Laura checking out the view from Hawa Mahal

historical Rajasthan

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November 15th 2008
Jaipur As we headed westward from Agra, the scenery became increasingly desert-like. We arrived by bus in Jaipur, a rather dusty, crazy city on a hot afternoon. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan with a population of 2+ million that sprawls westward from the hills the border the town. Jaipur is known as the pink city for it's pink-painted buildings in the "old city" area. We spent ... 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