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| Royal Rajasthan on Wheels |
I often travel in train even I would say travelling in train is a part of my life. Whenever I get a chance, I explore a new place. I always had a dream to experience the royalty in the journey as well. I asked my best buddy Heena to join me on this excursion. As it was going to be a planned trip, so we gathered all the information and finalized Royal Rajasthan on Wheels. The train remains in operation between November and March and offers a week long journey that starts from Sunday.
We booked the tour
after understanding different aspects of the tour including itinerary,
destinations, meals and everything else. Be it food, services or sightseeing,
everything was covered in the tour package. The only thing we were told to
be careful about reaching Safdarjung station, Delhi on time.
The day approached. I
and Heena were extremely excited. We reached Safdarjung around 4:30 pm, an hour
before departure time of the train, which is 5:30 pm. As it was Sunday, there
was no traffic on the roads of Delhi. We were ready to experience the luxury
travel.
The moment we boarded
the train, our eyes were pleased with the surprise. The decoration made us felt
as if we had entered a palace. I was so lost in the decoration of the train
that Heena alone settled the baggage in our booked coach. It was a Deluxe
Saloon. The train also has Super Deluxe Saloons. I came back to my senses
when I found that a traditionally dressed person came in front of me. He asked
me to take a seat so as to avoid the hindrance for other passengers.
The journey began, I
was still lost in the imperial décor of the train that was dipped in royalty of
bygone era. That night I could not sleep as it was hard to believe that I
am on a luxury train not in any palace.
Next morning, we were
in Jaipur, the 'City of Palaces'. It was not first time that we were in Jaipur.
We had been to this royal city earlier also but with a luxury tour on Royal
Rajasthan on Wheels, it was completely different. We explored Hawa Mahal,
City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Nahargarh Fort and Amber Fort. After a day's
excursion, we were back in the train. Heena and me both are very fond of
traditional items. Be it clothing, decoration or anything else, we never miss a
chance to hit the market and to shop a lot. How it was possible that we were in
Jaipur and did not shop? We were back with some heavy baggages as we did not
realize that we bought numerous traditional items from Jaipur.
While I was packing all
that stuff, Heena was occupied in arranging the pictures that we clicked during
Jaipur visit. After that, we took rest for a while. As we did not have snacks in
the evening we were feeling hungry so we headed towards the lavishly decorated
restaurant of the train. Sheesh Mahal and Swarn Mahal are the two
restaurants on board. We chose Sheesh Mahal. It is an amazing place, which
is decorated with splendid floor lamps along with crystal pelmets. Fine work
of wood and crystal left us speechless. That day I did not know what we had
in dinner as we both were soaked in that royal ambience. Excellent service and
fairy-tale aura was treating us as the princess.
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| Excellent Service |
Our next day was dedicated
to Udaipur and Chittorgarh. We visited Lake Pichola, City Palace and
Saheliyon ki Bari in Udaipur. While in Chittorgarh, we marked our
presence at Rana Kumbha Palace, Chittorgarh Fort and Padmini's Palace. Palaces
were amazing. There we came to know that why people visit these wonderful
destinations. All these are jewels of time that are carrying the golden charm
of vintage era.
We had dinner on the
train as we wanted to live every moment on the train. It was such an amazing feeling that could not
be expressed in words. It is mandatory to board the train for this royal feel. Night
was telling us to snuggle in the cozy beds of the coach but our heart was still
stuck in the luxurious aura of the train and the attractions, we visited.
To be continued...
