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Since our trip was a short one, we only had two days for Jaipur and neighbouring Amber.
Today's I present to you Jaipur, the Pink City, in fifty pictures.
It is Northern India's first planned city, built in 1727 and painted pink in 1876. Pink is traditionally the color of hospitality and the then reigning Maharaja with this gesture welcomed the visiting Prince of Wales.
Even today, all residents of the Old City are compelled by law to preserve the pink facades.
In my pictures the color may appear to be orange or ocre, due to the sunlight (and my camera), but in fact the color is more 'old pink'.
Well, you get the picture, right, of the pinkness of the Old City inside the City Walls.
One of the things Jaipur is famous for is shopping! They have awesome, colorful stuff, like cushions, bangles, clothes, bags and a whole lot more...
This city is also known for its gems, but there are a lot of scams going on, I read.
Like everywhere, the vendors are grouped together, like the street of the jewelry, of the pots and pans, etc.
The streets are lined with street vendors of all sorts:
Like everywhere in India, means of transportation are loaded and overloaded to the max in every imaginable way:
Walking through town you sometimes get a glance inside a small temple or room or at old doors:
Cows, bulls and dogs roam the streets and the garbage. We have sort of gotten used to this, after all those months in India now. Although we have not completely lost our western amazement completely and probably never will;-).
Everybody tries to make a living somehow, from snake charmers to musicians. This man did a soloshow; singing, playing his instrument and dancing at the same time. Unfortunately for him I was the only tourist not to ignore him. I found it nice to hear and see. Knowing that something is presented to make money from tourists does not always bother me. If it's nice, it's nice and worth a bak shish.
The women's sarees and the men's turbans have the most wonderful and vivid colors. I did not succeed to capture the most spectacular ones, but here are a few:
The more you get to the outskirts of the city, the more you see camels and elephants. They are 'work'-animals here, used in various ways.
Jaipur's biggest attractions are the City Palace and Hawa Mahal. Tomorrow's post will cover these two historical buildings.
Have a nice day and till tomorrow, I hope!
Today's I present to you Jaipur, the Pink City, in fifty pictures.
It is Northern India's first planned city, built in 1727 and painted pink in 1876. Pink is traditionally the color of hospitality and the then reigning Maharaja with this gesture welcomed the visiting Prince of Wales.
Even today, all residents of the Old City are compelled by law to preserve the pink facades.
In my pictures the color may appear to be orange or ocre, due to the sunlight (and my camera), but in fact the color is more 'old pink'.
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| We found ourselves a nice auto rickshaw driver. Although he compared me to his mother AND quickly determined me as the boss lady of the couple....hahaha..... |
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| One of the eight gates of the pink old city walls. |
Well, you get the picture, right, of the pinkness of the Old City inside the City Walls.
One of the things Jaipur is famous for is shopping! They have awesome, colorful stuff, like cushions, bangles, clothes, bags and a whole lot more...
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| I would luv those at home! |
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| And these too! |
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| The stitching through the fabric is typical for this region, I was told. |
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| Bangles galore! |
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| This intrigued me: al those turbans (for sale, I guess?) and the sign 'Antique Drinks'...????? |
This city is also known for its gems, but there are a lot of scams going on, I read.
Like everywhere, the vendors are grouped together, like the street of the jewelry, of the pots and pans, etc.
The streets are lined with street vendors of all sorts:
Like everywhere in India, means of transportation are loaded and overloaded to the max in every imaginable way:
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| How much can we load on a bike? |
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| Big cargo on bike. |
Walking through town you sometimes get a glance inside a small temple or room or at old doors:
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| Temple. |
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| Men sleeping. |
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| I like rustic old doors. |
Cows, bulls and dogs roam the streets and the garbage. We have sort of gotten used to this, after all those months in India now. Although we have not completely lost our western amazement completely and probably never will;-).
Everybody tries to make a living somehow, from snake charmers to musicians. This man did a soloshow; singing, playing his instrument and dancing at the same time. Unfortunately for him I was the only tourist not to ignore him. I found it nice to hear and see. Knowing that something is presented to make money from tourists does not always bother me. If it's nice, it's nice and worth a bak shish.
The women's sarees and the men's turbans have the most wonderful and vivid colors. I did not succeed to capture the most spectacular ones, but here are a few:
The more you get to the outskirts of the city, the more you see camels and elephants. They are 'work'-animals here, used in various ways.
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| Water Palace between Jaipur and Amber. |
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| Pavillions belonging to the same Water Palace. |
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| Water Palace by night. |
Jaipur's biggest attractions are the City Palace and Hawa Mahal. Tomorrow's post will cover these two historical buildings.
Have a nice day and till tomorrow, I hope!
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