Ghost Town - whoooooo!

On the drive to Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan and the biggest state in India, we stopped off at the deserted Mogul city of Fatehpur Sikri - or Ghost Town.

It was built over a period of 12 years but despite an artificial lake being made the water ran dry after only 3 years habitation and the fort place became a ghost town! The emperor, king, maharaja (can't remember what his title was - he was VERY rich whoever he was!) had three wives, 1 muslim, 1 hindu and 1 catholic. Each had their own quarters but they were very different. The muslim wife had only one room but it was lined with mirrors and diamonds. The catholic wife had four rooms but these were covered with gold and paintings. The hindu wife had a huge palace of many rooms but with no decorations. Therefore although seemingly unequal they all remained happy with their lot! There were also 365 conqubines living within the wall and the only other men allowed in the building were the eunoch guards!

Amber Fort, Jaipur

First thing to get straight was pronunciations of the Amber Fort which is actually

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