A Rajasthan Photolouge - Trip down memory Lane

Dzire2Travel · 22nd May 2010, 21:04

Been there SirAlec, 1997, in my 11th standard. Dilwara temples are fabulous and i remember the lowest point in Mt Abu, dnt remember the name. A small temple, and a natural spring.

Dzire2Travel · 22nd May 2010, 21:56

Spent an hour at Jaswant Thada and then proceeded to Umaid Bhavan palace. A grandiose Palace, but found it pretty boring. I guess if you stay there, you might feel different. Had a good collection of Vintage cars on display. Sorry no pics.

Dzire2Travel · 22nd May 2010, 22:00

Roamed the bazaar late evening, fnal shot of the clock tower.

Dzire2Travel · 22nd May 2010, 22:11

Next morning we leave for Jaisalmer. Wifey all excited, coz the primary reason for the Trip was the Golden Fort. I had also planned to spend a night at Sam, a part of the package from Hotel MoonLight.
Pics of Sonar Kella, various hawelis (Patwaon and Salim Singh) and Gadisar Lake follow.

Dzire2Travel · 22nd May 2010, 22:15

Gadisar Lake and Fort at Night.

ampere · 22nd May 2010, 22:35

Snaps are very crisp and bright! Very nice. The turbans are a rarity only to be found here!

aargee · 22nd May 2010, 22:57

@SirAlec - Beautiful picture, hope you don't mind me making that as my desktop pic.

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Originally Posted by MX6

And you've managed to take it in such a way that you and your camera don't figure in that!

What an eyes Sirjee; if you would've not told, I would've not observed it too.

@DZire2Travel - Awaiting very eagerly on trip to Jaisalmer & Bikaner.
EDIT - @DZire2Travel - Lost words to express the feelings on the last few photographs. Awesome, fabulous & fantastic don't even come closer.

arindamray · 22nd May 2010, 23:31

Despited being repeated, could not help but to mention the photgraphs are really nice. You have an eye for composition. I liked the cannon shot, the puppets (most people would have taken it straight and make the photo flat), and Gadisar lake photo.

Jaisalmer fort actually looks more golden when setting sun puts its golden hue on it.

Dzire2Travel · 23rd May 2010, 12:01

Thanks for all the compliments. Whenevr I think I need to replace the S2IS with a 1000D, this old gadget springs a few surprises and I hesitate. Does a DSLR lens indeed produce much better Images compared to the Point and shoots. Please advise. :-|

I had a lot more pics, but in most of them, either ONE or BOTH of us are blocking the view :-)), I dnt think those photos deserve to be in this Forum. I just have a few to go, will try to upload tonight.

Secondly I wasnt a member of this wonderful Portal ( was introduced by 1100D) so kept no Logs and other minute details that every Travelouge writer so meticulously mantains. Darn !!

Dzire2Travel · 24th May 2010, 12:49

Next Day, we start late and head straight for SAM. Accomodations at Oasis Desert Camp, accompanied with folk dance, music and gala dinner.

Dzire2Travel · 24th May 2010, 13:01

Next day after breakfast we leave for Bikaner. But i take a 5 km detour, just to take a snap of this Station. The locals and our driver Rawat are bemused, coz this place has nothing spcl for tourists. But for me, I was overjoyed. Any guesses?

aargee · 24th May 2010, 13:22

Wow wow, the next day you'd a a gala time. Did they arrange the folk dance & tents just for the tourists? Could you shed some more info on that pls? That is something that I like to do atleast, atleast, once in my life time. Just look at the way the tents are being pitched, looks like someone used Autocad before pitching them, amazing.

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The locals and our driver Rawat are bemused, coz this place has nothing spcl for tourists. But for me, I was overjoyed. Any guesses?

I could only think you as a devotee to Baba Ramdevji or you love railway stations

Dzire2Travel · 24th May 2010, 13:27

We reached Bikaner by afternoon. Some pics.

