{"id":2947,"date":"2020-02-26T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/?p=2947"},"modified":"2025-12-05T09:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:31:15","slug":"jaipur-pink-city-palaces-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2020\/02\/26\/jaipur-pink-city-palaces-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaipur \u2013 The pink city full of palaces and surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2947\" class=\"elementor elementor-2947\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e288e8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e288e8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21dcd69b\" data-id=\"21dcd69b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682c8c2 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"682c8c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f0b7872 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 27, 2019\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-fcf06e9 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDay 84\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b7f90aa elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-compass\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJaipur, India\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5c90350 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-suitcase\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10270 Km\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204aff8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"204aff8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"leadin\">In Jaipur, on our guesthouse\u2019s wall, there\u2019s a painting that says: Don\u2019t make plans for India because India already made plans for you. This couldn\u2019t have described our stay in Jaipur any better. Our initial plan was to do one quick sightseeing day in the \u201dpink city\u201d and then continue our way to Pushkar and Jodhpur. Well, we ended up staying five nights with some special program. We attended a wedding, battled with monkeys and extended our stay for a rare opportunity.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130416-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130416-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130416-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130416-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130416.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jaipur \u2013 in the essence of India<\/h2>\n\n<p>Jaipur is the definition of an Indian city. The streets are very hectic, filled with honking horns, rickshaws, cars, trash eating cows and goats, street vendors and beggars. The buildings are beauuutiful, telling stories about the ancient Maharajan times, and there\u2019s a temple on almost every corner.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130259-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Streets of Jaipur were beautiful\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130259-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130259-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130259-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130259.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Streets of Jaipur were beautiful<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130262-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Some trash eating goats\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130262-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130262-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130262-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130262.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Some trash eating goats<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130284-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Jaipur's traffic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130284-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130284-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130284-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130284.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Jaipur&#8217;s traffic<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130273-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"One of the best things on Jaipur's streets: the food\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130273-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130273-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130273-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130273.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>One of the best things on Jaipur&#8217;s streets: the food<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>Literally every kid on the street is greeting us and we\u2019ve met many super friendly adults too. But here we\u2019ve also had the feeling, first time on this Indian trip, that we must be very careful on who we trust. The rickshaw drivers are the worst and most of them didn\u2019t seem to have any idea where we wanted to go, either.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130200-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"In our neighborhood\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130200-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130200-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130200-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130200.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>In our neighborhood<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>We picked a nice family run accommodation, Chalo Eco Hostel, in the Muslim area of Jaipur. Being not one of the typical tourist areas, the people in the neighborhood were very friendly and not pushy at all. We enjoyed our stay in Jaipur, but it was great that the hostel had a peaceful rooftop. There we could have a time out from all the hassle, watching the kids on the rooftops flying their kites and listening to the mesmerizing prayer calls of the surrounding mosques.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" class=\"wp-image-2949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_20191124_155212-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch at the roof top\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_20191124_155212-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_20191124_155212-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_20191124_155212-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_20191124_155212.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Lunch at the roof top<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130412-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Boys flying kites over Jaipur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130412-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130412-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130412-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130412.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Boys flying kites on the roofs<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our first evening in Jaipur<\/h2>\n\n<p>On our way from Pathankot to Jaipur we broke our first awesome 10.000 kilometers on the road! That was something we had to celebrate! Because our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/2020\/02\/20\/from-palampur-to-jaipur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"train to Jaipur was five hours delayed (opens in a new tab)\">train to Jaipur was five hours delayed<\/a>, we didn\u2019t have much time to do anything else on that day. Especially because we spent some hours cruising around the city with rickshaws that went to wrong places and tried to claim extra charge for that.