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birds (Common Myna)
Fortress walls and Jaipur
View from Hawa Mahal
Along the roads it's common to see several stalls wit sleeping places.
Comfort is absent, such as privacy, but in a so populated and hot country this must be the cheapest "civilized" solution.
In Jaipur, the old city has a wall running all around it, and at intervals, there are huge ornate gates opening up to an incredible world of bazaars inside. The main gates/ corresponding streets are Chandpol, Ajmeri and Sangameri.
Inside the bazaars, it's like a Pandora's Box of wares and exotica, with glimmering jewellery and radiant clothes all vying for your attention at once. The main bazaars are all close to one another, often seperated by just a short parallel road. I got happily lost in this maze of mayhem. Several times. Wouldn't have had it any other way :) Johari Bazaar - satisfy your craving for ethnic jewellery here. Jewellers and goldsmiths line the streets for as far as the eye can see, selling everything from delightfully cheap copper rings and bronze pendants to more intricate, expensive Rajasthani stuff.
Nehru Bazaar - filled with fabric sellers, perfume merchants and trinket-wallahs, Nehru Bazaar looks like it's in festival mode every day of the week! Bargain your heart out, and pick up stuff you're unlikely to find anywhere else.
The Copper Chimney was located very close to where I was staying. I had something different by having 2 lamb chops, chips and veg and a bottle of beer! It was expensive at Rs370 but it did the trick and is rather posh inside with a mix of well-to-do Indians and tourists doing the Golden Triangle tour of India. Not really a place if you're on a budget like me but I had had a day-off from sight-seeing and so hadn't spent much money and so treated myself to a nice dinner.
Having been in india a few times and seen a lot of forts after seeing one you seen the lot,
same touts, same crap, selling same hassle,
Only this one as elephant's must have been a Hundred rushing to take you up to the fort,
tip look out for your feet and legs dangling when you on the elephant's back although you pay for the ride you must still give a tip to the jockey and, no health & safety here.
The Harem were the living quarters of the women of the palace. Not only the wife of the Maharaja lived here but also his mother and unmarried sisters and other female relatives.
Today the Harem is part of the museum. It has beautiful architecture and impressive furniture to show.
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