Following a new and spectacular breakfast buffet, it's time to leave for our next city: Jaipur , the state of Rajashtan, known as the Pink City . However, the road will make a stopover in the magnificent Samode Palace.
The truth is that only 160 km apart. to New Delhi to Jaipur , but the problem is traffic in the "big" bus and from which we came to doubt that he was not the exhaust pipe fell on the road and suddenly saw a wheel pass by our hand, and especially the "road", to call in some way, then again it is a way of animals, all earthen and bumpy rural roads worthy of our country. No, the thing was fast, as we traveled the 160 miles. in just 5 hours ... However, it is also possible, to spare the "suckling pig" on the way, to find some cheap flights that you take in a local company from Delhi to Jaipur, in less time and more comfortable.
Samode Palace was converted into a hotel today; one of the many hotels in Jaipur India offers us. It is located just 42 kms. North of Jaipur, on the Aravalli hills and is made in the style of the old Mughal Rajput.
Already spectacular on the outside because of its location high on the mountain, the interior offers a typical oriental luxury of precious stones, marble, and golden arches. Becomes the closest thing to a palace of stories of what I had seen so far. Once you enter, you find a large central courtyard where we did a puppet show. As it is impossible to avoid them after the performance of the company tried to sell us a few puppets and I assure you that almost all stung, and it is that they are wonderful and their expression and, above all, by their thin clothes silk. Even today, I have that puppet at home. The price, after much haggling, as ever was 200 rupees.
After climbing some stairs, we reached the area of the rooms, which are arranged around that central courtyard. The views are spectacular, and as to what we meet eyes literally overflowing wealth.
Of note is the profusion of finally carved mirrors and many of them embedded in the walls themselves among the large number of precious stones besides the rich woodwork and intricate embroidered fabrics.
There, resting on pubs, we take a rich Indian tea and biscuits, but not before eating a soup made with garlic, mixed vegetables and meat curry.
The story goes that the Samode Palace was given by the king of Jaipur to a noble pretended that the king himself away from the court, for he wanted to woo the queen. The king, hoping that it will cease, but on the other hand, not wanting to punish because the services he had rendered, chose to give him the palace and finally, make him go to the Court.
After that short stories we tell our Indian guide, marched to Jaipur, where tired after the journey by bus, we were already looking forward.