Taj Mahal …A Real Beauty

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Almost each Indian family has a Taj mahal in their list to visit and why shouldn’t it be? It is the on the top list of every foreign tourists while their stay in india. The great Taj Mahal, breathtakingly amazing white marbled sculpture which is in one of the seven wonders of World is an impeccable example of symmetrical structure; especially enchanting since it was built five centuries back.

Mughal emperor Shah Jahan dedicated this taj mahal to his third wife Mumtaz Mahal who died while giving birth to his fourteenth offspring. It took 20 years to complete this sculpture and more than 22,000 people to build it. Taj mahal is considered as a “symbol of love”. It is a wonder when we watch this monument carefully that this could be built in 16^th century meaning how developed and skilled architectural concepts existed at that time.

The calligraphy written on the great gate says “o soul though at rest return to the lord at peace with him & he at peace with you”.

It is said that Shah Jahan wanted to build the same building but in black marble on the other side of the river but that couldn’t be fulfilled since he had a war with his sons for the crown of the emperorship.

Taj mahal is in the Agra district of the state Uttar Pradesh in north India. It is 124km away from the Delhi, the capital city of India. After reaching Delhi one can hire car or go by bus to Agra.

The name taj mahal means the crown palace. It is among the list of the seven most notable places all over the world.

Taj Mahal takes different colors at different times of the day. It is assumes that symbolizes the moods of his queen Mumtaz Mahal. It is pink in the morning time; it looks white in the day time and golden in the moon light.

It was rumored that many precious stones were hidden in the walls of this monument while the time of construction and they could be seen in the moon light on full moon night but those were snatched and taken out by British during 1857.

It is considered to be a romantic place; may be because of the history it has left behind but when you visit this place with your loved one and feels the beauty of this place during the night you can’t stop falling in love once again with your loved one, yourself and with this beautiful place.

Shopping Market in Jaipur

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Jaipur is the city in Rajasthan state of India. Jaipur; the pink city of India is the royal place to stay. When we see the city roam around the city we come across many palaces most of which have converted into Luxury hotels, we fall in love with the city itself. The old palaces, heritage hotels, lakes keep holding you back here in this city. One more thing which couldn’t be missed out in Jaipur is shopping market. Jaipur market is a heaven for shopaholics. We can experience shop till you drop tagline here.

Kundan style jewelry found in Jaipur market is world famous. As well as other famous attractions which are the specialty of jaipur are blue pottery, bangles and jewelry with lakh work, tic and dye fabrics, Mojri, latik paintings etc. It is the city for artists and traders.

Jaipur gems and designs have gained the international fame. Cutting, polishing, setting of the stones is done here itself and the work is miraculous.

We can see large number of collection of antiques near Hawa mahal. Market near Hawa mahal is famous for antiques.

The specialty of Jaipur market is we can get variety of stuff in affordable range and with the great quality.

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The local market articles are the typical specialty of shopping trip in Jaipur.

Local markets such as Johri Bazar, Bapu Bazar, Nehru Bazar, and Chaura Rasta Bazar are important from local market shopping point of view.

One of the impeccable things found in Jaipur is the Brasso work.

Many high designers have understood the value of Jaipur market and have opened their concept stores here. There are anokhi and hotpink stores which are quiet famous.

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Anokhi is a store which is one of the top places to buy handicrafts and clothes in India.

Hot pink is another concept store and its name itself stands by the theme of the store. It is one of the famous theme stores in India.  

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So whenever we plan to go to Jaipur don’t forget to full your pockets with extra bucks reserved for shopping here. It is one of the important to do list here in Jaipur.

Places to Visit Near Delhi

Delhi, the capital city of India, one of the happening and a major metro city. When we talk about Delhi, images running through our minds are Red Fort, Humayun’s tomb, Delhi gate which is seen in many Bollywood movies, Parliament of India, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Lotus temple and many more ….

Being world’s second most populous city Delhi serves a home for many people situated there for earning their bread and butter.

Many of the people tend to have weekend getaways from Delhi to nearby places which are very famous from tourist point of view too. These places are sure to add on your list when you are planning a trip to Delhi.

Mathura

 

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It is one of the important pilgrimage places in India. It is a birthplace of Lord Krishna. The holy city where you can plan a trip with you family and have a peaceful time. It is 145km away from Delhi. We get to see many temples here Dwarkashish temple, Iskon temple and also the museum like Mathura museum. We can reach there by bus or book cab from Delhi.

Agra

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 When we think of Agra we all know what we are talking about, the most beautiful monument which is a symbol of love, listed among the UNESCO world’s heritage sites, one among the seven wonders in the World. Usually when anyone who plans a trip to Delhi first time Agra is in their top of the list as add on sites other the main city. Designed near the bank of River Yamuna this breathtaking site embarks the different colors at different times. This can be a family trip spot as well as a romantic getaway for couples too. We can see foreigners roaming around here capturing the beauty of this symbol of love in their cameras. Agra is just 124km away from Delhi. We can go there according to our convenience as in by Bus or a hired cab. Agra fort is also must see spot near Delhi when you go to Agra.

Lansdowne

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When you work really hard all the week generally nobody is in the mood to go to the heritage place; what you seek at that time of weekends is a relaxing outstation where you can go and a have a peaceful time with your loved ones. And hence Lansdowne tops the list here. It is a town in Puri Garwal in Uttaranchal. The cantonment town with zealous scenic beauty is 17000 ft. from the sea level. Adventure activities like trekking, boating, paddling and also bird watching attract the tourists over here. Lansdowne is 250 km from Delhi and once can reach there by bus but for convenience it is really advisable that one should either go by own private car or the best suited option is hire car.

