Jaipur(India)

I went by bicycle to Ram Niwas gardens..
just in front there is a big maidan=parc..
lots of Jaipuri locals..just stretch in the sun..
to relax..the sun..really does good sometimes..
sometimes..I also lay down there...fell asleep once..
that nice day..I locked my bike at the entrance..
of Central museum also known as Albert hall..
this museum was free on mondays...nice exhibitions..
it's a bit dusty..but it's like any other museum..
it needs time..to see everything..I did enjoy..
these tribal clothes,customs,miniature paintings..
I always had to smile at these local villagers..
giggling in front of these costumes..of their own tribe..
I bet some of them could not even read..
these tribal woman..mostly Bhil,Bhisnoi,Minas,Garasias etc..
well..their clothes..are a feast for the eyes..very colourful..
they wear nose rings..large earrings..foot and arm bangles..
they usually are bit shy towards foreigners..
and hide their faces..under a scarf then..funny..
sometimes they carry their kids with them..
these little kids are covered with *khol*or*khajol*
=their parents..put black marks on foreheads..even eyelashes etc..
it's to drive away the evil eyes..or bad spirits..
it took me 2 hours..to go trough this museum..
it's O.K..but usually..I did not like too much of museum visits..
close by Ram Niwas parc is Jaipur Zoo..well..a zoo..
I went to see that..smelly situation..tigers,lions..
are kept in to small cages..maintenance was not good..
in the evening..Ruby took me to a movie hall..
now...an Indian Hindi movie...waww..you should experience..
at least once..the feeling of being into a movie hall..
always full packed..the movie itself...was in Hindi..
i understood..it was a love story..with a heroin...a villain..
some hopping around dance scenes shot in Kasjmir perhaps..
and loveley music..the actresses/actors..are all very beautiful..
it was the highlight of Amitabh Bacchan,Zeenat Aman,Dev Anand..
and so many others..got fame..thanks to Bollywood..
today..in Jaipur..the biggest movie hall of Asia is there..
it's called Raj Mandir..can seat up to 1500 folks..
I went back to Jaipur in 1999..but did not see a movie there..
so far..for that loveley day..I enjoyed my days in Jaipur..
hope you peeps enjoy travelling along..
Tiger