Nahargarh Fort Sculpture Garden

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Stepwell at the Fort

Ambassador Sculpture

Cathy got her angel wings

My favorite Shrine

We will be safe!

Polo, easier to understand than Cricket!

Dinner at the Rambagh

Dinner at the Rambagh

We then left the hotel an Vijay drove us to Nahargarh Fort, one of the three massive stone Forts guarding Jaipur. You get there driving on a winding well maintained mountain road, navigating switch back after switchback. We had previously been to the fort, but this time we were going to visit the newly opened outdoor sculpture garden. I stopped to admire the beautiful stepwell. I am fascinated by these stepwells, and when I see an obscure one I take a photo and send to an organization that is trying to plot all of the stepwells in India.

The sculptures are modern in design. They are strategically placed throughout the palace which is empty of all other furniture. They have done a fabulous job of documenting the meaning of the sculptures. Only after reading the plaque on the wall do you understand the artists intentions.

I loved the “Ambassador Car”. The Ambassador is quintessential Indian car. Practically indestructible on the terrible roads of India when the car was manufactured. The roads are much better now, and the Ambassadors are no longer made. Unless you read the plaque you would have no idea that this is not an Ambassador but an exact reproduction done in modern Aluminum.

Vijay pointed out that they are now replacing gas driven Tuk-Tuks with eRickshaws that run on electricity. That is great for the environment. We went shopping at a couple of shops but didn’t purchase anything. There had been a credit card mixup and I had someone else's credit card instead of mine. I was tempted to charge jewelry to the other persons credit card but decided better of it. Luckily the person who had my credit card was staying at the same hotel and we were able to exchange them.

We then drove to the venue for the Jaipur Literary Festival. It was coming together. We obtained our credentials, cruised the bookstore and returned to the hotel. Along the way on the Hotel’s Polo field a game was in progress. Vijay stopped the car and we watched it for a bit. It is easier to understand than cricket!

We had drinks at the hotel and then ate a delicious Indian meal outdoors. It was cool but enjoyable. They served one of my favorite dishes: Spinach and Corn. I have only seen it on the menu at the Rambagh. We always order it!