Early-ish start as we have booked our
driver and guide for a full day doing the Amer fort, the floating palace etc .
. . massive day.
The guide (Rama) tells us several times
that he is Brahmin, is a fully qualified engineer and only does this as a
hobby. We soon come to learn he likes to
repeat most things several times and that he does not SHUT UP. Thankfully he
does not talk loud, but he is certainly constant. The driver (Ram Sing) is a cutie (according
to Wendy) and we both agree the guide is dissing him as he is only business class
and not Brahmin. We go off our guide a
little. The day is long and quite
warm. We see a lot. We hear a lot but after a while it all blends together. This Prince had this
many wives, built this, did that etc. The forts are amazing and like all other man
made wonders , you have to marvel at how they did these things with no
machinery. We take a lot of photos. We even manage to get them to stop at some
shops we like the look of and we also manage to buy quite few things. Jase gets a beautiful hand made rug and some copper
cookware. He's been sussing the rugs out for a while and how they make them. He's very happy with the one he got. Wendy gets her cookware and some saris and bangles. We are loaded up,
happy and tired.
Some chill time in the room and then down
to the Pashwari restaurant for tea,
yummy. Another taste sensation
and we will be going back again to make the most of their mixed raita. This restaurant does veg or non veg, but no
rice. We are happy with big wads of butter
and garlic naan though!!
Replete and tired we have another early
night. Tomorrow is our official shopping day.
Workers in the fields
Mahuts in the fort
Our guide likes to take photos
hmm, India or Afghanistan
The things I get talked into
The floating palace
The Amer Fort...amazing
Palace of the winds...in the main shopping strip
Jase and the snake charmers
Jase and Shiva at Ganesh temple
Tourists in the sun..
Take my pic and run away or pay
Where else could we be but India.
