Coming from a town like Jodhpur we expected much the same in Jaipur; we soon found that this was not a town, but a city of over 4 million. However, our hotel, the Madhuban, an old colonial looking building, seemed nice, if a little impersonal. We soon found a very friendly tuk tuk driver, ‘Super Salim’ and next morning he took us to the City Palace with no arguments about the fare. The Palace, which appears to be the highlight of Jaipur, was a bit of a disappointment, but had some interesting rooms. As usual we had the usual delight of being asked to be on photos, even Michelle has now started to agree, it makes the people so happy. When we finally left we met the first real hassle that we have found in India.
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