After viewing the Taj it was hard to get too excited about much else, although Jaipur was not without charm. From Agra to Jaipur we crossed the boarder into Rajasthan, desert country. There was quite a difference in both the landscape and the people here. The men wore very different turbans of extrememly long and brightly coloured material to keep the sun off there heads. There were lots of fancier moustaches too! Inside the walls of the oldest part of the city there remains a strict code on keeping everything painted pink. The Hawa Mahal (Wind Palace) is a very distinctive building in the old city. It was built to provide the palace women a place to gaze on the city below without being seen. Amber fort was also perched high above the city and gave excellent views of the surrounding landscape. We took an elephant ride to the top (it is very difficult to take good photos from the back of an elephant)and spent a few hours marvelling over extensive history of the palace and the spectacular views of the city. Jaipur had loads of other fascinating sight seeing opportunities such as the floating palace and Chokki Dani. Chokki Dani is Rajasthan's answer to 'Dreamworld', where you visit a replica village and get to experience aspects of the lifesyle of these people. After 2 days exploring we set off for our last stop: Jodhpur.
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