Memoirs of a Road Trip - Jaipur

After our day in Agra we moved on to Jaipur, the Pink City of Rajasthan. Jaipur is a small town trying to be a city, and if it wasn't for its over-hyped tourist appeal it would not have much. I had a good time. Being a bit "tourist-out" by this point, Adi and James preferred to focus on what one does best in Jaipur - shop for ethnic kitsch. I on the other hand, preferred to hang with some friends and take it slow and go watch a movie. Bottom line, Jaipur is pretty, I'm glad I went. But the company was definitely the highlight of the city.

In front of the Hawa Mahal (some sort of courtesan window thingy)

Don't ask me, I thought it looked gross

Jaipurian Scenery

Post-Sumptuous Lunch

Tourist are allowed pics like this one

Group Pic at the City Palace

Cow

Random Pretty Fruit

Pretty Doorway Structure

Who wants lamps?

Pretty Doorway Structure - 2

Vikram (another AIF Fellow) graciously hosted a dinner party at his place. Good times were had

Pretty Doorway Structure - 3

Street Scene

James and the Giant Peach colored wall with guns

Janter Manter - one of several astronomical observatories raised by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur. The various abstract structures within the Jantar Mantar are, in fact, instruments that were used for keeping track of celestial bodies. Yet, Jantar Mantar is not only a timekeeper of celestial bodies, it also tells a lot about the technological achievements under the Rajput kings and their attempt to resolve the mysteries regarding astronomy.