Day...whatever, hot as always, had a very interesting, Indian for hair-raising, trip to the Pink city, with a wee stop on the way for a refreshing glass of grass juice. Crushed sugar cane to be exact, freshly cut from the fields put through a mangle basically, add some water and pink powder, absolutely amazing taste and looks like a pint of green Guinness settling. Jaipur is as hectic as Delhi and if anything dirtier, the only fat inhabitants here are the families of pigs gorging on the litter strewn everywhere. Fulfilled a childhood dream today by riding an elephant up to the Amber Fort. Boo is a very gentle female pachyderm and I wished the Mahoot hadn't had to use a metal pole to bash her on the head to turn, some of the older men
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