Day 17: GWALIOR - ORCHHA
Thursday, May 17, 2012
This morning, after having breakfast at the Usha Kiran Palace, at 8 in the morning we have gone to the Gwalior Fort.
The truth is that after seeing so many Strong in this trip to india, it is not that we want this visit too much, but only to see the Jain sculptures that are on the way up Gwalior Fort... we think it will be worth it !! We have seen them in several images and they have already left us impressed.
We arrived in just over 15 minutes and the first stop we make is in front of these sculptures.
Just up the stairs, the first thing that comes to mind is the visit to Abu Simbel that we did a few years ago, saving the distances, is something "like" ...
We were amazed with the carvings made directly in the stone of Gwalior.
Sculptures before reaching Gwalior Fort
Detail of the Sculptures before arriving at Gwalior Fort
More details of the Sculptures before arriving at Gwalior Fort
Awesome !! Sculptures before reaching Gwalior Fort
With a little distance ... Sculptures before reaching Gwalior Fort
It is amazing how the sculptures blend with the landscape, being at some point difficult to distinguish them.
In front of the Sculptures, before arriving at Gwalior Fort
Another perspective of the Sculptures before reaching Gwalior Fort
Sculptures before reaching Gwalior Fort
Sculptures before reaching Gwalior Fort
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What is there ??? Sculptures before reaching Gwalior Fort
We are in this area for more than 30 minutes and then we go to the Gwalior Fort.
There we pay 200 rupees per person and seeing that it is already hot, we load ourselves with the cameras and water bottles as essential “weapons” for the tour.
East Gwalior Fort He has stood out for us because of the blue inlays that are detailed in many places. They make it the only one that is marked by its colors. It is really a very nice sight to see the fort perfectly embedded in the landscape.
Gwalior Fort
Interior of the Fort of Gwalior
Details of the Fort of Gwalior
It starts to get too hot, so after almost an hour, we go to the last area of the Fort, to take the last pictures.
Images of the Fort of Gwalior
Details of the Fort of Gwalior
From here we go to the Sahastrabahu Temple, where the same entrance of the Gwalior Fort.
Here, we don't know very well why, the temples we visited last year in Solo in Indonesia come to mind.
We are not too long, but enough to see them calmly and not roast of heat in the attempt.
Views of Sahastrabahu Temple. Gwalior
Sahastrabahu Temple in Gwalior
Interior of the Sahastrabahu Temple
Interior of the Sahastrabahu Temple
From here we go to Teli Ka Mandir, where we are little time, walking around and taking some photos. The heat starts to tighten and we already want to get in the car with the air conditioning 🙂
Teli Ka Mandir in Gwalior
Before we left, we stopped for a moment in a Sikh Temple in the area to take some pictures.
Another interesting option to visit Gwalior and know its history is to book this guided tour in Spanish from Agra.
Sikh Temple in Gwalior
From here we decided to leave for Orchha, but before, we stopped down on the other side of the road from where other Jain sculptures are also seen.
Gwalior
The trip from Gwalior to Orchha It becomes very heavy. The road is not bad, it is one of the worst we have seen in India!! We do not understand very well how it can be that all roads of India are under construction We have not seen one that is well. In the end we have to take it half as a joke, because if we were not able we would walk away 🙂
After so many days doing long journeys by car and with these roads, we began to notice the fatigue.
In the end we arrived at the Amar Mahal hotel in Orchha at 1 noon, very hungry, something that already shows us that we are quite recovered 🙂
I still don't want to take too much risk, so I eat a sandwich and Roger a pasta dish. This plus a water and a lemonade for 500 rupees.
It may seem that we are too cautious, but the truth is that for the days we have left, we do not want to go through the same thing that we have already happened ... especially me!
After lunch, we rest for a while in the room until 5.30 we go out again to go around the town of Orchha.
We have stayed with Om that we will not see each other until the next day. This is small and we feel like doing everything walking.
The first thing we do is go to the Chhatris and the cenotaphs that we have next to the Hotel de Orchha.
It's still hot and the air that runs is at least 50 degrees! And I do not exaggerate !!
We are surprised by the views that we are seeing, we were not going to find such a quiet, clean and charming town in this part of India.
Chhatris in Orchha
Awesome the Chhatris of Orchha
How grandma's food? Will it be true? . Orchha
Start at sunset in the Chhatris
Chhatris
Chhatris in Orchha
Here we are more than 45 minutes, getting on dirt roads, trying to find the best perspectives.
Suddenly we realize that there are many vultures that we had not seen before.
Vultures in Orchha
After this, we go to the village. Orchha It is quite small, we could almost say that there are 2 streets and a square.
But you breathe tranquility and life at the same time.
We are going through it for more than an hour and we have to say that we feel very well here.
Strolling through Orchha
Orchha Fort. The perfect background for the sport
Doctor, Pharmacy and Restaurant… Orchha
Colors in Orchha
Orchha
Sunset in Orchha
Orchha Images
Shortly before 8 pm we return to Amar Mahal from Orchha, where we ate something light, that tomorrow we have a long day ahead.
It wouldn't have been bad to stay another day here. We loved the atmosphere you breathe.
Tomorrow is a novelty, we will make our first train trip in this trip to india... Khajuraho-Varanasi ... plays night train !!!
Day 18ORCHHA - KHAJURAHO - VARANASI
