We spent Christmas Day in Jaipur touring some very beautiful and interesting sites. We visited Hawa Mahal, Amber Fort and Jal Mahal in the morning. In the early afternoon we went to Jantar Mantar and the Jaipur City Palace in middle of the city. Then we drove for several hours back to Delhi where we caught our flight home to the U.S.
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| Leaving the Hotel |
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Our first stop was
Hawa Mahal, or Palace of the Winds, in the middle of the city. We stopped here to get some good photos in light from the sunrise.
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| Hawa Mahal |
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| Hawa Mahal Details |
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| My Beautiful Wife! |
From here we drove to
Amber Fort, where we spent several hours sightseeing and even rode an elephant.
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| At Amber Fort with Our Guide |
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| Amber Fort in the Morning |
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| The Elephant Queue |
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| Heading Up! |
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| Courtyard at Amber Fort |
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| Hall of Mirrors |
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| Exceptional Attention to Detail |
After the fort we headed back toward the city of Jaipur, and stopped at the Water Palace, or J
al Mahal, on the way.
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| Jal Mahal |
The next stop was an observatory designed to tell the time of day to great precision. It is called the
Jantar Mantar and is located in the center of Jaipur, near the City Palace.
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| Location of the Sun in the Heavens Determined by its Shadow |
Out last stop in Jaipur was the
City Palace which is still the home of the Prince of Jaipur.
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| The Prince is In. |
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