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Before our dinner Seri brought his OnePlus phone to the brand\u2019s store for a battery change. There are no OnePlus stores in Europe, so this was a good place to do it and to get a new original battery for less than 8 Euros.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>We had our celebration dinner at the Hawk View restaurant. It was a nice, atmospheric rooftop restaurant with good food and very reasonable prices. Don\u2019t let it scare you that it is located on top of a Sheraton Hotel. This hotel didn\u2019t seem to have much to do with the actual five-star Sheraton Hotel chain\u2026 Finally, finally, we got the first Kingfishers Beers on this trip! But we were so tired that our celebration ended before ten, after a small beer each and a shared thali.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130194-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Our 10 000 kilometers dinner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130194-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130194-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130194-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Our 10 000 kilometers dinner<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A day full of sightseeing<\/h2>\n\n<p>On our first morning in Jaipur, we woke up thinking that we were going to continue our journey the next day. There\u2019s a lot to see in Jaipur so we decided to pack many sights to one day.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Palace of Winds<\/h3>\n\n<p>We started our day by walking to the Palace of Winds. It has a gorgeous facade with dozens of beautifully decorated windows. It was built for the women of the palace so that they could see what\u2019s going on in the streets without having to cover themselves. We went for a chai to a rooftop of one of the tourist caf\u00e9s opposite the palace to get better views.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130235-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Palace of Winds\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130235-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130235-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130235-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>The Palace of Winds<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jantar Mantar<\/h3>\n\n<p>Jantar Mantar is a collection of huge astronomical instruments. The place was built by the founder of Rajasthan in 1734 and it features the world\u2019s largest sundial. For us this was an interesting place to see, even though we didn\u2019t quite understand how to use these instruments for measuring time or the distances of celestial objects.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130242-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"World's largest sundial\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130242-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130242-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130242-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130242.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>World&#8217;s largest sundial<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130245-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Walking inside the sundial\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130245-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130245-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130245-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130245.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Walking inside the sundial<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Hanuman Temple<\/h3>\n\n<p>After having a struggle with our rickshaw driver, once again, we finally reached the Hanuman Temple a bit out of the city just before the sunset. Perhaps this was the best time to visit. The darkening evening and the squeaking and yelling of the monkeys that the ancient temples were infested with, created a magical, almost eerie atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130339-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The long stairs led to the top of the temple complex\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130339-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130339-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130339-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130339.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>The long stairs led to the top of the temple complex<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>There must have been hundreds of monkeys living in the temples and they didn\u2019t seem to fear humans at all. It was the other way around. After one monkey grabbed Seri\u2019s leg, another jumped on his backpack and one tried to steal the camera from Johanna, we got a bit scared of them. We didn\u2019t want to get bitten by one (or hundreds). But as a group of young backpackers showed up, we grouped up close together and made it all the way to the top. In our opinion, this was one of the most special Hindu temples we\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130329-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130329-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130329-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130329-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130329.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130353-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130353-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130353-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130353-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130353.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A serious question<\/h2>\n\n<p>When we got back to our guesthouse, ready to pack our stuff and leave the next morning, we heard that the guesthouse\u2019s manager wanted to talk to us. O-oh, what have we done?! It turned out he just wanted to ask if we were interested in acting as extras in a Bollywood film the next day. Of course, we were, but it meant changing our travel plans (with already booked trains and guesthouse). After ten minutes of brainstorming we decided to do it! This was something we were really interested to experience \u2013 especially as Johanna has worked in TV-industry in Finland for some years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Later it turned out that they are looking for 20-22 years old white people. As we are a lot older, we thought that the whole thing would screw up and went back to our original travel plans. Surprisingly, judging from our pictures, they thought we looked young enough and gave us the part.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>After all, the production was not a movie but a music video, which was shot in two days. These two days were a lot of fun. We got to know a friendly and professional Indian film crew, some famous actors and dancers and also ended up doing some things in front of the camera that we would have never imagined to do in public (nothing perv, though \ud83d\ude00 ). We will tell you all about our days in the set of a Bollywood music video production in the next post!<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130470-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Being an extra in a Bollywood production was about this much fun\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130470-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130470-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130470-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130470.