India 2015 Part 5

Hill top shrines.

Apartments.

Homes.

More home in small town,

Cow and friend at rest top.

Not the most on a bike we saw but they do seem to fit.

Amber Fort at Jaipur.

Rooftops of Jaipur.

More rooftops of Jaipur.

Approaching the Amber Fort.

The usual markets.

We rode elephants up to the Amber Fort.

It was a long trip up. Elephants sway a great deal when they walk.

On our elephant.

Finally got there. It was raining.

Floating garden below us.

Everyone rode up.

Elaborate decorations.

Lots of monkeys.

A rainy day picture of the Floating Palace on Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur.

We stopped out a rug place where nearby people we doing stamping.

The final result was quite nice.

A demostration of the rug making art.

One step includes burnishing.

Removing imperfections.

We bought a runner. Special order so only 2/3 of this size.

Lending a hand.

On to the Jantar Mantar monument of Jaipur, Rajasthan is a collection of nineteen architectural

astronomical instruments, built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, and completed in 1734 CE.

It features the world's largest stone sundial, and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

This is the Laghu samrat yantra.

The vrihat samrat yantra (the world's largest sundial).

Many devices were large.

A few devices were small.

City Palace which includes the Chandra Mahal and Mubarak Mahal palaces and other buildings.

The Chandra Mahal palace now houses a museum but the greatest part of it is still a royal residence.

Rode jitneys back to the bus.

On the way we stopped to see a flower market.