Continuing the post above, a few pics of my trip:
The night before leaving for our trip, doing last minute checks to ensure bikes are fully strapped and secured
Fueling up at Delhi near Dhaula Kuan. With both bikes loaded on my truck, I asked the pump attendant to climb on the truck bed and fill the bikes. He was enjoying the attention. Several questions on kitna deti hain were asked.
The open stretch of the Jaipur Ajmer highway. It was a pleasure driving along with minimal interference (cows, humans, bicycles)
First fort stop - Kishangarh, a small fort close to Ajmer. It is private and can be accessed if you have made a hotel booking.
Continuing our journey, we then hit our next stop Jodhpur. The highlight is always the fort. A group of women started dancing inside the fort complex for Instagram videos
From Jodhpur, we rode our trusty steeds to Barmer and back. Both of us have Sena 30k mounted on our helmets, so we kept talking and watching out for any road obstacles. We were stopped only once by police who were curious about our gear and rides. We told them we are tourists and we were let go with a smile.
We pulled over on the shoulder one hour away from Barmer and took some pics. Barmer is a small provincial town, but I watched the movie Sonar Kella by Satyajit Ray and the villain tells the hero that he is going to Barmer. I was always intrigued by the name so decided to venture out. The road was single lane but very well maintained with lots of curves. A whole day spent riding with loads of fun and smiles.
Our next stop was Kumbhalgarh via Udaipur. We checked out the Kumbhalgarh fort. We used a combination of country roads and the highway. Overall road surface was excellent, except for the area around Kumbhalgarh which was absolutely horrid. There was no tarmac. It was sheer terror doing ADV riding with the Italians. But we managed it somehow. Kumbhalgarh is well known for its 36km wall, which is the longest in India and 2nd longest in the world. The fort was rather small and not very well maintained. A disappointment, after seeing the splendors of Jodhpur fort.
Next was Chittorgarh. Again no complaints as the highway 27 was sublime. We rode through the fort gates, snapped pics, rested, had breakfast and headed back to Udaipur. Pic taken at one of the many gates of the fort.
We rested at Udaipur and checked into the Taj Lake Palace. It's a grand affair and it was on my bucket list. Everything was opulent, OTT and uber expensive. I think a visit once in a lifetime is enough.
We drove up from Udaipur to Samode, a small town close to Jaipur. My brother's friend had recommended us Samode Palace so we decided to stay there. It was worth it. A lovely palace hotel well maintained by the current owner. One of my top 3 hotels I stayed at, and definitely worth a revisit anytime.
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