MissTtravels

A day of wonders.

In the morning we were driven out of town to the original capital of Rajastan, a town called Amer. Along with thousands of other tourists, we exchanged our bus for some 4x4s, and were driven up the steep incline to the Amer Fort.

The scale of the place is incredible. Built inside a 10m high wall, on the crest of a hill, it was clearly an excellent defensive position. The spaces and palaces inside are also amazing.

Stunning place. It took a couple of hours to see it. I don’t know whether it is the thing itself or the incredible location that is most amazing.

However, I felt harassed by the hundreds of hawkers selling souvenirs. Really irritating. First time I have noticed this in India. There is a real skill in ignoring them.

A bumpy ride back to town.

On the way down we stopped for lunch at a local restaurant, and had excellent North Indian food.

We visited the Anokhi Museum, which is dedicated to the preservation of the block printing techniques used on fabric here. Really lovely museum, beautifully curated. Added greatly to our knowledge. There were also live demonstrations of block carving and printing.

Sadly the museum also had an excellent shop.

Back down in Jaipur, we went retail raiding on the jeweller recommended by Sunita. A glorious experience with much purchasing.

Later we went to more jewellers and other shops in the main bazaar, and had loads of fun. Literally shopped till we dropped.