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Yesterday I was reading about the festival called Karwa Chauth. It’s an Indian festival in which married woman fast the whole day for their husband’s long life. Also unmarried girls fast for their wish of getting a good husband one day. This festival obviously brought many questions in my head. I asked: when is the day when husbands fast for the long life of their wives? The answer was that there was not such a festival.

This really made me think that this festival was originated way back, when the husband was the sole provider for the home and the wife use to stay at home. Read the rest of this entry »

I had Jaipur on my mind since a very long time. Jaipur is located in the Indian State of Rajasthan, having beautiful architecture, handicrafts, elephants, camels… I had to see this.

So I booked my train ticket and decided to just go and explore the city. The AC train was quite comfortable and also almost empty. I think my coach just had around 6 people in total. I had it all on my own! I reached Jaipur at around 11 a.m. and took a taxi to my hotel. The location was quite good and the doorman was dressed with the typical rajasthani clothes and had a very big moustache. The room was nice and neat, just royal.

That day I wandered around the city. Suddenly I saw the beautiful Palace of Winds or Hawa Mahal. It was stunning. Just imagine the queens of the 19th century going there to watch the city life without being noticed. And the sun light reflecting directly on the sandstone makes it look impressive.

Later on I saw the Jal Mahal or Water Palace which is curiously a five storey palace but having four of them actually under water when the lake is full and therefore gives you the impression of only being a 1 storey building with a terrace.

The old Jaipur is full of small shops in the main road. I put my eye on many things I wanted to buy. But that I was planning to do later.

In the evening I had dinner at a hotel with a friend and her girlfriends. God, they talked a lot… and also very loud! I didn’t know that a bunch of Indian women together could be so noisy! But no doubt they were very friendly.

Next day the plan was done, we were going to the Amber Fort. It was a hot day outside. When reaching I saw a group of elephants… there was an elephant ride to the top! and of course I wanted to take it. My friend agreed.

While we were walking towards the elephants a bunch of vendors approached us offering from small handicrafts to paintings and the things were nice really but I was just not planning to buy anything at that point.

But suddenly a man came trying to convince us to take the elephant ride and he was talking a lot. I think part of his strategy is to really convince you to take the ride, I mean that’s his job after all. He looked at me.

- You’re so beautiful – he said to me with a big smile. Read More…

The “shaadi” (wedding) season has started in India and I have been invited to some weddings. Attending a wedding in India is always a great experience and I look forward to have some fun. But the fun starts way back before the shaadi itself. And that means shopping for the occasion.

Indian women like to attend the weddings with the most luxurious ornaments and dresses. A catwalk of jewelery and sarees are a delight to the eyes, specially to mine who always like to watch these sparkling women walking around.

An essential part of Indian makeup is of course the bindi, which is placed in the middle of the forehead, most of the times like a sticker. It is said that it can protect you against the bad energy or luck. For me it’s a very nice ornament and it just goes perfect with sarees or salwar suits as they come in different shapes, colors and sizes. Read More…