Amber Fort

Jaipur - all forted out

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December 12th 2007
Jaipur - October 07 When we got to Jaipur we were tired and therefore opted for the lazy option of hiring a rickshaw for the day to whizz us around the main sights such as the Amber Fort , Royal Gaitor and the Tiger Fort. See the pictures below. By this time we were a little bit tired of forts ( it was the 5th and 6th we had seen in 4 days ! ) They were all good but my favourite parts of t ... 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