Jaswant Tada : The elegant pillared marble memorial with fine lattice carving is the chhatri (cenotaph) of Jaswant Singh II (1878 - 1895) built in 1906. Entry Rs 10, camera Rs 50. It is about 1.5 km from the fort by road. Other tombs of small size are nearby in a lower platform.



Umaid Bhavan palace : The immense palace has 347 rooms is built of creamy-pink sandstone and marble with lavishly decorated reception halls, a central 60 m dome and an underground swimming pool. Begun in 1929, it took 3000 men 15 years to complete.




HV Lanchester, the architect of the Central Hall of Westminster in London, was the architect of the palace. A part of this palace hotel is converted to a museum (Entry Rs 15). The museum has a good collection of decorated weapons, paintings, French furniture, porcelain and vintage clocks. Travel from Swastik gate/High Court to the palace by auto (3 km).

On next day, I boarded the Rathanbore superfast from Jodhpur(0545 h) for Jaipur (313 km, Rs 87, 6 hour travel). The route goes via Sawai Madhopur jn., Ren, Metra road, Makrana (famous for white marble quarries, which supplied marbles to Dilwara temples, Taj Mahal and Victoria memorial), Sambar lake (largest salt lake) and Phulera. Stayed in a lodge near Jaipur railway station.