We arrived on our delayed plane at about 11pm lastnight. To get to our backpackers we took an Uber from the airport for the mere cost of 176 rupees ($3.70) for a half our ride.
Our backpacker is pretty grungy and run down but we had a good night sleep without any creepy crawlies (bed bugs) and there is a washing machine here, so we are happy. The blaring of traffic horns woke us at 6am and it has been non-stop all day.
Jaipur is difficult to describe. It's noisy, chaotic and raw. But it is also beautiful, authentic and welcoming all at the same time. We will be walking down the street and in just one minute we will be yelled at with the words:'TAXI-TUK-TUK' at least ten times, we'll see beautiful, historic buildings with magnificent details. But in that same minute we'll see naked children washing on the street and elderly begging for money. It's tough, but what an experience. Often, the indian people just want a photo of us. It's hard to know when someone is expecting something.
Today we visited the City Palace and bought an audio tour to go with it. Unforunately we couldn't take pictures inside the buildings but we were able to get some from the outside.
It was really hard to find any decent food around the City Palace. We found one place we thought was okay. Vege Thali and and traditional Rigisthan meal for 220 Rupees ($4.70).
Next we went to see the Hawa Mahal. This is a palace it was built in 1799. It is basically a high screen that was built so the women of the royal household could observe street festivals whilst unseen from the outside.
For lunch we found a nice restaurant away from the hustle and bustle because it was on a rooftop. I was particularly happy here because it was a trusted restaurant rated highly (but with very good prices) so I managed to get a salad! (we can't have salad in India as they often wash with tap water which could make us very ill).
Later for dinner, we went to the rooftop restaurant at a hostel around the corner from us. We're a bit annoyed because this hostel is SO much better than ours. Very popular, modern and just very cool. Although, the prices are higher as expected.
Tomorrow we have a tuk-tuk picking us up at 10am. We met the driver today and he spoke English very well and had good knowledge of Jaipur's culture and history so he will be driving us around for the day. 10-5.30pm for 500R ($10.80).
That's it from us!
G & T xxx
Our backpacker is pretty grungy and run down but we had a good night sleep without any creepy crawlies (bed bugs) and there is a washing machine here, so we are happy. The blaring of traffic horns woke us at 6am and it has been non-stop all day.
Jaipur is difficult to describe. It's noisy, chaotic and raw. But it is also beautiful, authentic and welcoming all at the same time. We will be walking down the street and in just one minute we will be yelled at with the words:'TAXI-TUK-TUK' at least ten times, we'll see beautiful, historic buildings with magnificent details. But in that same minute we'll see naked children washing on the street and elderly begging for money. It's tough, but what an experience. Often, the indian people just want a photo of us. It's hard to know when someone is expecting something.
Today we visited the City Palace and bought an audio tour to go with it. Unforunately we couldn't take pictures inside the buildings but we were able to get some from the outside.
It was really hard to find any decent food around the City Palace. We found one place we thought was okay. Vege Thali and and traditional Rigisthan meal for 220 Rupees ($4.70).
Next we went to see the Hawa Mahal. This is a palace it was built in 1799. It is basically a high screen that was built so the women of the royal household could observe street festivals whilst unseen from the outside.
For lunch we found a nice restaurant away from the hustle and bustle because it was on a rooftop. I was particularly happy here because it was a trusted restaurant rated highly (but with very good prices) so I managed to get a salad! (we can't have salad in India as they often wash with tap water which could make us very ill).
Later for dinner, we went to the rooftop restaurant at a hostel around the corner from us. We're a bit annoyed because this hostel is SO much better than ours. Very popular, modern and just very cool. Although, the prices are higher as expected.
Tomorrow we have a tuk-tuk picking us up at 10am. We met the driver today and he spoke English very well and had good knowledge of Jaipur's culture and history so he will be driving us around for the day. 10-5.30pm for 500R ($10.80).
That's it from us!
G & T xxx
Can't believe how cheap everything is! Love the pics and seeing what the Indian women wear etc. It must be strange eating such different food all the time! J xx
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