My trip to Alwar, Rajasthan!

I recently had the opportunity to go back to my favorite state 'Rajasthan', and this time to the pretty town of Alwar, very green, surrounded by the lovely Aravali hills, it has some very interesting historic sites! My first stop was the

The Alwar fort, built on a hill, stands majestically 1000 feet above the city of Alwar. The fort was built by Hasan Khan Mewati in 1550 A.D. It passed from the Mughals, to the Marathas, to the Jats, till it was finally captured by the Kachhwaha Rajputs.

Below the scarred battlements of the fort, at the base of the hill across which it sprawls, is the City Palace with its spacious apartments. This now houses a museum within it with its collection of royal memorabilia. An exquisite pond called Sagar is situated behind the City Palace.

The famous ‘Moosi Maharani ki Chhatri’, a chhatri built in memory of Moosi Rani, wife of Maharaja Bakhtawar Singh, is magnificent. It took nine years (1804 A.D. to 1813 A.D.) to complete the construction of the monument and tank.

And last but not the least, I got lucky seeing a baby 'Barasingha' who happened to troll down the hills to visit the tank for a drink of water!