This morning I visited a couple of the tourist attractions in Jaipur. Jaipur is called "The Pink City" because one of the rulers decided to paint all the buildings pink. The problem is that I don't think most of then have been repainted since, a couple of hundred years ago.
First was the City Palace, which served as the residence of the ruler for more than a hundred years. It is now a series of museums. There is a textile museum, and armory, a cariage museum, and a couple of smaller ones. I was really impressed. The displayes were beautiful. The textiles were exquisite. Unbelievable beautiful. The armoury was equally impressive. Very many ways to kill. One unique weapon, was a dagger, which, once it was inside the enemy actually opened up, like a pair of scissors, just to make sure.
The buildings themselves were beautiful on their own. There was a large reception hall, still furnished, with a huge oriental carpet, and gorgeous murals on the ceiling.
After the City Palace I went to see an astronomical garden. This was a hobby of one of the rulers, and is fantastic, not only for its accurace in measuring the position of the starts and planets, but in its size. The largest sun dial is about 20 m high, and measures time to the nearest minute. The whole thing looks like a modern sculpture garden.
The final building I saw was a 5 story house built to allow the women of the harem to observe life in the city, since they weren't allowed out. It is a beautiful building, 5 stories high, but only a room thick. It was strictly for looking out. It is pink, of course.
Jaipur is different than any Indian city I have seen so far. No cows, although I have seen a few camels pulling carts, and one elephant wandering down a main street. The streets are wider, it is a bit cleaner, although the poverty is very obvious.
Ta Ta
First was the City Palace, which served as the residence of the ruler for more than a hundred years. It is now a series of museums. There is a textile museum, and armory, a cariage museum, and a couple of smaller ones. I was really impressed. The displayes were beautiful. The textiles were exquisite. Unbelievable beautiful. The armoury was equally impressive. Very many ways to kill. One unique weapon, was a dagger, which, once it was inside the enemy actually opened up, like a pair of scissors, just to make sure.
The buildings themselves were beautiful on their own. There was a large reception hall, still furnished, with a huge oriental carpet, and gorgeous murals on the ceiling.
After the City Palace I went to see an astronomical garden. This was a hobby of one of the rulers, and is fantastic, not only for its accurace in measuring the position of the starts and planets, but in its size. The largest sun dial is about 20 m high, and measures time to the nearest minute. The whole thing looks like a modern sculpture garden.
The final building I saw was a 5 story house built to allow the women of the harem to observe life in the city, since they weren't allowed out. It is a beautiful building, 5 stories high, but only a room thick. It was strictly for looking out. It is pink, of course.
Jaipur is different than any Indian city I have seen so far. No cows, although I have seen a few camels pulling carts, and one elephant wandering down a main street. The streets are wider, it is a bit cleaner, although the poverty is very obvious.
Ta Ta
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