Elephants at Amber

A Jaunt through Jaipur

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May 5th 2013
The next day we headed to the Pink City. Upon arrival we were informed by Mr Singh that our 2.5 hour elephant ride the next day was actually a ten minute ride up to Amber Fort. Andrew and I went livid and demanded we speak to the tour agency. After much argument, he said that there had been a misunderstanding and that he would pay for us to have dinner at one of the old Havellis in town. We lazed ... 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