INDIA 13. DESTINATION NEW DELHI.

Saturday May 3, 2014

Another rail journey, this time from Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan to Delhi, the National Capital of India since 1911. This city has roughly the same population as the whole of Australia, 22 million.

Following our last train escapade, we were glad to know that this journey from Jaipur to Delhi was to be an air conditioned car.

Rail porters waiting for the next train.

 

But as uncomfortable as the previous carriage had been it was nothing compared to the situation in this carriage. There are some cars for which a person can pay for a ride but not reserve a seat...

And they are extremely crowded. And it's still around 43 degrees.

Poor kids.

A glimps of life for the poor beside the Delhi railway.

Fortunately for us we had a very enjoyable and comfortable journey. We spent the entire 4 hours in a very enjoyable conversation with a Delhi man named Ishan.

Our new neighborhood on the Main Bazaar Road

Our hotel.

With a view of what looks like an old mosque.

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INDIA 12. JAIPUR - THE AMBER FORT.

Friday May 2, 2014, continue

The Amber Fort which contains another Palace was by far the best place we visited in Jaipur.

A lawn in the desert

Try building those eaves out of stone today...

A room with a view.

An Islamic garden in a dam.

 

 

 

Guards.

 

 

 

 

Mirrors set into the ceiling.

Ceramic mosaic ceiling.

 

This little chap, resting in the shade of deep window, gave us a rather amusing insight into Indian culture. An Indian man named Ishsn that we later met explained that Indians don't get irony.

Many times in Nepal and India, locals in national dress would invite us to take photos of them or their children and then hold out their hand for money, 10 or 20 rupees. After snapping a few shots of this docile monkey, we turned to leave the room and saw a young, t-shirt and jeans wearing, Indian couple. Jokingly we said to them: "He wants 10 rupees for a photo". The man went to look and then came back to us with a confused look on is face: "But how do you know he wants 10 rupees?"

 

 

The photo opportunity at the Jal Mahal Water Pallace in the lake.

Looking down into Jaipur.

Monkeys like cows and dogs are sacred to Hindus.

In turn, bananas are sacred to monkeys... (That is irony)

 

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