Jewels of India

his highness the maharajah of Baroda internationally known sportsman thank you you see I'm not used to being addressed so formally these days we are much more individualistic in the modern India you will know that when we get together by the way I should like to introduce you to my other friends of princely India in their princely surroundings we would like to show you our India India which normally visitors can never see a way of life which combines tradition romance and regal splendor of the past with every modern immunity you are accustomed to in your own country this is a tour worthy of any grand mogul of the past or the present modern age at all like nothing else you have ever experienced and which you can call your very own here are limps is a what is its tour if you come with us may I have your kind attention please we're about to land it Bombay Santa Cruz therefore kindly fasten your seat belt what's better beginning on your princely travels to see the jewels of India then Bombay city called the Gateway of India your home in this the fifth largest city in the world will be a day looks hotel one of the finest in the east Bombay's modern harbor a picturesque panorama of coastal craft and ocean-going liner for the sport of kings wrong bays cosmopolitan crowds get their full quota thrilled at the Mahalakshmi racecourse and so will you you can bet on that it's often hard to tell whether there's more excitement in the enclosures or on the track for fun in the Sun how about here at the Sun and sand Bombay's luxury hotel on Juhu beach whether you Sun or swim the salt sea air will sharpen your appetite but the cuisine here the finest fare east or west will take care of any pull side pangs relax a file in a room with a view while the winds and waves whisper Happy Days visit to whose golden strands complete with palms to say hello try your hand and feet at surf riding here on the sparkling waters of your AB&C from a princely Beach we take you to the princely city of Hyderabad the light of the Deccan capital of Andhra state a city that was very much alive well before the Pilgrim Fathers landed on Plymouth Rock loose money Sagar a favorite picnic spot for past and present grand moguls braced more ruggedly than this rock to endure time and the elements is the fabulous fortress of golconda now brooding majestically atop its 2,000 foot high hill throne go condors men and guns wants to fight for ten years the mighty Aurangzeb emperor of India today these massive guns of war are silent but the guns of modern sportsmen can be heard firing at meeting targets like the giant blue bull princely travels offers your special hunters paradise for the kind of shooting you've always aimed to do do as the ancient mogul did encounter and safety and comfort Shere Khan king of the jungle the Royal Indian tiger if a Safari is your kind of living we have one just tailor-made for you princely travels takes all the trouble to keep you well-appointed you don't have to lift a finger except to do the shooting and we guarantee that when the shootings over your prize will be something to tell the folks back home about in short the jungle will be taped to suit your pleasure but your princely hosts will spare you none of the excitement enjoy the kind of regal roughing it out you've always fancied from the haunts of a jungle very much alive princely travels takes you to Naga John Condor very much alive sixteen hundred years ago when the great aspartyl kings were in power even now the remnants of their ancient capital are a treasure trove for the eyes within sight and sound of the temple city there is now a building a temple of the 20th century to quote the words of India's Prime Minister it's a Nagarjuna Sagar dam the world's highest masonry dam that will bring light and plenty to a region that has often been in want in a region that's fast making progress let's pause a while to ponder on the jewels of the past at Rama / a thousand pillared hall built almost it seems by sleight of hand a tribute to the religious seal of former artisans and devotees to hyderabad we return to view india's after tree on the Charminar standing as it were at the very crossroads of city lights a city that reflects even now the pattern of life of past grand moguls their wealth we are told went beyond the dreams of avarice the Salar Jung Museum in the heart of Hyderabad is a resplendent showcase for it holes even today riches untold equalling and wealth and value the gems that once made Golconda the jewel market to the Middle Ages but we cannot feast our eyes any long on the rare jewels of the Salar Jung for there is a great feast to be held tonight which a modern mogul must attend it's a farm on an invitation of a lifetime why the Royal orders in the course of his Imperial Majesty the benevolent ten merciful it is hereby decreed that you will present yourself in the Durbar Hall to partake at the banquet at the Imperial duster Khan arranged for you by princely travel no other travel agency in the world could have obtained for their guests is invitation for love or money you will remember this evening as the pages of logo pageantry come to life it's a unique experience for our guests alone ladies of the court will welcome you the Mogul descendant is your honored host of the evening while his court are your companions first the bejeweled our bar and another ceremony where a mogul of the royal blood commands respect and loyalty by the presentation of swords there follows the Duster con a banquet beyond compare your gracious host and you his guests will be seated on a luxurious carpet the table linen is cloth of gold the dinner service the finest porcelain specially made for a monic delectable dishes to titillate mogul palates past and present with appetites appeased comes a regal finger bowl specially prepared sandalwood paste and rosewater the bowl is purest filigree of gold and silver and gem studded a palm is a tender leaf as crisp and cooling to the taste as a sprig of mint and filled with rare herbs and spices the pond prepared with old-world grace and prized like liquor brandy aids digestion helped cement the bonds of friendship now and in the future time dances by on nimble feet so we shall fly you northwards to glimpse this famous Avenue called Rajput the Kings way of New Delhi India's modern capital a copybook example of town planning but behind the facade of modern Delhi there throbs the pulse of history the cut of Manara or tera victory built about seven centuries ago the seventh wonder of Hindustan like the Leaning Tower of Pisa this one also leans a little on Delhi's many-splendored past here is a tomb befitting a grand mogul the 16th century emperor Humayun the jama masjid which many think is the noblest mosque in the Orient view it at its very best in the