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Being an extra in a Bollywood production was about this much fun<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Another day of surprises<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting a gemstone workshop<\/h3>\n\n<p>As we were having a breakfast at our hostel and having a chat with the hostel manager\u2019s brother, Salim, it turned out that the family also runs another business: gemstones. As we got fascinated by the topic, Salim promised to take us to the workshop and show us how they work on the gems.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>We all three hopped on Salim\u2019s motorbike and drove to the workshop. There we got some chai and saw how the raw stone turns into the polished gemstones we see in jewelry. The stone goes through several man-powered machines and great attention to detail is needed. It was interesting to see the process and made us realize how much work there is done before the gemstone looks like it often does in the shops.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130382-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Master at work\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130382-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130382-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130382-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130382.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Master at work<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130376-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Raw material and the ready gem stones\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130376-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130376-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130376-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130376.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Raw material and the ready gem stones<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Search for a missing person<\/h3>\n\n<p>After our visit to the gemstone workshop Salim asked us if we were in a hurry or if we had time to stop by at his friend\u2019s place. He had told us about this friend already before. He was an Indian man who had an Austrian friend some thirty years ago. She lived at his place for three months. After that they stayed in touch for a long time but at some point, the contact was lost. We promised to snoop around latest when we get back home if we could somehow find this person and her contact details.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130395-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Hanging out at Salim's friend's place\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130395-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130395-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130395-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130395.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Hanging out at Salim&#8217;s friend&#8217;s place<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130400-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"We got to meet the beautiful women of the house, too\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130400-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130400-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130400-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130400.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>We got to meet the beautiful women of the house, too<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attending a Muslim wedding<\/h3>\n\n<p>During the visit at the friend\u2019s place, Salim mentioned that he was going to attend a wedding in the evening. We asked if we could join him and he said we are more than welcome. It\u2019s the wedding season in India. Every evening during our stay in Jaipur we\u2019ve heard some wedding parties and seen fireworks being lit up all around the city. The fireworks mean that the groom has arrived to the party.<\/p>\n\n<p>In the evening Salim picked us up. We were three people on one motorbike, classic Indian style. Luckily Salim was a very careful driver and probably the only one in the country who is using the horn only when it\u2019s necessary. The wedding took place in the outskirts of the city and on the way, we passed several other parties. The drive there was longer than we had expected. On the way we stopped to buy a card and an envelope and put a little bit of money in as a present for the wedding couple.<\/p>\n\n<p>When we arrived, we heard that the groom hadn\u2019t arrived yet, he was late. Most of the guests were family but the concept of family is here a bit broader\u2026 There were hundreds of guests. Salim introduced us to many of them. Then we got some food from the buffet but as vegetarians we had to skip most of the items.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130422-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Crowd at the wedding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130422-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130422-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130422-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130422.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>Crowd at the wedding<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image postimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-2968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130421-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The wedding buffet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130421-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130421-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130421-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/P1130421.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption>The wedding buffet<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>After eating Salim offered to Johanna that she could have a look at the women\u2019s side and then come back. Johanna did a small round at the women\u2019s side while Seri and Salim continued to chat with the men and drink milk coffee. She had some small talk with a few women and took photos of kids who requested it. It still felt a bit awkward to hang out there alone, without even knowing who\u2019s wedding it is, so soon she came back.<\/p>\n\n<p>After a while Salim asked again if Johanna would like to go over to the other side and talk to the bride. Finally, we got the message, and Johanna went awkwardly back to the other side. The bride was not very talkative. Johanna stayed at the other side until she was surrounded by little boys, of whom one who was probably not even ten years old, told her that he would like to fuck her. After two hours we left the wedding as the groom had still not arrived. Many others had done so already before us, so we hope there were at least some people at the party when or if the groom ever arrived.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good Ride Stories goes Bollywood<\/h2>\n\n<p>The evening before our carriers as Bollywood stars were about to begin, we were quite excited. We didn\u2019t know at all what to expect and what we would need to do there. We got a small list of clothes etc. that we would need at the set and prepared that still before going to bed. 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