Jodhpur and Mehrangarh Fort, Batman and Darjeeling Limited

First of all, i am a big fan of Batman, especially, Christopher Nolan's Batman. But at first, i didn't go to Jodhpur just because the Dark Knight Rises has a scene taken there. I watched the DKR only after i had planned my India trip. After the DKR, i was super excited, that i was going to go there!

Back to Jodhpur. Since Jodhpur is basically the gateway into the Thar, the city is dry and dusty. Jodhpur is pretty well-known of its Mehrangarh Fort. It is the largest fort in Rajasthan and it dominates the city. It can almost be seen from everywhere in the city. In DKR, it is also the palace of the princess who Ra's al Ghul was in love with. The scene when Bruce Wayne climbed up the prison in the deep hole, the building at the background is the Mehrangarh Fort.

Jodhpur is sometimes called the Blue City because many houses in the old city are painted blue.

Mehrangarh Fort viewed from the guesthouse i stayed.

The main entrance to the biggest market in Jodhpur.

Clock tower, where the local market is. According to the owner of guesthouse,
he explained, there is a law now forbiding people to put up stalls too near to the tower,
to make way for the cars and tuk-tuks.

All these are edible, most eaten after the meal to refresh your mouth.

Bamboooooooossssssssss...

Mehrangarh Fort at night. Around 10pm, the light will be turned off.

Jaswant Thada.

Entering the fort...

Blue city viewed from the fort.

The fort is very well preserved. And the audio guide is also excellent,
available in many languages, the history of the fort is well explained.

The Blue City from another angle.

The second entrance to the fort. But nobody using that gate.
At first i wanted to go to the old city through this gate.
I reached the gate and saw many unfriendly indians taking nap just outside this gate.
Plus the guard of the gate told us pretty straight forward that this was the wrong way for us.
The situation was getting scary, i didn't dare to ask him why we couldn't get through the gate also,
and we paced quickly back to the original entrance.

We were standing beside a giant abandoned well (i guess). It is very deep, and scary, especially at night.

Recently i watched a movie called Darjeeling Limited. While watching, i immediately noticed that it was shot in Jodhpur. It is a vey nice movie, it is so relatable to me. I feel somehow connected to the movie. Not just because of the fact that i have been to India, but also the deeper meaning of the movie. I like the scenes when the suitcases are left at the end of the movie, and when they tore their return airtcikets and decided to go searching for their mom. Here is the movie trailer.