elephant ride to the fort

Jaipur - The Pink City

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January 21st 2018
Jaipur is named after its founder, Jai Singh II ( a warrior/scientist). It was Northern India's first planned city. The old city was painted pink (colour of hospitality) by Maharaja Ram Singh in 1876 to welcome the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). Our tour today started with a trip or the magnificent Amber Fort which dominates the city. Residents of the old city are compelled by law to maintain ... 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