With a guide on board, we left our hotel around 8.30 am for the start of our morning tour of some of the major sites around Jaipur. A daytime visit to Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds and then to the temple of Ramchander Ji started our day. It was still busy, but many of the little bazaar shops hadn’t yet opened, so slightly less frantic! There was even space on the pavement for a couple of snake charmers! Not something you see every day, so happily gave 20 rupees (around 23p) after taking this picture!

In Jaipur, everyone tries to make a few rupees out of something. This disabled man had stopped the traffic to help us cross the road and was rewarded with good business – a set of postcard books and maps for all o& us to use in one of our workshops later this week. A great start to his day!

A quick look around the temple followed:

The main attraction of the day was Amber Fort, just a few kilometres outside the city. We decamped to a couple of jeeps for the ascent through the narrow streets up to the main part of this amazing Rajasthani palace – the second most visited place in India after the Taj Mahal.

On to Palace of The Lake – just a photo stop as this isn’t open to view! A busy market is set up beside the viewing area – any opportunity to sell,

After a very hot and busy morning our next stop was the tailors and fabric warehouse. Measurements taken, garments ordered then back to the hotel for a quick change and dinner. It’s all go here in Jaipur! 😀