Rather than write about my quick journey to, from, and around Rajasthan, enjoy some pictures!
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Jaipur
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| Jantar Mantar - early 18th century observatory...lots of odd geometric devices |
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| A massive sun dial |
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| The City Palace |
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| Mubarak Mahal, currently occupied by a neat textile museum |
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| Amazing doorways found inside the City Palace |
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There are four doorways, one for each season
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| Amber Fort with Jaigar Fort in the background |
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Jaisalmer
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Entrance to the Jain Temples of Jaisalmer, built from the 12th to 15th centuries
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Amazing Jain carvings
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| Outside of the Jain Temples |
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| Royal lookout in the royal section of the Jaisalmer Fort |
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| View of Jaisalmer from inside the Fort |
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| What's unique about Jaisalmer Fort is that it's living - old mixes with new, for better or for worse |
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Jodhpur
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| Inside Mehrangarh Fort, founded mid 15th century |
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| There was some awesome facial hair in Rajasthan, this one might take the cake |
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| Phool Mahal (Flower Hall) |
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| Ladies Dumbell |
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| The Blue City of Jodhpur |
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Final thoughts on Rajasthan: Good history, nice palaces and forts, but here more than anywhere else I went in India did I feel like I was constantly one wrong move away from getting ripped off. OK to visit once but only after the much more beautiful and genuine places of India are visited first.
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