Jaipur, The Pink City

Jaipur is the capital of  Rajasthan's a is the third city in the Golden Triangle. In 1876, the Prince of Wales and Queen Victoria visited India on a tour. Since pink denotes the colour of hospitality, Maharajah Ram Singh of Jaipur painted the whole city pink to welcome the guests.  Within the walled city, they still maintain the traditional pink colour.

Amber Fort

The Amber Fort is located at the top of a hill we ascended to the top in Jeep. They do still us domestic elephants abut many companies discourage this due to the treatment of the elephants. The Amber Fort has a stunning interior of decorated with ivory, mirror and class between the painted walls.

View of the Garden from Amber Fort

Keeping the Fort Clean

Returning to Jaipur to see the Hawa Mahal Palace - The Palace of the Winds. The palace is constructed of red and pink sandstone. The structure was built in 1799 and extends to the women's chambers. There are 953 windows covering the lace-like facade that allowed the ladies of the royal court to watch the drama of the streets unobserved behind the delicate latticework.

Hawa Mahal

The city is crowded and the traffic in the old town area is gridlocked with a variety of different forms of transportation. They are working on their underground transit and this area has reduced access.

Street Traffic

City Palace

City Palace during the day

We had the opportunity to have a wonderful dinner our last night at the City Palace. The building are a glow with lights and very few people are present so the who experience was very magical compared to the day time.

City Palace at Night

Snake Charmers perform for the tourists