Hotel Choki Dhani Jaipur
12th Miles, Tonk Road, Via Vatika Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303905, India
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A Tour of Jaipur
... and mantar meaning formula or calculation, so jantar mantar literally means, ‘calculation instrument'.
The observatory consisted of fourteen major geometric devices for measuring time, predicting eclipses and tracking stars' location as the earth orbits around the sun.
We wandered around the various instruments and listened intently as guides described how they were used to tell the time and ascertain ...
Day 45 - Field tripping
... population resided, we were completely excited to see a new-skinned version from the ubiquitous macaques. These were black and white, and seemed decidedly more chilled-out: they had their kids swinging from their tails and never even warned one. Now that's good parenting. Deservedly, these are our favorite models and we won’t be playing with the old ones anymore.
A bit further up at the fort’s highest platform stands the utterly ...
Lakeside in Udaipur
... that all he asked was that we chip in for gas and it would be his pleasure to show us around. Having just had a really bad experience in Jaipur, we weren’t as eager as we may have been but in the end he seemed honest and we were willing to trust him – we both got onto his motorbike with him while he drove away from the tourist area of town. The lake around which we were staying, Lake Pichola, has no real road going around it, ...
The Pink City
... a local store nearby where Si went to get a bottle of water. He said that it was a little hassle – loads of kids surrounded him asking for money, then the shop man didn't speak any English so he had to walk around and point to the water... Then on the way back, the kids were hounding him again... Not a nice easy stroll then.
Sunday 3rd July:
Jaipur is known as the Pink City and is the capital of Rajasthan. You can immediately see the reason for the name ...
Clean Between the Ears
... a lunch as we killed time by listening to podcasts and sleeping.
Our arrival to Jaipur was a little later than expected where we found a tuk tuk driver waiting for us to take us to the Hotel Pearl Palace, a whimsical guesthouse with a friendly staff from Darjeeling of all places. We had our choice of rooms, both nice and went with the one with the brand spanking new restroom, a real ...



