Amber (Amer) Fort and Palace Jaipur

Am Morgen verlassen wir Delhi und damit erst einmal das Großstadtgewühl - um am Mittag in Jaipur anzukommen. Der Hauptstadt von Rajasthan, die für unsere europäischen Verhältnisse mit ihren 3 Millionen Einwohnern eigentlich auch eine Megacity ist - hier hat eine Stadt dieser Größenordnung dann doch eher dörflichen Charakter.

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Quite a packed day today.

9am start, surprisingly our english speaking tour guide spoke really good english!

We headed to Amber Fort. Paid for an Elephant Ride to take us from the entrance to the entrance of the fort. Elephants had their trunks and head painted. The ride up was a bit bumpy and bouncy - thought I was going to fall …

After a somewhat horrifc wake up call and culture shock hit in Delhi last night, I find myself beginning to enjoy and be excited by the busy, crazy hectic, motorized world spinning around me, We use foot and tuk-tuks for transportation...the latter being nothing more than a rickshaw attached to a motorcycle. The Hotel is good for a B grade place …

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Painted elephants, mountaintop forts, playful monkeys, snake charmers and ancient temples….Yeah, today was a good day.

We had arranged for a car for the entire day, to visit the various sights of Jaipur, and our driver arrived at our hotel at 7:30 so that we could get an early start and beat some of the heat. …

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India - Day 5 - Jaipur
After a super sleep, we started very gently and spent a few hours relaxing on the lawn of the restaurant in the sunshine. Mo collected us at 12 and it was back to business.
Visited the Amber Fort of Jaipur. A stunning huge fort built in the mountains a few kilometres from the city. What has been so indredible about …

Hello to everyone back in England!

Becca, Emily, Siriol and Gauri have all arrived in India and we are having a fab time!

Whilst they were in Delhi we visited the Purana Qila (a ruined city), Humayun's Tomb, the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid (the biggest mosque in India), the Lakshmi Narayan Temple (a Hindu Temple supported by Gandhi …

13.-14. mars
Þann 13. mars vöknuðum við eldsnemma, eða kl. 6:00, til þess að fara í Tígrisdýra safarí í Ranthambhore national park. Það var mjög kalt um morguninn og við vorum í þokkabót að keyra um á opnum bíl og ekki nægilega vel klædd, það lagaðist þó þegar sólin kom almennilega upp. Við urðum ekki það heppin að rekast á eins og eitt stykki …

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erst mal zum taj mahal - war zwar schoen aber doch ueberschaetzt - wie sonst auch viel im leben ;-) ich wuenschte ich haette die eier gehabt und mich mit der rueckansicht vom vortag - die eigentlich genauso schoen ist - zufrieden gegeben und den eintritt nicht bezahlt.

die indische eintrittspreispolitik macht einen etwas muede. fuer …

... of cannon paraphenalia and commanded views of the countryside, fitting for a stronghold. Soon, however, I was continuing my journey west towards the Thar Desert, leaving behind the Pink City, the Amber fort and palace, and the Ashura ...

... . Here was yet another example of the fact that it was good to be the King. We then visited Amber fort and palace which was on the outskirts of Jaipur. By this time both Theepan and I were melting in the sun. The palace was beautiful with intricate ...

... to the Tiger Fort.    We had lunch at the Tiger Fort and then in the afternoon we were taken to the Amber Fort and Palace. This was beautiful and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The tour was good value at Rs200 per person, as it would have cost ...

... 's not inhabited now. But it looks beautiful out there. Equally so from the top of the Amber fort. Then we went to Amber fort and palace. Usually you can ride an elephant to the top (which would have been so cool!!), but because of a festival ...

... where pastel pink frills and flourishes horrified us as we nibbled popcorn and waited for the auditorium doors to open. The Amber fort and palace is definately worth a visit. Perched atop a craggy ridge, it is a huge maze of tiny interconnecting ...

... within two seconds.  It is also used to predict the weather and start of the monsoon.  The second was the Amber Fort and Palace, about a half hour bus ride out of town and through the mountainous dusty hillside.  We took a five ...

... 'Indian Bath'.....I set out to meet Bobby and see the sights here.  The first major sight that we went to was the Amber Fort and Palace.  This is way up the mountain....so I hired an 'elephant' to take me up.  TOOOO much fun.  I ...

... Goa will have it's share of touts. Negative stuff aside India continues to amaze in many ways.  The Amber Fort and Palace on the outskirts of Jaipur is worth the 300 Rupee ($6) auto rickshaw ride.  The food gets better with every meal and the ...

... looked nice. Some monkeys were hanging out on the rooftop, probably laughing at us. We kind of see through the fog the Amber Fort and Palace. We were suppose to have a great view of the city from this elevated fort but the weather had decided otherwise. ...

... in pink. That's why Jaipur is called the Pink city. We drove by the Lake palace and then headed to the Amber fort and palace. The Amber fort is located high on a hill with a surrounding wall that winds through, resembling the Great wall in China. We ...