Today we begin our adventures in the pink (lucky) city of Jaipur. We traveled up the access road to the gates of the Amber Fort, once the ancient capital of the State. This fort was purely magnificient situated on top of a very large hill glowing in all its amber colours. We sat aboard the back of an elephant and road for about 30 minutes following a caravan of many elephants to the top of the hill. Inside the fort, we learned about the Maharaja and his secret passageways to his 12 Queens. The Hall of Mirrors inside this lavish palace with its frescoes and marble glows, was a photo from any angle. The geometry of the place and the artificial lake blended nicely with the Mughal gardens to impress us at every turn.
We traveled through the city to the Royal Observatory to learn the meaning of time and how astrology rules the lives of Hindus.
Sometime in the late afternoon, we were entertained in a carpet factory and jewellery establishment. Both offered their skills to us and much opportunity to purchase things.
This city is a conglomeration of beggars, elephants, cows, scooters, buses, cars and people all doing their own things at the same time. The Hindu people of India are friendly and free. There is no crime to speak of and even though it is very crowded and very dirty place, everyone seemed to have a mission with lots of determination.
We dodged the busy streets in the late evening filled with many wedding parties and parades, to get to a restaurant featuring a puppet show and some ballywood dancers.
We finished the day around 11 p.m. after purchasing a new house in Kitchener! The internet is very helpful sometimes.
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