The hour between our visit to Amber Fort and our afternoon at Elefantastic we spent at Amber town. We had a look at a gorgeous temple, where we both received a bindhi from the ‘residing’ priest there. And we looked around the streets. Let’s first look at he Sri Jagat Siromani Ji temple, dedicated to […]
Elefantastic; up close and personal with elephants
Being a huge animal lover AND THUS being against all animal cruelty, I tend to stay far from tourism or attractions that exploit or abuse animals. Unfortunately it is not always clear or visible how the animals are treated. What happens to them when no tourist or spectator is around? In Malaysia we visited an […]
Amber Fort
We spent our second day in Jaipur in Amber, also called Amer. Amber is the former capital of Jaipur state. The main attraction in Amber is the Amber Fort, so this is where we went in the morning. From Wikipedia: “Amer Fort ( also spelled and pronounced as Amber Fort) is located in Amer, a town 11 […]
Jaipur: City Palace and Hawa Mahal
As I promised yesterday, I show you now Jaipur’s main attractions; Hawa Mahal and the City Palace. From Wikipedia:“Hawa Mahal (translation: “Palace of Winds” or “Palace of the Breeze”), is a palace in Jaipur, India. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, and designed by Lal Chand Ustad in the form of […]
Jaipur, the Pink City, in fifty pictures
Since our trip was a short one, we only had two days for Jaipur and neighbouring Amber. Today’s I present to you Jaipur, the Pink City, in fifty pictures. It is Northern India’s first planned city, built in 1727 and painted pink in 1876. Pink is traditionally the color of hospitality and the then reigning Maharaja […]
Rambagh Palace Hotel, Jaipur
Our trip started of in Jaipur, where we stayed 2 days at the Rambagh Palace Hotel. This hotel from the Taj group -untill quite recently- was one of the palaces of the Maharajah’s and it still has it’s royal grandeur. It aims to treat it’s guests accordingly and succeeds pretty well in that;-). First a bit […]
Rajasthan; five days in fifty pictures
We just returned from a five day trip in Rajasthan. This blogpost is the kick-of for a photographic documentary in ten parts about that trip. Today I give you a preview-in-fifty-pictures of this beautiful region. Land of forts and palaces, of mountains and lakes, of heritage and nature. The sarees of the Rajasthani women have […]
