Co-Travelling : A journey with unknown friends

My first co-travelling experience took me to the beautiful city of Jaipur, also known as the pink city. One of us, who knew the city better than the rest of the group, which also included a handful of locals, took the initiative of taking us around Jaipur and see what this small city stood for. I have had the opportunity to visit Jaipur a couple of times before, but never have I had the opportunity to sneak deep into the cultural trove that is inherent to this city. We visited a Tari-kashi legend followed by a Blue Pottery maker, both of whom demonstrated their art in front of us. The crafts of both these gentlemen are in huge demand across the World, but us ignorant beings have forgotten about their relevance. My friend who has immense knowledge about these two crafts, explained to us the rich history associated with it, and with this amazing start, even I was curious to see what more was in store. So then it was mutually decided that we would go to Amer Fort in the evening and look at the stars from this house of the royals. And when we reached, it was a sight that would remain etched in my mind forever. The moon in its full glory, made the already remarkable piece of architecture seem even more grand! And under the stars we met a few more wonderful people, who had joined us. Although I remained a bit reserved, as is my nature, I was still quite glad to have been amongst such inspiring people. The day ended on a high. The night was spent at a hostel, and keeping in mind the early start that we had planned for the next day, we went our own separate dreamy ways . Sleep was easy, for all of us had been awake since 4 in the morning.