Colours of Rajasthan: Pink & Amber
Amber Fort And so into the colourful state of Rajasthan and to its lively capital Jaipur , just in time for a VERY special day... my birthday :) And fit for such an important occasion (ahem), we bagged ourselves another extravagant hotel, Dera Rawatsar , for a couple of nights. It's becoming a little too easy to spoil ourselves... At the heart of Jaipur is the Old City, aka the Pink City , so named as they painted it pink (the traditional colour of hospitality) in 1876 to welcome the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). As we wandered its streets and bazaars I wondered why they hadn't thought of giving it a fresh lick of paint ready for my arrival (& my birthday)? Must have been an oversight... See, it's pink! (or rather a dirty orange colour) There were plenty of sights to see, here are a few in photo form... City Palace, Jaipur Hawa Mahal, Jaipur We also experienced our first Bollywood movie 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' (The Man Who Never Dies) at the pi...