dawn's early light a must in Delhi is another mogul masterpiece the red fort it proclaims what great architects and builders the moguls were perhaps the greatest of them all was Shah Jahan to whom goes a credit to creating not only this massive thought but also the Taj Mahal a dream in marble the Hall of private audience in which stood the Emperor's famous Peacock Throne it was valued even in those days at 30 million dollars but the fate and fortunes of Delhi have waxed and waned through the course of history for Delhi was a thriving City long before Alexander the Great entered India whatever the view the happy fusion of strength and delicacy of design are apparent a design that warrants due reflection a vantage point that's carved from a single solid piece of stolen jelly lives in the past and in the present the present as portrayed by Connaught circus a shopping center where a buy can be a bargain your stay in the capital is arranged for at the ashoka hotel the largest luxury hotel in the east here any grand mogul from the old world or the new will feel at home the Imperial Hotel also takes pride in pampering our guests in any language they care to speak princely travels don't say good night to their guests when the sun goes down they cater to their cares and comforts around the clock if you prefer your fun outdoors maybe suggest a round or two at the Delhi Golf Course about the best in Asia so don't forget to bring your clouds we take care of local membership and the caddy and if you hit a hole-in-one why the drinks are on us from a spot of golf to a spot of polo the prince of games and the game of princes and perfected in India Rajasthan the region of superb horsemen has produced some of the world's best polo players princely travels brings you here so you can watch or play with your royal hosts remember it with the Maharaja of Jaipur who captained the Indian team that won the world polo championship in France in 1957 you'll remember the Polo and Jaipur you remember to historic unbell palace and you'll visit it as rulers have for some 300 years on the backs of elephants this unique observatory is the junker Munter built by a scientific minded moneth maharaja sir Ajay Singh he wondered about the universe and gave his wonder shape and form he also planned Jaipur the city that bears his name two centuries ago a jeweled City at the color of a sunset where the gorgeous peacock is at home you're equally colorful home here is Romberg palace and your genial host the polo-playing Prince naman Raja of Jaipur only princely travels has a privilege of inviting you into the stately mansions of Maharaja's and moguls as a guest of princely India you're stayin such surroundings will be comfortable and carefree in fact you'll feel as proud and happy as the owner of the fancy plumage that now adorns a screen Kissinger is also in romantic rajasthan land of warrior kings of ancient lineage and crowd descent your home a palace centuries old the splendor of a chivalrous setting unfolds as you sip a wine that has warmed the cockles of rajput hearts for a thousand years sip to your heart's content sightsee in miniature the glory of Rajasthani paintings of which the ancient house of Kissinger has a goodly number dist line and color that blim like jewels their gleams another facet of Rajasthani heritage in the dances that honor the deity Gauri consort of lord shiva these dances re-enacted by the aristocratic dances of Rajasthan retained at the court in the past they performed only for the pleasure of Rajput royalty now they will also perform for your pleasure to an exclusive agreement with princely travel you next jewel of a stopovers would I pause Venice of the east a city of chivalry beaming beside steel blue waters will show you sir hey Lea bars or the garden of maidens which has a setting fair enough to adorn a page of the Arabian Nights your home in Oh die for is again a palace a delightful island retreat steeped in tradition but offering 20th century amenities and 20th century thirst quencher z' sun or swim in cloistered ease live in air-conditioned comfort in elegant suites that their romantic names switch that were once the retreats of Rajput royalty watch the Sun go down with the beverage of fancy to keep it company dine on Regal fare are the Western or Eastern buffet style with your princely hosts later you can sip a sir a noble distillation and swap after-dinner stories and mellow moonlight on a jewel bright day you'll do a princely tour of the lovely reservoir of rajasam on here where water is life the artificial Lakes combined beauty and utility beauty utility and learning at length for the largest sanskrit message ever inscribed in marble in India is here learning and piety go hand-in-hand so visited ranakpur is well worth your while in a lovely but lonely Glen you'll see the celebrated Jain temple with 29 holes and 420 pillars each is a work of art each festooned with graceful decoration a tribute to temple planning speaking of temple planning brings to mind town planning of which fatehpur sikri is a fine example elizabeth an Englishman who came here in 1583 found a city greater in size and grandeur in their own london this is a city built by the Emperor Akbar a symbol of thanks to a saint Saleem chisti who foretold that up for the great would have the Sun he so dearly desired built in 1569 the city was abandoned fifty years later for lack of water but the tomb remains to honor the saint a tomb of marble and mother-of-pearl in a city standing aloof and alone 23 miles away is another mogul masterpiece agra fort a rust red battleship akbar built this palace fortress but it was left to grandson Shah Jahan to improve his handiwork Shah Jahan's rare sense of design is apparent in every interior the Jamuna flows by the mighty fort and the monument which honors ultimate Abdullah it was built by his devoted daughter the beautiful noor jehan light of the world confer to the mogul ruler Jahangir while in Agra you can relax at the clock Shiraz hotel here the remaining jewel the dream in marble we spoke of will come to mind come to mind and view the Taj Mahal well known to every schoolboy it must be seen to be believed to be experience you will see the taj in all its glory an emperor's monument to love and death the Emperor was Shah Jahan is beloved Mumtaz Mahal lights of the palace a dream and marble designed by Titans and finished by jewelers over 20 years in the making costing some 70 million dollars each hour unfolds another concept - the third morning reveals its purpose evening and emperors aching heart moonlight its immortality an emperors dream that became reality make your dreams come true see these jewels of India for yourself an Indian never seen before a royal welcome awaits you a welcome you will never forget for jewels are enduring