Today we got to see more of Jaipur in the daylight and it is amazing, if a little overwhelming. The streets are busy, loud and dirty and all human life can be seen there! It’s quite common to see men urinating in the street (ok, they usually have the decency to turn their back to the traffic, but it’s still pretty obvious!) and we passed a man who had simply hitched up his tunic and squatted on the ground, apparently preparing to do his morning business just off the side of the road. Having seen the makeshift shelters, I suppose when you live on the street, the street has to be your toilet too! 😱

Block printing on fabric Is a traditional industry here and our outing this morning was to see this being done and have a go ourselves. En route we stopped off at a little roadside workshop where men were carving the blocks – such intricate work which they sold to us for very cheap prices!

We all loved the block printing! The young boys in the factory were so helpful and made sure we all came away with a couple of great samples we had produced ourselves.

This afternoon Andy Skinner, a mixed media artist on the trip with us, led a workshop here in the hotel. We spent a relaxing afternoon creating a piece of art of our own, with a beer to aid the process!

The day ended with another delicious meal – a buffet dinner prepared for us here in the hotel. A memorable day and there are more to come – tomorrow we’re going to Amer Fort and then to a huge fabric store where you can have items tailored in around 24 hours!

Just before you go, here are a few more street scene photos from today!