Jaipur

This morning we visited Amber Fort. The fort palace of Amber was the Kachhawaha citadel until 1727 when their capital moved to Jaipur. The fort includes the hall of private residence as well as private apartments for the men and separate apartments with courtyards for the women. When touring around you can see the old path ways of the city and get a real feel for how people used and lived here. The view of the fort from outside with it's surrounding Walls is magnificent and the paintings and architect inside is breathtaking. This is a real must to visit.





























Later in the day we took to the streets of the city for some shopping. The market places are bustling with stalls selling textiles, jewellery, household goods, souvenirs. It is amazing the difference in pricing from shops next door to one another. It is a wonderful experience to walk, around but actual shopping can be exhausting with persistent vendors pretending not to hear you and showing you the opposite of what you ask to see. However, a real must for Jaipur.


Dinner time in market restaurant Krishna style:



Mum trying on size small!:


The floating palace:



This evening we went to the famed cinema Raj Mandir to watch a Bollywood film. The film was in Hindi but was still easy to follow and amazingly good fun! Mum cried all the way through!







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