India, Part 3: Jaipur - The Pink City

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October 14th 2013

Published: November 1st 2015

I woke up at 6am, ready for the train to Jaipur from Agra. Unfortunately the train wasn't ready for me and turned up a whole 2 hours late! This perplexed the shit out of me, so I asked around in that frantically stressed-out way that commuters often do, sure I'd mucked up somehow. The most comprehensible response I got was that it's "not an important train". Turns out there's only one track, and m... Read Full Entry

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Clayton Breeds

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G'day! I'm Clayton, and I'm a South African born New Zealander living in London. Since this is mildly headache-inducing and I don't really belong anywhere, I prefer to consider myself a "Citizen of the World". Thanks to my entrepreneurial globe-trotting parents, I've travelled for as long as I can remember - starting with Hong Kong at age 5. I also lived on a boat with my family during my teenage years, where we navigated our way from SA to NZ and everywhere in-between. I don't believe there will ever be a cure for my subsequent travel bug.... full info

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Amer Fort From Above

The Ramparts

These things just go everywhere, over all hills into the distance...

Bats!

I HATE Bats

Public Transport

My Public Bus Companions

Who were all looking at me strangely (Before I got my camera out!)

These Things are Everywhere

And they're NOT Nazi Swastikas! It's an India good luck symbol that's been around for much longer...

Glammed Up Girls

Ready for Eid

Eid Dinner Being Cooked on the Streets

On Yusefs Balcony

Yeah, there's a bunch of kids, and there's no barrier on the balcony...

The Dining Room for Eid

Goat Curry. Mmmmmm

Dinner Preparations

Me and Yusef

It's very Indian not to smile in photos!

Abbey at Dinner

Jaipur Museum

The Streets of Jaipur

Palace of the Winds

Women used to watch street parades from behind the shutters, where they couldn't be seen by the public. It's the only way they were allowed to see everything.

View from inside the Palace of the Winds

View of Jaipur

Flowers Being Prepped for a Festival

Exploring the Central Palace

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