of sunrise.

Amber Fort (Hindi: आमेर क़िला, also known as Amer Fort) is located in Amber, 11 km from Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India. It was the ancient citadel of the ruling Kachhawa clan of Amber, before the capital was shifted to present day Jaipur. Amber Fort is known for its unique artistic style, blending both Hindu and Muslim (Mughal) elements, and its ornate and breathtaking artistic mastery.[1] The fort borders the Maota Lake, and is a major tourist attraction in Rajasthan.

Jaigarh Fort, located around 15 km from Jaipur, is one of the most spectacular forts in India, with almost all its original facilities intact. While Jaigarh Fort is on top of the hill, Amber Fort is at the bottom. The forts are connected through well-guarded passages. Many consider the two together as one complex.[1]

Jaigarh Fort was a center of artillery production for the Rajputs and it is home to the world's largest cannon on wheels, the Jaivana. The foundries provide fascinating information for the visitors. The manner in which they drew in blasts of air from the desert is most intriguing. A 5km long canal can be seen entering the fort complex to bring in water from the high hills and store in the fort for the armymen. A huge water tank is centrally located connecting the canal. It is assumed that the Kings of Amber/Jaipur used the compartments below the water tank to store the gold and jewellery of the royal family. It is said that this tank was opened during the Emergency declared by the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during 1975-1977. Views of the barren Aravalli Hills gradually disappearing into the desert haze can keep one engrossed for hours.

City Palace, Jaipur, which includes the Chandra Mahal and Mubarak Mahal palaces and other buildings, is a palace complex in Jaipur city, the capital of the Rajasthan state, India. It was the seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur, the head of the Kachwaha Rajput clan. The Chandra Mahal palace now houses a museum but the greatest part of it is still a royal residence. The palace complex, which is located northeast of the centre of the grid patterned Jaipur city, incorporates an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings. The palace was built between 1729 and 1732, initially by Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber. He planned and built the outer walls, and later additions were made by successive rulers right up to the twentieth century. The credit for the urban layout of the city and its structures is attributed to two architects namely, Vidyadar Bhattacharya, the chief architect in the royal court and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob, apart from the Sawai himself who was a keen architectural enthusiast. The architects achieved a fusion of the Shilpa shastra of Indian architecture with Rajput, Mughal and European styles of architecture.

Nahagarh Fort stands on the edge of the Aravalli Hills, overlooking the pink city of Jaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The view of the city from the fort is breath taking. Along with Amber Fort and Jaigarh Fort it formed a strong defence ring for the city. During the Sepoy revolt of 1857, Nahagarh served as a refuge for Europeans fleeing from the havoc created by mutineers in neighboring states. The word Nahargarh means the abode of tigers. Legends say that it was name after Prince Nahar whose spirit haunted the place and obstructed construction of the fort. [1] [2] [3]

Built mainly in 1734 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, it is partially in ruins. It was extended in 1868. The rooms are linked by corridors and still have some delicate frescos. There are nine apartments for the nine queens the Maharaja had and all are well planned and decorated. Nahargarh is also called the hunting residence of Maharajas. 

Jal Mahal (meaning "Water Palace") is a palace located in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur city, the capital of the state of Rajasthan, India. The palace and the lake around it were renovated and enlarged in the 18th century by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Amber.[1][2]

The urban lake gets filled up during the rainy season; over the years, once the reservoir became full during rainy season, it got covered with Hyacinth. During this period the red stoned palace became approachable only by boat and through a causeway, and presented a spectacle on the way to Jaipur city from Delhi.[3][4]

The lake got polluted due to sewage flow from the Jaipur city. The palace remained uninhabited, was not maintained and hence not visited by tourists. To remove the ecological damage caused to the lake due to indiscriminate pollution from the city sewage, restoration measures were undertaken, since 2001, after a detailed study by the Government of Rajasthan. But serious efforts were initiated only in 2004 through a very large restoration project undertaken through a joint-venture company called the Project Development Company Limited (PDCOR Ltd), Jaipur, a private enterprise (a consortium led by KGK Group), in association with the Government of Rajasthan, with institutional support provided by the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS), a parastatal organization of the Government of India, and the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOE&F). The basic objective of the project is conservation and management of the lake in regard to ecological development, sustainable fisheries development, and wildlife development.[2] The purpose of the project is also to cater to the tourist industry, because Rajasthan attracts the largest number of tourists every year; 650,000 national and 175,000 international tourists are said[by whom?] to visit the state every year. Tourism in the state of Rajasthan is generally monument-centric, particularly in Jaipur and in this context Jal Mahal has an important role.

The Jantar Mantar is a collection of architectural astronomical instruments, built by Maharaja (King) Jai Singh II at his then new capital of Jaipur between 1727 and 1734. It is modeled after the one that he had built for him at the Mughal capital of Delhi. He had constructed a total of five such facilities at different locations, including the ones at Delhi and Jaipur. The Jaipur observatory is the largest of these.

Birla Mandir, Jaipur is a hindu temple located in Jaipur, India and is part of one of the several Birla mandirs located all around the country. The grand temple is located on an elevated ground at the base of Moti Dungari hill in Rajasthan. The temple is sometimes also referred to as the Laxmi Narayan Temple.

Central Museum, (Albert Hall Museum)

Kanak Vrindavan