Tonight, Mintu took out to see the city and go shopping. This was a
The best part of this day was the shopping. I told Mintu I wanted to look at some textiles, jewelry, and shoes. Our first stop was to a textile manufacturer, where we watched him block print some fabric and then we looked through his store. When we walked in, the owner told us that they were here to help us, but they would not hassle us. They would let us browse, and if there was anything we wanted custom-made, they would make it for us and bring it to our hotel in the morning.
The absolute best part of this store is my skirt. I found a skirt that I loved, but they didn’t have it in my size. He said “No problem. You choose fabric, we take measurements, we make for you, and bring to your hotel in the morning.” What?! So we chose some fabric, the tailor measured me, and we’ll get it in the morning. I figured while he was at it, he could make some custom-made white linen napkins for me. I'll have to take a picture later.
We spent so much time in the textile store, that we only had time for shoe shopping, no jewelry. That was very cool. The shop owner would not let us browse; instead, he brought out chairs for us to sit in, and then he just started bringing out shoes. No matter what we asked for, he brought us what he thought we would like. We must have each on at least two dozen pairs of shoes – each! We both tried on the royalty shoes (the kind in Aladdin that are pointed at the toes), and I tried on a billion sequined shoes, sandals, leather clogs, you name it. We settled on a few pairs and left.
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So far, Jaipur is my favorite part of this trip. Could it be because I had such good shopping experiences?
3 comments:
That's awesome! I've heard they'll custom make purses as well. Whatever you want. I want to see the skirt.
Just read today that a terrorist attack near the Wind Palace killed 60+ with over 200 injured. If I had not read your blog yesterday, and learned all about the "Pink City" I would have glanced over this headline. I'm glad that you and Andy were safe during your travels.
I love the Wind Palace. So gorgeous! You must have felt like royalty with such wonderful customer service!
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