Adjacent to the observatory is the City Palace and museum. The architecture is similar to much of the other buildings we have seen. The work is impressive; beautiful colors, arches and courtyards. The eighteen year old king lives here and the flag was up indicating he was home. We didn’t get to visit with him. Apparently he is quite shy.
The museum holds a collection of royal costumes, shawls and other objects. Most surprising is clothing from one king (Sa wai Madho Singh) who Mansi describes as “four feet wide”. The guidebook lists his weight as 250 kg which is almost 600 pounds. He was said to be seven feet tall and four feet wide and didn’t contribute much it anything to India.
