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Oct 12, 2009 - Jaipur

Arrived this morning in Jaipur. ... Came across pedal rickshaws here in Jaipur, first time. ...

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Lesley's India 2009

Oct 9, 2009 - Sleeping in Jaipur

We landed in the city of Jaipur in the early hours of the 9th October. ... Absolutely shattered we headed straight to the hotel, where we had a fantastic nights sleep.We landed in the city of Jaipur in the early hours of the 9th October. ... Absolutely shattered we headed straight to the hotel, where we had a fantastic nights sleep....

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Oct 6, 2009 - INDIA - Jaipur

Five-ish hours after boarding, we arrived in Jaipur, where we were met at the train station and whisked off to our excellent guesthouse (clean, charming, fantastic food, cheap), which made for a great introduction to India! Jaipur is a middle sized (for India) city of a mere 2. ... Here, we went to the Hawa Mahal (a 200 year old sandstone building with good views of the city) and the City Palace (where the current Maharaja of Jaipur lives in Chandra Mahal (palace)). ... We carried on towards our hotel with a quick stop for a Lassi at Lassi Walla (we were a bit dubious about the safety of drinking from a street shack, but it was delicious!) We spent another day visiting Amer Fort and Palace (the former capital of Jaipur state built in the late 1500's) and Jaigarh Fort (built in the early 1700s and much less impressive), before catching a train to Agra. ...

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Aug 18, 2009 - Jaipur

Easy drive to Jaipur - about 3 1/2 hours - this morning after a great sleep night before last and then breakfast at 6:30am. ... We are staying at the Jaipur Palace tonight where our guide picked us up at 3pm and off we went to see Jantar Mastar - a series of concrete/marble devices for telling time, calculating eclipses and a 27m high sun dial, the largest in the world, accurate to 2 seconds. ... Today we had a full day in Jaipur and went to the Amer/Amber Fort (two different ways of spelling and/or saying it) - what a great place - it's wall is 11 kms long. ... We stayed again at the Jaipur Palace Hotel where ...

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Aug 3, 2009 - India Tours Jaipur

com/" TARGET="_BLANK">India Tours Jaipur is a city with many attractions. ... Founded by the ruler Sawai Jai Singh II, Jaipur city was one of the few planned cities of medieval Jump to full entry

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India Tours Jaipur

Jul 27, 2009 - Jaipur

Today we arrived in Jaipur and were greeted by Sameer's cousin at the train station. ... We then saw the two forts, Nahargarh and Jaipur. ... We then saw the sun temple and visited a local market.Today we arrived in Jaipur and were greeted by Sameer's cousin at the train station. ... We then saw the two forts, Nahargarh and Jaipur. ... We then saw the sun temple and visited a local market....

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I Love India 2009

Jul 13, 2009 - Jaipur... zakupowe szalenstwo? Na szczescie nie...

40 – hotel Jaipur nie jest dla mnie – nawet jak na moje standardy jest to już za dużo. ... Dojechalismy do Jaipuru kolo 12. ... Wieczorem kino – w Jaipurze – jest jedno z najwiekszych i najbardziej sławnych. ...

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Jun 9, 2009 - Stunning Jaipur

On arrival in Jaipur I was picked up by my hotel and ferried to a quiet end of town where the hotel is located. ... 30am when I was picked up by my driver! Jaipur is also known as the pink city, because the walls of the city and many of the buildings are, you guessed it, pink! The walls were painted pink by the governor of the city to welcome King Edward to the city. ... It was built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur between 1727 and 1733. ... Jaipur also has a range of carved marble temples, which are much smaller than the Taj Mahal and aren't inlaid with semi-precious stones, give it a run for its money in terms of the beauty of the carving and the delicate domes and spires that surround them. ... The city of Jaipur is just one entirely dedicated to beauty, making a visit here absolutely pleasurable. ...

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Kirsti's Odyssey

May 21, 2009 - Hello Sir, you like? Special Price Just for you Sir...

Day two in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan India. ... We woke up, it was already hot.Day two in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan India. ... We woke up, it was already hot....

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May 20, 2009 - The Taj Mahal-leluja!!

Sorry we have had a delay, there wasn't Internet at our last hotel in Jaipur so I am trying to play catch up. ... We arrived in Jaipur around 2:30 PM. ... We then went shopping down the streets of Jaipur, the bazaars were nice, crowded but nice. ...

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Apr 29, 2009 - Jaipur - Elephants and more....

It was off to the Amber Fort first this morning and the promised elephant ride.It was off to the Amber Fort first this morning and the promised elephant ride....

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