We spent a day and a half in Jaipur and have done loads.
The accommodation is the best so far a family run hotel. The lobby has glass bottles hanging from the stair cases and on the shelves. There's little fireplaces but instead of fires fans with lights behind and they are made out of broken pieces of pottery and whole elephant plates.
We started of with a guided walk through the city and you can see why it's called the pink city all the buildings are like a terracotta pink colour. We went past all the spice and jewellery stalls, the spice stalls smelt amazing although the chillis were very strong and hit the back of your throat.
We also went for dinner and to watch a Bollywood movie on a rooftop terrace of another local hotel. Unfortunately the chosen film was set in Paris and Amsterdam rather than India.
The following day we went to a gemstone cutting place to watch a demonstration or how they shape and cut the gemstones, they do this using metal cutting discs which spin and diamond powder. They place the stone on a metal stick using wax and hold it on the disc to cut and shape the gemstone.
This was followed by a visit to a block printing demonstration where we saw how block printing is done in layers using different blocks and different colours to create a final piece which is then dried in the sun and fixed.
Also in Jaipur I tried chai tea which is absolutely amazing it's diffcult to describe but its a must try for anyone who ever gets a chance to go to india, as is a lassi, a lassi is a yoghurt type drink with spices and sugar, plain it tastes a bit like yakult but often they mix with seasonal fruits as well.
The best bit about Jaipur though is that all the travelling was done in a tuk tuk. They are so cute and fun like Mario cars they just dart in and out and around the traffic. I definitely want one for home I can see me rocking up to work in one. Some of the drivers here decorate theirs with sparkly streamers or stars. You just know mine would be the best decorated I would have fairy lights and all sorts going on.
The accommodation is the best so far a family run hotel. The lobby has glass bottles hanging from the stair cases and on the shelves. There's little fireplaces but instead of fires fans with lights behind and they are made out of broken pieces of pottery and whole elephant plates.
We started of with a guided walk through the city and you can see why it's called the pink city all the buildings are like a terracotta pink colour. We went past all the spice and jewellery stalls, the spice stalls smelt amazing although the chillis were very strong and hit the back of your throat.
We also went for dinner and to watch a Bollywood movie on a rooftop terrace of another local hotel. Unfortunately the chosen film was set in Paris and Amsterdam rather than India.
The following day we went to a gemstone cutting place to watch a demonstration or how they shape and cut the gemstones, they do this using metal cutting discs which spin and diamond powder. They place the stone on a metal stick using wax and hold it on the disc to cut and shape the gemstone.
In the evening we went to Amber fort the largest fort in India and the highest point in Jaipur so it was long walk up, but better than riding on an elephant up to it.
The best and most eye catching bit in the fort was the mirror room. The walls are covered in tiny mirrors so when the light catches them they look like the stars.
The best bit about Jaipur though is that all the travelling was done in a tuk tuk. They are so cute and fun like Mario cars they just dart in and out and around the traffic. I definitely want one for home I can see me rocking up to work in one. Some of the drivers here decorate theirs with sparkly streamers or stars. You just know mine would be the best decorated I would have fairy lights and all sorts going on.
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