Elephant rides to palace

Agra-vation!

---

August 19th 2011
Well, Jaipur was interesting. I (David) saw around a fantastically ornate Amber Palace from the 16th century in the shadow of an awesome sandstone hill fort which looked like the great wall of China. Tourists were shipped in on elephant back wearing fake maharajah gold-lame’ turbans. All very authentic. Karen took the “I’ll stay in the hotel bathroom” option as she found out that Delhi b ... read more

Asia » India

---

The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more