The Pink City

Jaipur was another sight seeing blitz, Indian style. I saw:
The Albert Hall Museum- A museum full of artifacts from all over the world, including a few thousand year old Egyptian mummy, beautiful Hungarian pottery, Indian art from every part of the country, and many, many, many other fascinating things to behold.
The Wind Palace- Classic Jaipur. The Wind Palace is a big, pink beehive looking building.
City Palace- The throne of kings! A royal place to say the least. The throne room was magnificent, the costumes on display were regal, and the whole place inspired majesty.
Jantar Mantar- One of my favorite stops. Jantar Mantar is an ancient celestial observatory. It’s basically a beautiful park full of giant sculptures. Well, these sculptures where actually used to measure the distances between planets, the paths of celestial bodies, and the like.
Water Palace- The water palace is a beautiful palace that seemingly floats out in the middle of a big lake. You can’t go out to it, but viewing it from afar is magic. I also saw many camels and elephants at this stop.
Amber Fort- The Amber Fort is HUGE! It’s an ancient fort built on top of a hill, surrounded by miles of wall reminiscent of the Great Wall of China. The whole thing is perched above a lake with gardens all around. The inside of the fort is like a maze. It’s wild; there are tons of small rooms leading to big rooms. Tight, steep staircases lead to wide open verandas. Claustrophobic passageways lead to manicured courtyards.
Ganesh Temple- A modest temple sitting high above Jaipur affording good views of the Pink City.
Monkey Temple- A quiet yet popular temple nestled between hills. Absolutely teeming with monkeys!