Jim corbet

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When you are already in Delhi or nearby Delhi this is a place one should at least visit once. Jim Corbett being India’s first National park established in 1936 it is the world’s largest tiger reserve. This striped wild beauty blows your mind with its elegance and ferocity in looks at the same time. Jim Corbett is 295 km away from Delhi. A weekend trip or a small tour of 3-4 days is really good to go here from Delhi. These days tourism has realized the importance of this site and has been developed accordingly vastly with beautiful, luxurious resorts like Corbett getaway spa and resort.

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Five Fun Family Activities During the Travel

When we travel with our family it has its own perks. We Indians have the strong emotional and moral support from our families and family values are passed from generation to generations. We may whine about restrictions at some point, we may sulk about the unavoidable functions that we have to attend no matter how important our plans with friends must be at the end of the day it is our family because of which we can strong and move on confidently with our lives, come what may challenges appear or the crisis situations we have a family to stand by us and we can sleep peacefully in the night.

So when it comes to travel with a family many advantages are hidden here. Bonding develops more than before, we get to know the different new places in a secured atmosphere of family and so and so.

So how can we make our family trips more interesting??

Let it be a short trip somewhere or a long tour with relatives tagging along with you some games and activities together will always encourage the spirit of travelling.

• Old school games

Old school games like dog in the bone sort of games that we played during our school time can be played bringing back the childhood memories to cherish and going back to your childhood era.

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• License plate id

This is fun game which we can play while sitting in the car while moving along the road. It is a game to be played as in participants should guess the state and district code of the car passing by , those who guessed wrong is out of the game and the game is continued till the last participant survives.

• Uno

It is one of the famous card game enjoyed among all the age group. Each card has a different no. and colors and some cards have the special benefits. That who can’t finish all the cards till the end of the game is lost.

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• I spy

I spy is a game where one is supposed to give the hints of a thing or the place which we are passing by along with the hints those who will guess the answer right with minimum clues wins the game.

• Dumsharaz

A famous Indian game played very often and enjoyed to the core. People are divided into teams and a name of the movie is given to any one of the participant from the either of the team and he is supposed to do give his team clues while acting according to the name of the movie is given.

There are lots of cards games involved here which we can play and enjoy with our family then housie also. If we are going on an outdoor location and spending quiet a good time there we can do kite flying too and badminton as well as antakshri of songs or names or cities.

A travel with family can be made more memorable by doing some fun activities together rather than being lost in tabs or smart phones which have already ruined our family time in daily life. One can think of many games on his own to enhance this family trip spirit by introducing games on his own. 

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Backpacking Tips

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The term backpacking is being popular with us, Indians since some years. The term backpacking means independent traveling with minimum cost, staying with basic comforts and priorities are set in this trip totally what you need to do in this trip.

In backpacking one is interested in whole journey itself rather than just hitting the destinations from tourist point of view. The journey may be the simple camping trip in a forest area for two-three days or it may be the long tour consisting of hotel bookings and roaming in public transport. I am saying here public transport because it needs low cost and safe too.

Backpacking includes a heavy bag which can be carried on the back which includes many utility things that we need in the trip. In backpacking trips it is advisable to carry your own things as well as the safety majors but also we shouldn't overdo it by carrying extra loads.

This backpacking trip can teach you a lot of things. We can get connected with nature more here and we can relax and free our mind from stress that has become inevitable part of our lives.

It can teach you to be confident when you travel like this and can make you realize the worth of spending and giving the time to own self.

There are backpacker groups also which can guide us with directions and hotel or lodge bookings and their experience can definitely is more useful to us.

These days backpacking trips have become easier than before because of the increased resources and the help groups which have formed to help each other through sharing their experiences and guiding us. GPS, Smartphone, steatite phones (in case of emergency) have eased up the situations.

If we are going for a long duration backpacking trip we should book our lodge or hotel bookings in advance which will be less time consuming and if we are booking a quiet earlier we can grab some additional discount. And it is all time fail proof thing to book our shelter in advance so that in crisis situations we have our planned place to stay back, it will save the stress factor here.

These trips are mostly concerned with where there is adventure involved as in trekking trip or a rafting and camping combination weekend surf. Adventure is the spirit of these backpacking trips.

Easy, low cost, adventurous, exciting these trips may sound but we need a proper planning of such a trips. If it is well planned and executed accordingly without falling for distractions coming along the way backpack trips can be the most memorable trips of your life.

Here is the list of some important things that we get to include in our bags while on backpacking trips.

• Survival kit

It is the best product any backpacker can buy which has everything that we need in an emergency situation to survive. It includes compass, sugar pouches, tea bags, soup packets, whistles, fire starter etc.

Now these following things are optional if you are going for camping or trekking where you prefer to stay on your own

• Sleeping bags
• Yoga mat
• 2 tents
• Small gas cylinder

Essential list is as follows

• Multi-utility Swiss knife
• Bottle
• Matchbox
• Lighter
• Torch
• Blankets
• Plastic cups
• Local maps
• Jackets
• Mountain boots (if we are going on a hilly area)

These small stuff look like are not important among the list but if we forget to carry them we get to know the worth of it

• Hand sanitizers
• Pepper spray
• Mouthwash
• First aid kit
• Soap strips
• Mosquito repellant
• Snow glares/ sunglasses
• Umbrella

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One should always do their research about the places we are planning to go to for backpacking trips and take help of the experienced ones if they have been to the same place before.

So pack your bags, plan your trip cleverly and neatly, take safety majors into consideration and Get Set Go for backpack trip these holidays.

Make the difference, try something new.