Day 15 – The next morning we left by bus to see the Amber Fort and then to continue to Agra and the Taj Mahal. We climbed aboard elephants to go up the hill to the 17th century Amber Fort which is certainly a splendid architectural achievement. The inlay work in the stone [...]
Day 14 – We took the early morning train for Jaipur and arrived at the comfortable Raj Palace Hotel (still owned by the royal family) for lunch before visiting the city in the afternoon. This walled city is known as the “Pink City” because of the beautiful red stone used for many of its [...]
Day 13 – The next morning we were up early to drive to Jodhpur which was the former capital of Marwar State and the second largest city of Rajasthan. Our home in Jodhpur is the palace belonging to the royal family. This is a fine specimen of Rajput architecture made from red sandstone [...]
