Late-afternoon light warms the red sandstone of Moosi Maharani ki Chhatri, and its domed pavilions show up a second time in the green tank behind the City Palace. Above them, the walls of Bala Quila trace an Aravalli ridge against a wide, pale sky, and at sunset the whole slope turns amber.
Families stroll the lawns of Company Bagh, sweet shops stack trays of Alwar ka mawa, and Siliserh Lake waits in the hills. Summers are long and fierce, a short monsoon brings most of the rain in July and August, and winters are mild. A Local Friend knows when to climb to the fort before the heat and when to stay on by the water until dark.
