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| Our sitting (swing) room |
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| Bedroom |
Flew from Jaipur, Rajasthan to
Ahmedabad, Gujarat first thing in the morning. We are staying in a
hotel called House of MG (Mangaldas Girdhardas), which is a mansion
built in 1924 by a textile manufacturer that has been converted to a
34 room hotel. Huge place, I can only imagine the number of servants
required to run it as a residence. Anyway, a wonderful room with a swing in
the sitting room.
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| Entrance to well |
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Looking down, can you
imagine hauling water up?
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After lunch we went on a bus tour of
the city. Stopping at the Dada Heri Step Well, we took a look down
the five stories of steps to the water at the bottom. Built in 1485
by the lady supervisor of the royal harem, the well is made of
sandstone with elaborate galleries and passages on the many levels.
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| Shreyas Folk Museum, from the internet |
We then went to the Shreyas Folk
Museum, which exhibits all types of crafts made by Gujarati women. Unfortunately, again, no photos allowed, but I'll see what I can find on the internet
On the way home we stopped at the Sidi
Saiyad Mosque to see the wonderfully carved windows that are
on the back of the structure. The mosque was built in 1573 and is
just across the street from the House of MG, but crossing the street
is impossible.
Doesn't sound like we did much, but
Ahmendabad was in the midst of a heat wave, and the temperature was
99 degrees this afternoon!
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| One of the windows of the Sidi Saiyad Mosque |
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| Detail |
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| At the Folk Museum |
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| Yes, Virginia, there are peacocks in India |
What a beautiful screen!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great adventure you're having. Can't imagine hauling water up all those steps any more than I can imagine hauling myself.
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