Next to Dehli, it is a small town, a village really, with only 4 million people. It is famous for the enormous Am er Fort which is surrounded by the 3rd largest wall in the world-
It was built in the 12th century tho some parts go back a couple of centuries earlier. Some invaders still enter by war elephant-
These vats would feed 2000 people That’s a lot of soup-
Ancient forts are a big thing in India particularly in the dry eastern state of Rajasthan where Jaipur is located. Most were logically built on hilltops
In the midst of a lake, there is a famous “water temple” built 600 years ago where I met up with some authentic locals dressed in traditional Indian garb-
Ok they were from Canada but roots in India- authentic enough for me
Besides the Amber Fort, the big tourist attraction is the Royal Palace where the Maharaja (super king rather just plain Rajah run of the mill king) still resides though without any political power The Palace was built in the 1600s and, while open to tourists, is still today privately owned and operated -
I understand that the Maharaja is a world class polo player ell I guess you have to do something if you are an unemployed Maharaja as they aren’t many Maharaja openings nowadays
Jaipur also boasts the worlds largest sun dial, built by a bored Maharaja in the 1750s, and accurate within 2 seconds and somehow great for predicting monsoons-
After leaving Jaipur, I travelled to Ramanbore National Park where I did a safari in the hope of seeing a tiger I saw large monkeys, antelope, some beautiful peacocks, wild boar-
And one tiger (blow it up to see)-
They are big!
On to Agra and the Taj Mahal
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