Jaipur

Amber Palace...then back to Delhi

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December 3rd 2006
We got up early this morning to sightsee before heading back to Delhi. We stopped by briefly to see the Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) which is constructed of red and pink sandstone. It's part of the City Palace and extends the women's/harem's chambers. They were able to look out the windows and see what was going on, but no one could look in at them. It really had a nice glow to it in the morni ... 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