{"id":217,"date":"2004-11-14T22:37:26","date_gmt":"2004-11-14T22:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naveen.bachwani.com\/blog\/2004\/11\/14\/its-good-to-be-king\/"},"modified":"2004-11-14T22:37:26","modified_gmt":"2004-11-14T22:37:26","slug":"its-good-to-be-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naveen.bachwani.com\/greymatter\/2004\/11\/its-good-to-be-king\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Good To Be King"},"content":{"rendered":"

After more than a year and a half of planning to go on a holiday with the family, I finally managed one last week. We chose to go to Rajasthan as my wife hadn\u2019t seen a real fort or a palace yet.\u00a0 To make the most of our stay there, I even chose a heritage hotel that was once the residence of a Maharaja – Fort Chanwa.<\/p>\n

The description and photographs posted on the website held the promise of an interesting time.\u00a0 And, the reality was as memorable as one could ask for.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fort Chanwa<\/a> is simply charming and, even though getting to and from Jodhpur city takes some doing, the service standards and the quality of stay at Fort Chanwa make it worth the while.\u00a0 The central garden has a bird bath that is frequented with parrots and squirrels all morning, while every evening guests are treated to a performance of Rajasthani folk songs by the light of a camp fire. Each room is designed uniquely and boasts of tasteful antique furniture along with a generous helping of photographs and paintings of the Maharaja of Jodhpur.\u00a0 The food is good too, and the kitchen is also happy to accomodate your requests.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our stay at Fort Chanwa was truly a delightful experience.\u00a0 But the highlight of the trip was a chance encounter with a reel-life king.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On the way back, we just happened to share a flight with one of the all-time greats of Hollywood.\u00a0 At first, we thought he just resembles the famous actor.\u00a0 So when he came and sat on the seat next to mine, I couldn\u2019t help but ask : Has any one ever told you that you look a lot like so-and-so.\u00a0 He replied : “Yes, they have”.\u00a0 And then, he played with my daughter and let her grab his nose and pull off his specs.\u00a0 He even\u00a0made funny faces at her to keep her from crying.\u00a0 And I said to my wife, “here\u2019s a nice guy who likes kids”.\u00a0 The truth only came to light when others started mustering up the courage to come and ask him for an autograph.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when we realized that he really is Omar Sharif<\/a>, and that now we would have a story to tell my daughter when she grows up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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