Jaipur (Pink City) - October 8 and 9
Jaipur is the state capital in Rajasthan. Rajasthan has more of a desert climate. Jaipur was much warmer and hillier than Delhi. The morning that we drove to Jaipur was the morning the earthquake hit. We did not feel anything since we were on the road but my co-workers back in Delhi were woken up by the earthquake. No damage was done in Delhi though.
Along the drive to Jaipur there were several times where we saw Camel's on the road. The closer we got to Jaipur the more there were. Also saw some scary things along the road to Jaipur - I saw a dead camel in the road and even worse there was some type of traffic accident - I think a truck/pedestrian accident and there was a dead body covered by a sheet on the side of the road. It was a little disturbing. It wasn't like in the US where there were medics around. It was just one or two random people and this dead guy.
Once we were in Jaipur we saw a lot of elephants.
First stop was Amber Fort. This is the surrounding walls of the Fort.
Veena and Beth as we are about to enter the Fort.
No place in India have I felt like more of a Rock Star than in Jaipur. The picture above is of a group of kids that were doing a 6 day tour of Rajasthan. They were at the entrance to Amber Fort waiting to get in at the same time we were and they kept coming up to Beth and I asking to take their picture with us. The ones that didn't get a picture with us outside the Fort came up to us while we were inside and asked if they could take a picture with us. This happen the next day as well. As we were getting in the car to leave Jaipur this one kid was trying to take a very discrete picture of me as he was walking by. It really made me feel like someone famous. :o)
Inside of the Fort.
View from inside Amber Fort - elephants bathing.
The Jal Mahal Palace, Jaipur is noted for its intricate architecture. The Palace was developed as a pleasure spot. It was used for the royal duck shooting parties. The palace is situated in the middle of Man Sagar lake. The first four floors of this building is under water, only the top floor remains outside. Built in 1799, the palace is now abandoned, but reasonably well preserved. In the monsoons, it looks particularly startling with its red sandstone set against the water hyacinth filled lake.
Some of the shopping in Jaipur. All these shoes are handcrafted right there in the store.
More shopping.
Built in 1799, by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh the 'Hawa Mahal', Palace of the Wind, is one of the major landmarks of Jaipur. It is an integral part of the City Palace, an extension of the Zenana (women's chambers) standing away from the main complex. This five storey building of unusual architecture designed by Lal Chand Usta, is a stunning example of Rajput artistry made of red and pink sand stone, beautifully outlined with white borders and motif's painted with quick lime. The monument with a spectacular view of Jaipur city with road avenues, intersections and colorful crowds in the market, was originally conceived with the aim of enabling ladies of the royal household to watch the everyday life and royal processions in the city without being seen by others.
View of the street below from one of the windows in the Hawa Mahal.
View of busy street from Hawa Mahal.
In front of Rambagh Palace. This is an amazing Taj Property where we had dinner and watched a folk show.
Can't really tell from this view but if you click on the picture to enlarge I swear you can see a nose on the moon. :o)
View from inside Rambagh Palace.
Dinner at Rambagh Palace. This is an Indian meal where you can try a little bit of everything. It was pretty good - especially the Nann and the Chicken Kabobs.
The picture doesn't do justice on the personality of this little boy - he was so cute and entertaining. His shoes are several sizes to big and he has no pants on. For some reason a lot of the little boys walk/play around with no pants!
One of the two giant silver urns that are in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest silver objects. This was in City Palace.
Beth in her shopping mode!! This is what a lot of the stores looked like from the inside. You just sit down and they pull out things you want to look at and then some!!
Jaipur is the state capital in Rajasthan. Rajasthan has more of a desert climate. Jaipur was much warmer and hillier than Delhi. The morning that we drove to Jaipur was the morning the earthquake hit. We did not feel anything since we were on the road but my co-workers back in Delhi were woken up by the earthquake. No damage was done in Delhi though.
Along the drive to Jaipur there were several times where we saw Camel's on the road. The closer we got to Jaipur the more there were. Also saw some scary things along the road to Jaipur - I saw a dead camel in the road and even worse there was some type of traffic accident - I think a truck/pedestrian accident and there was a dead body covered by a sheet on the side of the road. It was a little disturbing. It wasn't like in the US where there were medics around. It was just one or two random people and this dead guy.
Once we were in Jaipur we saw a lot of elephants.
First stop was Amber Fort. This is the surrounding walls of the Fort.
Veena and Beth as we are about to enter the Fort.
No place in India have I felt like more of a Rock Star than in Jaipur. The picture above is of a group of kids that were doing a 6 day tour of Rajasthan. They were at the entrance to Amber Fort waiting to get in at the same time we were and they kept coming up to Beth and I asking to take their picture with us. The ones that didn't get a picture with us outside the Fort came up to us while we were inside and asked if they could take a picture with us. This happen the next day as well. As we were getting in the car to leave Jaipur this one kid was trying to take a very discrete picture of me as he was walking by. It really made me feel like someone famous. :o)
Inside of the Fort.
View from inside Amber Fort - elephants bathing.
The Jal Mahal Palace, Jaipur is noted for its intricate architecture. The Palace was developed as a pleasure spot. It was used for the royal duck shooting parties. The palace is situated in the middle of Man Sagar lake. The first four floors of this building is under water, only the top floor remains outside. Built in 1799, the palace is now abandoned, but reasonably well preserved. In the monsoons, it looks particularly startling with its red sandstone set against the water hyacinth filled lake.
Some of the shopping in Jaipur. All these shoes are handcrafted right there in the store.
More shopping.
Built in 1799, by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh the 'Hawa Mahal', Palace of the Wind, is one of the major landmarks of Jaipur. It is an integral part of the City Palace, an extension of the Zenana (women's chambers) standing away from the main complex. This five storey building of unusual architecture designed by Lal Chand Usta, is a stunning example of Rajput artistry made of red and pink sand stone, beautifully outlined with white borders and motif's painted with quick lime. The monument with a spectacular view of Jaipur city with road avenues, intersections and colorful crowds in the market, was originally conceived with the aim of enabling ladies of the royal household to watch the everyday life and royal processions in the city without being seen by others.
View of the street below from one of the windows in the Hawa Mahal.
View of busy street from Hawa Mahal.
In front of Rambagh Palace. This is an amazing Taj Property where we had dinner and watched a folk show.
Can't really tell from this view but if you click on the picture to enlarge I swear you can see a nose on the moon. :o)
View from inside Rambagh Palace.
Dinner at Rambagh Palace. This is an Indian meal where you can try a little bit of everything. It was pretty good - especially the Nann and the Chicken Kabobs.
The picture doesn't do justice on the personality of this little boy - he was so cute and entertaining. His shoes are several sizes to big and he has no pants on. For some reason a lot of the little boys walk/play around with no pants!
One of the two giant silver urns that are in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest silver objects. This was in City Palace.
Beth in her shopping mode!! This is what a lot of the stores looked like from the inside. You just sit down and they pull out things you want to look at and then some!!
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