Dzire2Travel · 24th May 2010, 14:08

Our last Stop Mandawa. Accomodations = Castle Mandawa. Sights to see, the Castle which is now a Heritage Hotel and a few Havelis which belonged to rich traders. Mandawa was a flourishing trade centre at one point of time.

Dzire2Travel · 24th May 2010, 14:16

Some more snaps .......

22nd May 2010, 21:04	#16
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	Been there SirAlec, 1997, in my 11th standard. Dilwara temples are fabulous and i remember the lowest point in Mt Abu, dnt remember the name. A small temple, and a natural spring.
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22nd May 2010, 21:56	#17
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	Spent an hour at Jaswant Thada and then proceeded to Umaid Bhavan palace. A grandiose Palace, but found it pretty boring. I guess if you stay there, you might feel different. Had a good collection of Vintage cars on display. Sorry no pics. Attached Thumbnails
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22nd May 2010, 22:00	#18
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	Roamed the bazaar late evening, fnal shot of the clock tower. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Rehaan : 22nd May 2010 at 22:53. Reason: Removing [FONT] etc formatting tags. Please see the thread regarding this in our Announcements section.
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22nd May 2010, 22:11	#19
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	Next morning we leave for Jaisalmer. Wifey all excited, coz the primary reason for the Trip was the Golden Fort. I had also planned to spend a night at Sam, a part of the package from Hotel MoonLight. Pics of Sonar Kella, various hawelis (Patwaon and Salim Singh) and Gadisar Lake follow. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Rehaan : 22nd May 2010 at 22:53. Reason: Removing [FONT] etc formatting tags. Please see the thread regarding this in our Announcements section.
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22nd May 2010, 22:15	#20
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	Gadisar Lake and Fort at Night. Attached Thumbnails
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22nd May 2010, 22:35	#21
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,952 Thanked: 12,944 Times View My Garage	Snaps are very crisp and bright! Very nice. The turbans are a rarity only to be found here!
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22nd May 2010, 23:31	#23
arindamray BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 750 Thanked: 91 Times	Despited being repeated, could not help but to mention the photgraphs are really nice. You have an eye for composition. I liked the cannon shot, the puppets (most people would have taken it straight and make the photo flat), and Gadisar lake photo. Jaisalmer fort actually looks more golden when setting sun puts its golden hue on it.
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23rd May 2010, 12:01	#24
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	Thanks for all the compliments. Whenevr I think I need to replace the S2IS with a 1000D, this old gadget springs a few surprises and I hesitate. Does a DSLR lens indeed produce much better Images compared to the Point and shoots. Please advise. :-\| I had a lot more pics, but in most of them, either ONE or BOTH of us are blocking the view :-)), I dnt think those photos deserve to be in this Forum. I just have a few to go, will try to upload tonight. Secondly I wasnt a member of this wonderful Portal ( was introduced by 1100D) so kept no Logs and other minute details that every Travelouge writer so meticulously mantains. Darn !!
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24th May 2010, 12:49	#25
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	Next Day, we start late and head straight for SAM. Accomodations at Oasis Desert Camp, accompanied with folk dance, music and gala dinner. Attached Thumbnails
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24th May 2010, 13:01	#26
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	Next day after breakfast we leave for Bikaner. But i take a 5 km detour, just to take a snap of this Station. The locals and our driver Rawat are bemused, coz this place has nothing spcl for tourists. But for me, I was overjoyed. Any guesses? Attached Thumbnails
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24th May 2010, 13:27	#28
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	We reached Bikaner by afternoon. Some pics. Attached Thumbnails
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24th May 2010, 14:08	#29
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	Our last Stop Mandawa. Accomodations = Castle Mandawa. Sights to see, the Castle which is now a Heritage Hotel and a few Havelis which belonged to rich traders. Mandawa was a flourishing trade centre at one point of time. Attached Thumbnails
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24th May 2010, 14:16	#30
Dzire2Travel BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 59 Thanked: 36 Times	Some more snaps ....... Attached Thumbnails
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