Elephants heading to the fort

Jaipur

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August 14th 2014
Geo: 26.8515, 75.814We had a later start today. After breakfast we headed out of the city of Jaipur. As we drove along the road we saw peacocks, monkeys and elephants. Our first view of Amber Fort was from across a lovely lake. The fort is perched high up on a hilltop surrounded by a large stone wall that goes on for miles. We could see elephants carrying people on there backs up the winding roa ... 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