# @kirstenalana on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BhP84d8lS5j
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2429908-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-04-07T00:32:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

Taking a cue from @alice_gao by sharing this pool moment from our recent hosted stay at @umaidbhawanpalace with @tajhotels. Since another snowstorm is headed toward NYC, and Spring doesn’t seem to be arriving soon enough, I’m hanging on to India “latergrams” as long as I can! Earlier today, Alice posted a photo I shot for her at this pool. It was such an honor to watch her in action as a model in front of the camera because she’s as talented in that capacity as she is making and taking photos. And this pool, one of two at the palace - the other is indoors, is definitely somewhere I’d rather be right now. When Alice and I were doing our photo shoot here, we experienced again the incredible level of service that all Taj Hotel guests are treated to. Not only the assistance of staff but the delivery of a beautiful picnic basket with chilled watermelon, bottles of water, cold towels, a bento box of snacks and a mojito for each of us. I’ve had little treats poolside at resorts before but this was next level. One Taj employee explained it to me thus, “every guest is royalty while they’re here with us.” I also heard locals say that in general in India, all guests are like god or ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’. It’s stuck with me because I believe that if we all looked at visitors and guests with such kindness and openness, perhaps the world would be a better place.
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So you can see why mentally I’m back here!! And not sitting in a cold apartment with windows that look at other walls, working at a computer 24/7 editing for what seems like forever... 😉 What’s on tap for your weekend?
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#tajness #treasuredbytajtraveler #tajhotels #umaidbhawanpalace #umaidbhawan

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