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Riding Elephants To Amber Fort

 

Elephants carrying tourists up to Amber Fort in the morning, near Jaipur, the Pink City, Rajasthan, India

Elephants carrying tourists up to Amber Fort in the morning, near Jaipur, the Pink City, Rajasthan, India

We were so thrilled by Amber Fort that we returned the next morning on our beloved bus Nr. 5, primarily to take more photos of the fort in a different light. Only to find -most shocking – the place swarming with busloads of package tourists, all lined up for riding up the short ramp on an elephant. Continue Reading →

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Bus Nr. 5 To Amber Fort

Amber Fort, near Jaipur, the Pink City, Rajasthan, India

Amber Fort, near Jaipur, the Pink City, Rajasthan, India

Asking an employee at the Atithi Guesthouse as how to get to Amber Fort we got this answer: “Take bus Nr. 5! It is a lot faster than an auto rickshaw and cheaper, of course”. We were puzzled: faster? Still traumatized from walking noisy and boiling hot streets the previous day, we were a bit hesitant first. But there was no excuse for not trying… Continue Reading →

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