Photo Tour of Jaipur and its Amber Fort

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Forts, forts, forts, I love the forts in India and you will too after this photo tour.

 
after a long train ride in from Agra, these cheese sandwiches were just what the doctor ordered
after a long train ride in from Agra, these cheese sandwiches were just what the doctor ordered

 
Lina in front of the City Palace
Lina in front of the City Palace

 
Lina in the City Palace
Lina in the City Palace

 
City Palace in Jaipur
City Palace in Jaipur

 
famous Peacock Door in the City Palace
famous Peacock Door in the City Palace

 
Palace attendant
Palace attendant

 
red light, red city
red light, red city

 
bustling walkways of Jaipur
bustling walkways of Jaipur

 
an elephant walking down the street
an elephant walking down the street

 
a cart full of colorful fabrics
a cart full of colorful fabrics

 

 
Amber Fort and its glowing reflection
Amber Fort and its glowing reflection

 
Amber Fort
Amber Fort

 
Amber Fort
Amber Fort

 
Gardens in front of the Amber Fort
Gardens in front of the Amber Fort

 
elephans and their mahouts wait for a job
elephans and their mahouts wait for a job

 
elephans and their mahouts wait for a job
elephans and their mahouts wait for a job

 
Lina and Olga on their way up to Amber Fort
Lina and Olga on their way up to Amber Fort

 
Lina and Olga making their way up to Amber Fort
Lina and Olga making their way up to Amber Fort

 
Amber Fort and a parade of elephants
Amber Fort and a parade of elephants

 
elephants make their way down from Amber Fort
elephants make their way down from Amber Fort

 
elephants on parade
elephants on parade

 
Amber Fort elephants
Amber Fort elephants

 
Amber Fort elephant ride
Amber Fort elephant ride

 
The fortifications around Amber Fort
The fortifications around Amber Fort

 
finally in Amber Fort!
finally in Amber Fort!

 

 
Palace in the Amber Fort
Palace in the Amber Fort

 
from inside Amber Fort
from inside Amber Fort

 
Lina and Olga sit in the palace chair
Lina and Olga sit in the palace chair

 
Around the palace
Around the palace

 
Palace architecture
Palace architecture

 
a view from the palace
a view from the palace

 
looking out at the gardens from the palace
looking out at the gardens from the palace

 
interior gardens of the palace
interior gardens of the palace

 
palace ceiling
palace ceiling

 
palace ceiling
palace ceiling

 
Lina and Olga in the Amber Fort palace
Lina and Olga in the Amber Fort palace

 
Amber Fort
Amber Fort

 
Amber Fort
Amber Fort

 
reflecting hall
reflecting hall

 
Amber Fort palace gardens
Amber Fort palace gardens

 
palace entrance
palace entrance

 
a man seated at the palace entrance
a man seated at the palace entrance

 
palace details
palace details

 
original doors
original doors

 
can you make out Olga on the balcony?
can you make out Olga on the balcony?

 
Amber Fort
Amber Fort

 
in the tower
in the tower

 
Amber Fort guard... ok... they were here for a movie
Amber Fort guard... ok... they were here for a movie

 
movie cast at Amber Fort
movie cast at Amber Fort

 
looking out from Amber Fort
looking out from Amber Fort

 
floating palace
floating palace

 
Our tuk tuk is being chased down by a horse!
Our tuk tuk is being chased down by a horse!

 
a horse surrounded by traffic
a horse surrounded by traffic

 
in Jaipur
in Jaipur

 
Hawa Mahal, palace of wind
Hawa Mahal, palace of wind

 
vintage car parked on a sidestreet in Jaipur
vintage car parked on a sidestreet in Jaipur

 
painting the city red
painting the city red

 
streets of Jaipur
streets of Jaipur

 
power in Jaipur
power in Jaipur

 
view from on high in Jaipur
view from on high in Jaipur

 
view from on high in Jaipur
view from on high in Jaipur

 
view from on high in Jaipur, backside of Hawa Mahal
view from on high in Jaipur, backside of Hawa Mahal

 
view from on high in Jaipur
view from on high in Jaipur

 
Jaipur looks more like a red city from this angle
Jaipur looks more like a red city from this angle

 

 
looking out from the Jaipur Ishwar Lat victory tower
looking out from the Jaipur Ishwar Lat victory tower

 
Jaipur Ishwar Lat victory tower
Jaipur Ishwar Lat victory tower

 
brewing clothing dye
brewing clothing dye

 
a rickshaw driver pushes his cart
a rickshaw driver pushes his cart

 
carving statues
carving statues

 
carving statues
carving statues

 
detail work on statues
detail work on statues

 
... the only thing I can understand in this sign is "Sex to the right"
... the only thing I can understand in this sign is "Sex to the right"

 
streets of Jaipur
streets of Jaipur

 
There are traffic rules in India?
There are traffic rules in India?

 
lassi time!
lassi time!

 
Raj Mandir movie theater
Raj Mandir movie theater

 
Raj Mandir movie theater
Raj Mandir movie theater

 
Raj Mandir movie theater
Raj Mandir movie theater

 
Olga enjoying a paper dosa!
Olga enjoying a paper dosa!

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