We left our Havali in Jaipur and began the 6 ½ hour ride
thru the Rajasthan desert. No matter how you cut it, it is a long ride! It gave
us a chance to practice our Hindi, as we read signs and tried to figure out
their meaning. Half way thru the trip we stopped and had a small lunch of Vegetable Biryani, and Naan. We drove on past mile and mile of marble quarries
and sales yard. We finally approached our destination: Ghar Devi.
We arrived around 4pm. As we walked up the stairs to the
palace we were showered with Rose Petals from above. We were then shown to our
room. This 200 plus year old fortress and palace apparently was a run down
wreck. Now it is the most highly designed place we have ever stayed at. It is
completely renovated without destroying its entegrity. The rooms are all
marble, wifi everywhere, high-tech, and extremely stylish. We are just off-season,
and there are only 10 people staying in this palace. There must be 5 employees
at least to every guest.
We had a drink at the bar looking at the sunset, then went
for a massage (naturally). After the massage we made it up to the restaurant
for a delicious dinner.
The stars are amazing. We are in the middle of the desert
and there is very little ambient light. The sky just twinkles. There is
absolutely NOTHING to do here. So after our hectic time at the Literary
Festival, this should be great downtime. They will give us a tour of the palace
tomorrow, camel ride through the neighboring tiny village and some kite flying,
that is it. More massages, a swim in their heated pool and reading some of the
books we bought at the festival. It is going to be a slow relaxation for us. We look forward to
it.
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