TheFreeBird
After successfully reaching India-Pak border near Jaisalmer on Independence day weekend (Read about that freedom trip which spanned from Ranau, Tanot, BP609 & Longewala where there the entire war from BORDER movie happened ) on my way back to Mumbai from Jaisalmer I had a waiting time of 4 hours at Jodhpur for the connecting train. This presented me with a wonderful opportunity to quickly go around Jodhpur city. After the sleepless night of journey from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur, i was comfortable in AC waiting rooms. But the lure of finding dark knights prison near Mehrangarh fort convinced me take up this rushed 2 hour trip.
On top of my mind was to find the Batman’s prison. The pit / prison where Bruce Wayne / Christian Bale was put in by Bane was supposedly near Mehrangarh fort. During my last Jodhpur visit i had caught glimpse of this structure. My top priority of these 2 hour trip was to find it. After hesitating for one hour we decided to go around the city in the next two hours and to keep a buffer of one hour before the train departure.
Last time around i visited Jodhpur on a 2 day trip. These are places short listed from that 2 day trip which I plan to squeeze in 2 hours since most lie on the same route.
To Do List for 2 Hours
• Finding the Dark Knights prison @mehrangrah fort
• Visiting Jaswant Thada, well just a glimpse
• Old market visit
• Clock tower
• Buying sweets from Janta sweets
• Lassi from Mishtilal.
• Omlette from the why so famous Omlette shop.
The rush to Dark Knight’s prison
At the Jodhpur station we chose a rickshaw to take us around the city. He quoted Rs 300 which I accepted since we didn’t have time to bargain. I would not have paid more than 200. None the less he was an elderly figure and a good guy. All set we started off at around 8 am straight to the Mehrangarh fort. The ricksha uncle advised that the fort wont be open this early . We said we didn’t intend to go inside. He was confused !
Enroute we stopped at Janta sweets for some breakfast. We enjoyed the Dhokla in the ricksha itself to optimize the limited time. Handling the dhokla in one hand and taking photos & making videos by the other hand was very cumbersome. But worth it . Do watch my vlog
First stop was Mehrangarh fort. I was in awe of this magnificence. Having no time to waste, we continued to the right side of the main entrance in search of the well. Just after 5 minutes walk we were there.
The fort just had the outline of the well, there was no well here and the remaining part of the famous scene was shot somewhere else. Some say it was shot at Abhaneri wells ( Jaipur ) while some believe that the entire set was prepared indoors. I was just happy to get this photo
I re-enacted that Dark Knight scene where Christian Bale / Batman climbs out from the prison (watch) . Once i captured this beauty we move towards Jaswant Thada . All these places are near by. Enroute Jaswant Thada is the statue of Rao Jodha – the founder of Jodhpur pointing towards Mehrangarh fort.
Next is this brilliance- Jaswant Thada. We just had enough time to catch a quick glimpse of this beauty.
This is by far the most beautiful, peaceful and delicate peace of art I had seen. Read my 2 day visit to Jodhpur to find out why Jaswant Thada is a must visit. After more than one hour into the trip and having completed the two most famous spots ( well just glimpses) we headed in the crowded city for some local flavours. First stop enroute to railway station was Gulabsagar, which is a calm lake if you can ignore the vehicles passing by.
Next is the market area which is mostly closed by around 0945 hrs. Our time was ticking so we just enjoyed the watch tower and had some lassi before we headed to the station.
I reached the station at 10 am dot. These 2 hours were very well spent. For those who haven’t been here i would suggest atleast a two day trip. Here are few hectic moments of this 2 hr detour trip.
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