The city tour of Jaipur was a little more interesting than most revealing an insight into Indian culture not found in the guidebook. A large observatory of sun dials increasing in size and accuracy can be found next to the city palace, built several hundred years ago by a Maharajah I forget the name of, they were instantly consulted as soon as a baby is born, astrologers then compile their predictions. Today this is probably done on the Internet but probably still comes up with the same old rubbish. The huge sundials were an interesting distraction from the many temples and city's halls a tour usually consists of.
Next door was the city palace, nice architecture but yawwwwwwwwwwwn.
Below: A beautiful palace and gardens on the outskirt of the city.
A popular form of transport here in India is the elephant, ideal as it moves at about the same speed as the rest of the traffic. In Jaipur there is a significant area inside the city walls for housing the owners and their elephants.
Highlights: The Elephant convoy
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