Jantar Mantar Observatory

The Pink City

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December 2nd 2006
Today was another long day of traveling. We left Agra at 9am, and got to Jaipur at 3pm (6 hour trip!!) The ride was good though -- much different landscape. It seemed a bit greener, more trees and fields. Also there are a lot more camels around these parts. When we got to Jaipur, we picked up our tour guide and headed off to the Jantar Mantar Observatory. On the way we saw our first elep ... 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