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View from the Hawa Mahal  
   

View from the Hawa Mahal

Note Jantar Mantar sundial at left, and Nahargarh Fort on hills at the back
In the pink

December 13th 2005
Regrettably I now have a fully fledged sore throat, meaning that's 2 colds in the space of less than a month. I've managed a much lower frequency than that in supposedly cold countries, but I've seen so many other travellers here with the sniffles, that I can only assume the contrast between day (20s) and night (closer to zero) is affecting everyone else too. However I was pleased to discover ... read more
Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jaipur

Indian Flag 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
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