Jaipur - Fort d’Amber

To avoid queues, our guide has scheduled a departure at dawn.

I'm waiting for this unprecedented moment since I saw the program.
The elephant ride: how is it?
How does one settle on one's back? (I know that I suggested to a participant, that the elephant grabbed us with his trunk wrapped around us and we "swung" on his back ...
In reality it was easier.
We climb on a platform and the basket is positioned on the back of our mount laterally.
Surprising, but still comfortable.
The climb to Amber Fort is very easy and surprising considering the height of the animal. Arrived at the entrance of the Fort, we descend easily on a wall at the height of the back of this nice beast.
It will go down empty, because his mahout will tell that he fears a skid given its size and weight.
Nice experience, but we are sure that the defense of these wonderful animals will probably not allow in the future that they serve as taxis!

Amber Fort dominates the city of Jaipur and was home to many Rajput Maharajas.
It is located on the Aravalli hills. It was built by Raja Man Singh.
The construction of red sandstone and marble is well preserved.
Many rooms and courtyards are part of the complex, rooms in which women were only allowed to look through screened windows.

Another treasure of Jaipur is the astronomical observatory of Yantar Mandir.

The instruments were built at the request of Maharadja Jai ​​Singh II around 1730.
The main idea was to establish the astral themes of the nobles and guide them in their decisions in order to find the most appropriate moment for their realization.
One of these instruments makes it possible to search for the zodiacal sign, the other makes it possible to obtain the exact time.
The latter is 27 meters high and obtains the exact time with an accuracy of 0.5 seconds. It's the biggest in the world!

A ride in a pedicab in the pink city, we walk the typical streets of the city.
On the way, we admire the splendid Water Palace, Jal Mahal, in the middle of Man Sagar Lake built in 9789 in Rajput and Mughal style.
It will be only the next day, at 6 o'clock in the morning that we can admire the Palace of the Winds.
A chance for us that the decision of our guide brought us in front of this construction of the XVIIIth century at this early hour so as not to suffer from traffic.
The sandstone and red sandstone building was the favorite of Jai Singh III and was built by choosing Krishna's crown as a model.
Originally, it was intended to allow the occupants of the harem to take an interest in everyday life without being seen.
She is the main representative of the pink city and an invaluable treasure of this beautiful city. Our tour of Jaipur can not end without having visited the City Palace composed of many courtyards, palaces and gardens.
We can admire the admirable outfits of the maharajas, the dress of Madhi Singh I of more than 2 meters high, weapons, with rubies and emeralds and photos of the nobles of the time.
Among the curiosities of the place 2 jars of silver of 9,60 m (4900 liters of water) high that the king carried on his trip to England to transport the water of the Ganges that he consumed in this land to preserve his beliefs.