Rajasthan Heritage hotels
If you think to spend your holidays in Rajasthan, India, you are most welcomed by Divino Indian Memoirz. Do visit with us as you are yet to discover the wonderful marvels of the Rajasthan palaces and havelis where history still beckons. While coming to Rajasthan you can have mesmerizing experience of a camel ride on sand dunes, a royal Rajasthan hospitality, a folk singer in a village street, or a tour to the only living fort in India, Jaisalmer.
Rajasthan Heritage hotels are emblem of royal luxury and comfort, tourist staying at these hotels can enjoy a royal experience availing all its luxurious accommodation and modern amenities. Most of the heritage hotels of Rajasthan were erstwhile the palaces of the kings which are refurbished and converted into heritage hotels. The ambience of the hotels soothes one’s mind and soul. The exteriors and interiors are lavishly decorated with furnishings of the miniature paintings, marble works and other Rajasthani arts and crafts.
Heritage hotels in Rajasthan are sought after by tourists in large number, these are so well-furnished that these are in true sense a connoisseur’s choice. Staying at these hotels one can experience the legendary hospitality of Rajasthan. Foodies can have nice time at these hotels as a wide variety of traditional Rajasthani, Indian and other continental cuisine are served here in regal style. Bar lounges-are here to offer a memorable experience to the tourists.
Divino Indian Memoirz selects a few of the heritage hotels of Rajasthan which are finest example of Rajasthani royal hospitality. Tourists also get here recreation centers to pass their leisure time. Modern banquet and conference centers are here where one can host an official or private party which will turn out to be a great extravaganza. While staying at a luxury heritage hotel in Rajasthan one can feel like a royal person of a medieval age.
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The Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum is situated not far from the Griffith Park Zoo and is famous all over the world as a place of the history and mythology of the American West. When you enter the museum’s courtyard the first thing that you see and that impresses you is a life-size bronze sculpture of Gene Autry called ‘Back in the Saddle Again’. The Gene Autry museum is an interesting place to visit and you can spend here the whole day. I am thankful to my professor for such opportunity to feel the friendly, exciting and impressive atmosphere of the Gene Autry museum.
The Autry Museum of Western Heritage is devoted to the old movie things, its history and the mythology of the American West. Nowadays the museum is called the Autry National Center and is well worth to visit. The museum includes nine galleries, a theater, Golden Spur restaurant, an educational center and a gift shop. That would not be an exaggeration to say that a visit of the Autry Museum of Western Heritage is much more than ‘a step into the past’. It displays pieces of art, artifacts containing invaluable treasures, such as paintings of Bierstadt, Wyeth, Remington and Moran, and written materials that document the history of the American West. It is necessary to mention the art of Native Americans that is really worth seeing and that I liked it most of all. These pieces of art depict the way people were hunting and the way they saw animals – buffalos, and could picture them.
Moreover, the armor of Spanish conquistadors and costumes from the favorite Western films are of great attention as well. The movie theme is present almost everywhere in the museum and several exhibits are devoted to Western films. Cameras used to film some old films, like ‘The Squaw Man’; posters and costumes of William S. Hart, Tom Mix, Buck Jones, Tim McCoy and Ken Maynar; gun belts worn by Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Clark Gable, Paul Newman, and Gary Cooper from movies ‘High Noon’ and ‘Stagecoach’; costumes and guns used in Western TV shows, like ‘Bat Masterson’, ‘Wyatt Earp’, ‘The Rifleman’, ‘Have Gun, Will Travel’, “Gunsmoke’, ’The Lone Ranger’, ‘The Big Valley’, ‘The Cisco Kid’, and ‘Hopalong Cassidy’ – can be seen in the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum. Besides, every exhibition is equipped with a video in order to see a short video that is devoted to the general theme of the exhibition. For example, the exhibition devoted to cowboys on the screen displays video fragments from popular westerns.
The Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum is not a closed book of Western history, but rather something still in the making. It is great that the Museum’s ever-expanding collection includes works by contemporary artists. One of the museum’s purposes is to collect and study material relating to the fictional West of literature, art, film, television, and even advertising. Summarizing, the museum is a place where you can wander for hours and you still find more and more interesting pieces of art, costumes from famous western films and other interesting things. It is a place, which exhibit and interpret the heritage of the West and where cowboys, Native American Indians and Spanish conquistadors are represented throughout the galleries and exhibitions.
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Mountain Railways of India is one of the major tourists attractions, carrying thosands of travellers every year. Developed by the British Raj, about hundred year ago, mountain railways even today serve as the most convenient mode of transport to reach the hill stations of the country. In fact, mountain railways have become the precious jewell in crown of the Indian Railways. Due to excellent engineering and heritage significance, the UNSECO has declared Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and Niligiri Mountain Railway, World Heritage property. Last week on Monday (July 7) UNESCO included the Kalka – Shimla Mountain Railway in World Heritage list.
Once the British summer capital in India’s northwest, Shimla attracts thousands of tourists every year from all over the world. Toy train is the most comfortable mode to reach Shimla from Kalka. An extraordinary engineering feat, Kalka – Shimla Railway has its heritage as well cultural values. Considered as the greatest narrow gauge engineering feat in the country, Kalka – Shimla railway line was opened on November 9, 1903 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India. The surprising fact is that the line doesn’t go faster than 25 km per hour, but in comparison to British era more people are using the line today. The 96 kms journey begins at Kalka, the track rises from 640 mtr (Kalka) to 2,060 mtr (Shimla), the train passes over 864 bridges, under 102 tunnels (longest tunnel Barog – 1.1 km) and around 900 sharp curves and bends
Kalka – Shimla Railway is the ultimate victory of style and serendipity over speed and in this route journey is as important as the destination. The scenery along the Kalka – Shimla route is spectacular – flanked by lofty hills, the line cross through the sides of steep cliffs and ventures over arch bridges. The train begins its corkscrew ascent immediately above the small town of Parwanoo and enter into the forested hills. After an hour the track straightens out, curving in and out of the hills. There are 18 stations along the way, Barog is the most important among them. From Barog to Kandaghat, the train crosses the beautiful places of Solan and Saloghra. The final climb of the train starts at Kandaghat, through lush oak and rhododendron forests, Finally, Shimla comes into view as the train winds its way through the picturesque hills to the alpine reaches of the lower Himalayas.
Another interesting fact of the Kalka – Shimla railway is use of age-old communication system. Block phones and control phones are being used by the stations en-route, the former established links between two stations, while the latter helps to keep in touch with other important stations. Beside, the Red and green lanterns, used as signals in British period are still part of the operating system.
Tags: Arch Bridges, Himalayan Railway, Tourists Attractions, Unesco World Heritage Site, World Heritage List