On Friday night, we stayed at Chokhi Dhani, a 5-star ethnic village resort just outside of Jaipur. The rooms were individual small mud cottages that were located around the property. Inside, these rooms were far better than what you would find in a village. Each cottage had different decorations and each also had a TV, telephone and scalding hot water (something you don't find every day in India).
In the evening, the "village" at Chokhi Dhani comes alive and a village experience is recreated. There was music, dancing, crafts, henna, freshly-made chai and elephant and camel rides. For dinner, we ate at the restaurant on the grounds, which offers typical Rajasthani fare and customs. This means that you remove your shoes before entering the building, sit on the floor during the meal, and all of the food served is vegetarian. The food was quite tasty and endless. I definitely overloaded myself on the sweets at the end of the meal, which were basically pieces of fried dough coated with glazed sugar. Yummy.
After dinner, we walked around the village and took in the sights. Jarret and I stopped to do a little shopping, of course. We both walked away with a pair of beautiful handmade shoes.Jarret and Joey took an elephant ride around the grounds, and later I joined them for a camel ride. This means that I have crossed off #4 - Ride on a Cool Animal from my India Checklist
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2 comments:
looks like a fun time! no henna on your hands, though? you could have crossed off another one on your list. :)
I almost got the henna this weekend with Jarret, but we decided against it. I will definitely get it done though, probably just in Delhi. See you soon!
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