Heritage walk through Jodhpur

by Murli Menon CEO www.tips4ceos.com

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Blue City mural at Marvel Umed

My host at Hotel Marvel Umed is Mayo alumni Rudra Sen Nimbera, who studied at Pune and after long stints in reputed travel companies in India, decided to return to Jodhpur and manage his heritage hotel at Jodhpur which was started by his visionary father. Each deluxe room and suite at Hotel Marvel Umed has large, garden or courtyard facing rooms with all modern amenities. However, the art deco architecture and red sandstone exterior transport you to a long bygone era. All bathrooms at Marvel Umed are large and spacious.

The experience of staying at Hotel Marvel Umed has to be experienced to be believed. Pongybanna is passionate about antique Ford jeeps and spending time with him learning about his travels was a memorable experience and so was the jeep safari in his antique Ford. The 3 km. drive from Hotel Marvel Umed to Clock Tower should not exceed ten minutes at a leisurely pace. One must start one's drive at 9 a .m. so as to start one's heritage walk before the sun becomes too harsh. I am accompanied by Lokendra Singh, Rudra's brother, who is an experienced escort for the travel company Banyan. Lokendra is a local escort for high end European and American groups who focus on Jodhpur rather than spend their holidays in the traffic jams and smog of Delhi! He suggests me to do the Blue City Heritage walk which takes approrimately two hours on foot.

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