Ollie on a Rickshaw

Jaipur sights

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February 6th 2008
Today started with a tour of Jaipur, consisting of the Amber Fort, The old city of Jaipur, the tower and the astronomy/observatory centre. The old city was very good and very pink, given its name is the pink city! Lots of small alleyways mix with a huge long road through the centre. The tower in the centre of the old city provided an amazing view and it is the tallest point there. WE then drove ... 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