Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Happy Birthday, Gandhiji


Today is Gandhiji’s birthday, so all government offices, including mine, were closed.  We decided to have an outing to Amber Fort, a citadel about 8 miles outside of Jaipur.  It was established in 1592 by Man Singh and is a series of magnificently grand edifices, two gardens, and a man-made lake.  The wall around the outside reminded us of the Great Wall, and the Sheesh Mahal studded with mirrors and Ganesh Pol (Hindu deity, elephant head, remover of obstacles) are particular highlights.  As we were walking to the fort, S remarked it is sometimes a "pinch me" experience to be walking around India as if we lived here.  Oh wait, we do!














Enjoying South Indian cuisine (Paper Dosa)
We decided against the elephant ride, for now, but we’ll be back, so who knows? We were glad we went early because even as the calendar turns to October, the intensity of the sun against the marble was impressive. Enjoy the photos.
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3 comments:

  1. homebaseOctober 2, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    What does that taste like on your plate sister?

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  2. middlesonOctober 5, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    Yay for day trips and celebrating Gandhi. The pictures are fantastic and it makes me smile to hear that you are enjoying some "pinch me" moments.
    Best wishes!

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  3. one hungry pandaOctober 7, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    You should definitely ride an elephant at some point but making sure that it's at a place where they are well cared for - maybe we can visit an elephant sanctuary together!! Cute pic of you guys together at the end - looking god ConSte!!

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