Jaipur

The Pink Tiger

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January 18th 2012
On our first day in Jaipur we set out with high hopes of checking out a good number of the Pink City's interesting sights, and decided to try the Lonely Planet's walking tour. Unfortunately we didn't get very far with this as we were impeded every few steps by rickshaw drivers who couldn't comprehend the concept of a walking tour and by people shouting "Indian?" at Cel every few st ... read more

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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