A First Timers Guide to the Pink City of Jaipur, Jaipur, India
If you鈥檙e heading to Jaipur to start your Rajasthani adventure, you鈥檙e in for a real treat as this is where your journey into India will really begin!
My heart always gives a little flutter when I start to see the first glimpses of the pink city from the train window heading out of聽Delhi.
Well, although it鈥檚 nicknamed the pink city, it isn鈥檛 really pink. The buildings are聽actually more of a peach or orange colour. But, it鈥檚 beautiful all the same.
Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and it鈥檚 a busy, bustling city which is spread out over the old and the new. The old side definitely has more culture but the new also provides some of the 21st century comforts like shopping malls, bars and clubs etc.
It can be quite a maze finding your way around Jaipur, so here鈥檚 a first timers guide to the Pink city (which isn鈥檛 pink lol).
Jaipur is easily accessible in 4 hours out of Delhi by train. The best train which I would personally recommend is the Shatabdi express which leaves early in the morning. There鈥檚 limited stops and you get fed breakfast which is great. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
My heart always gives a little flutter when I start to see the first glimpses of the pink city from the train window heading out of聽Delhi.
Well, although it鈥檚 nicknamed the pink city, it isn鈥檛 really pink. The buildings are聽actually more of a peach or orange colour. But, it鈥檚 beautiful all the same.
Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and it鈥檚 a busy, bustling city which is spread out over the old and the new. The old side definitely has more culture but the new also provides some of the 21st century comforts like shopping malls, bars and clubs etc.
It can be quite a maze finding your way around Jaipur, so here鈥檚 a first timers guide to the Pink city (which isn鈥檛 pink lol).
Jaipur is easily accessible in 4 hours out of Delhi by train. The best train which I would personally recommend is the Shatabdi express which leaves early in the morning. There鈥檚 limited stops and you get fed breakfast which is great. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: A First Timers Guide to the Pink City of Jaipur
Guide Location: India » Jaipur
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Sophie Pearce
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
Guide Location: India » Jaipur
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Sophie Pearce
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Rambagh Palace
- Amer Fort
- Elephantastic
- Jantar Mantar
- Albert Hall museum
- Nahagarh fort
- Jaigarh fort
- Hawa Mahal
- Hanuman temple
- Caf茅 Palladio
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