Jaipur Travel Blogs

Help!  I'm under attack!  I'm being strafed by a citywide squadron of 'Indian Helicopters'.  Another one swoops in, it's rapidly spinning rusty rotor-spokes kicking street dust up into the air as it comes into land, cutting in dangerously close to block my progress down the street.&n…

Next morning woke at the palace with an early morning prayer call from the mosque in the palace grounds, enjoyed cornflakes with a splashing of warm, sweet milk, nice! Cold cold shower though, blimmin freezing. Oh well, wakes you up, and it was nice and warm outside anyway. Did I mention that I lov…

We left Delhi as early as we finished our breakfast from our hotel. We headed to Jaipur expecting really nothing about this “pink city”.  I was seated next to our driver, Santosh. I noticed that he has more at ease with us now. He would talk in his broken English things he would want to te…

Hard core day. Lots to do.. Train station to book tickets to Agra - DONE To the Raj Mahal, Indias most famous cinema to book tickets for the evening - DONE Sightseeing around the old town - LETS GO... So , all our jobs done and it's still only ten, are we organised or what and I wasn't a scout …

4/11/07 New Video - Well I have finally gotten around to uploading and linking to some videos - scroll to the bottom of the photos here and you can see Cindy and I (and a cow and a variety of rickshaws and tuk-tuks) fighting to get across the busy streets of Jaipur.So we decided that, rather than t…

Driving through Jaipur, also called the "Pink City." we passed the Palace of the winds. This is a huge structure in a terra cotta color. In the morning light the vibrant color really stands out.Our main destination for the day was Amber Fort.  To get to the actual structure, you have to go via ele…

Jaipur was an amazing place to be in for the festivals! The Elephant Festival started at about 4pm on Friday, so we made our way to the stadium,after eating some Gulab Jamun on the way, where it was set up so well! There was a parade of elephants all dressed up and decorated with paints, jewel…

The Pink City- last time I was here Bec had Delhi Belly and I got proposed to- leading to a very early departure!!! Hmph! Leaving all that behind, we were going to see Jaipur this time! Johnny and I found a cozy place amongst mechanic shops but close to the action, and the first thing we did???…

I didn't get enough of India this year.. so I'm going back. This time to see some of the north. I'm counting down the days!!!

7 o' clock the alarm went off. After spending the night beneath a bed sheet that smelled like a frying pan, I was more then happy to jump out of bed. Breakfast at the Diggi Palace was good; there was a diverse buffet with lots of choices to fill up for a busy day. Bart liked the little sesame cooki…

On arrival in Jaipur, I was not very excited.  It’s a big city • 5 million actually • and I was still feeling ill.  The first day I spent in bed watching movies.  Never left my room.  That was a first on this trip actually, but I needed it.  The next day I set out, no…

About a dozen km from Jaipur is Jaigarh Fort (victory fort) overlooking Amber Fort. Jaigarh Fort is high on the ridge of a hill, and was a military citadel. There was a huge canon preserved on top of the fort. Along the out-facing walls were openings where the soldiers could defend the fort without…

I woke up this morning feeling much better so I was ready to take on the city Palace and more importantly shopping ! I hadn't done any yet and there are so many lovely things to buy.  The two girls in the room above me were once again woken up by another pig going to market !  I didn't he…

Woke up earlier than usual, although today is the day I am free from meetings, I was asked to take the trip to see some forts.  I had my wake up call set at 7am, indeed they didnt fail to wake me. after the call my butler brought my breakfast and a few newspapers, what a great way to start my …

    My train arrived in Jaipur only ten minutes late which meant I had a full day for sight seeing.  I checked into my hotel and got a much lower rate than quoted over the phone (which was cheap to begin with).  Then I started out doing a walking tour into the old city.&nbs…