Gwalior - a historic city!

Afternoon transfer to Gwalior. I was amazed to see guys driving cars or driving with guns on their shoulders! I felt like I was in the Wild West, except the horses were replaced with cars and bikes.

Check in at Hotel India opposite Gwalior Railway Station. Parking spaces for hotel guests are located in the station car park. Pay and park. The hotel rooms are located on the ground floor and first floor.

The flat is a famous Indian coffee house. I have had the best coffee here since I came to Madhya Pradesh! All South Indian delicacies like idli vada and dosa are also available here.

In the evening we attend the Son et Lumière show at Gwalior Fort, home to the Man Singh Palace built by Mansingh Tomar in 1508 AD It was highly effective and left an everlasting mark on the fort's history.

The city of Gwalior looked very beautiful when illuminated by the fort.

The next morning we had a guided tour of the castle and palace.

The palace is decorated with beautiful paintings, glazed tiles of various colors depicting humans, ducks, elephants and peacocks .

The palace is built against the outer wall of the fort, which sits on a hill about 300 feet above the ground.

After an interesting tour of the palace, we visit the famous mandir (temple) of the sas (mother-in-law) bahu (bride) near the fort.

It has a very interesting story. At first there was only one temple. He was called Sahastrabahu and represented one thousand and fifty men or Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu was worshiped by the wife of the king of Kachhapagata, but when his son's wife came, he became a devotee of Shiva.

Then another temple was built next to the Vishnu temple where the king's son's wife worshiped Shiva. These two temples together were called "Sas Bahu Mandir".

The idols in the temple are beautiful!

We visited a beautiful Gurdwara with langar (free lunch for devotees) but didn't.

Join us as we rush off to see the Jai Vilas Palace Museum at the end of the day.

Jai Vilas Mahal (or Jai Vilas Palace) is one of the grandest palaces in 19th century India. Built in 1875 by HH Maharaja Jayaji Rao Scindia (Shinde), the Maharaja of Gwalior, it is still the residence of the ancient Maratha royal family, the Sindhias (Shinde). There is a part of the palace.

It has been turned into a museum and some of the amazing assets include a silver toy train used by Sale.

Jayaji Rao Scindia distributed brandy and cigars after dinner.

Joy Bilas Palace is open six days a week from 10 am to 5 pm. Closed on Wednesdays. Telephone number +91-751-2372390. It must be done in Gwalior.

With that, our visit to Gwalior was over and we were ready to proceed to Jhansi and then Orchha the next day.

How to go to Gwalior:

On the train:

Gwalior railway station is a major rail junction on the Delhi-Chennai and Delhi-Mumbai railways. It is connected to almost all cities like Delhi (Ndls Shatabdi E), Mumbai (Mngla Lksdp Exp), Kolkata (Chambal Express), Chennai (Chennai Rajdhani) and Bangalore (Karnataka Express). The train station is located in the city center.

On the plane:

About 319 km from Gwalior, Delhi International Airport is the main connecting airport for international travelers. Gwalior Airport is well connected to major cities in India and is just 8 km from the city centre.

On the road:

Air-conditioned night tour buses are available from Delhi (319 km), Indore (486 km), Agra (118 km) and Jaipur (348 km).

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