Jaipur

Wednesday 20/02/2013 & Thursday 21/02/2013 - JAIPUR.

Full day tour organized by the RTDC tourist information office.

Hawa Mahal.

Laxminarayan Temple (Birla Mandir).

J-4, probably day after day.

The smaller sun clock of the Jantar-Mantar observatory, built in 1728.

Accurate up to 5 seconds.

The greatest sun clock of the Jantar-Mantar observatory, built in 1728.

Accuracy of the greatest clock of the Jantar-Mantar observatory: 2 seconds.

Cobra snake charming.

Local Fast Food store.

Entrance of the City palace, in the center of the old city.

The Chandra Mahal palace, the present residence of the Maharaja family.

A delicious Kulfi (Indian ice cream).

Shop selling stone-carved mail boxes.

Jal Mahal.

World's largest mobile cannon (Jaigarh Fortress).

The Jaivana Cannon was only fired once, as a test fire in 1720.

(Soryy, I couldn't do better, pictures were prohibited)

The main courtyard of the Amber Fort

This police-controled mini helicopter with camera captured a lot of attention from the tourists.

Floating garden in the Maota Lake, below the Fort.

Funny butterflies, detail of the marble decorations of Amber Fort.

One of the city gates,

The famous Hawa Mahal.

It allowed the ladies of the royal household to watch the life of the city.

A man invites me to visit 'his' tower.

Then he sells me a ticket (20Rs, ~0.15€)

At the top of the historical Isar Lat (also known as Sargasooli) victory tower.

This reminds me somehow on the previously visited town... Pushkar (Push-car).

Sewing machine shop.

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