Jaipur Jewellery

After such a wonderful orientation walk around Jaipur, Dushyant had one little extra surprise for the group. Jaipur is famous for its jewels and people from all over India and the world often go there for the quality of their gems, gold and silver. Many Indian brides, for example, will only buy their wedding jewellery from here. So Dushyant had organised an appointment for the group to visit the Jewel Emporium, an exquite jewellers right in the heart of Jaipur. Security was very tight as the group entered the shop and warehouse through a heavily locked door.

Here they were taken into the factory itself where they could see how pieces of jewellery were created from their initial inception right through to production. Lewis the Lion was very impressed watching these master craftsmen at work. This was very detailed, patient work and they showed tremendous skill.

At the end of the factory visit, the group were then taken onto the shop floor where they admired some fabulous pieces of jewellery set in gold, silver and platinum. Helen decided that since she had never owned any gold, silver or platinum in her life, this was now her chance, especially as they were offering a special group discount. She opted for a simple, silver sapphire ring with 6 diamonds and some plain sapphire earrings. (The diamonds in the ring would remind her of her brothers and sisters!). She was sure that she would get many years of enjoyment wearing this jewellery and would always be reminded of the special place in which she’d bought them!

Helen buys a sapphire and diamond ring

As they left the jewellers, Lewis the Lion noticed some special dolls attached to the wall. He’d seen some dolls like this in some of the shops they had passed by earlier that day and wondered what the story was behind them? He discovered that they were Rajasthani wooden dolls.

Traditional Rajasthani Dolls

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But now was the time for Lewis the Lion to treat himself. He was feeling very hungry and luckily, Dushyant had one final surprise up his sleeve for the day. He was taking the group to a special Southern Indian restaurant which specialised in dosas – a type of special type of rice-corn pancake with potatoes. So, Lewis the Lion tucked into his first masala dosa and loved it, together with a fiery-hot, local-Rajasthani, lamb curry – Laal Maas. The dosa was perfect for dipping into the curry. In the future, he’d like to travel to the South of India and try some more dosas, that’s for sure!