During our Jaipur visit, we spent half a day at Amber Fort, which is on the out skirts of the city. If we didn't already think we were going to sweat to death, this place made a feel like we were literally in a 400 degree oven. It amazed us to think that people lived out here once upon a time!
So, Amber Fort. Our first Indian fort experience. This place was absolutely incredible! It is a fort and palace built in the 1500s by a lake called Maota Lake. It sits upon a hill out in the Indian plains and definitely makes a statement. Such as, "You don't want to mess with this." Or, "Ha, ha, good luck get through these walls." When we laid our eyes upon it, it was the first of several references Amy kept making to Lord of the Rings. "It's like Helms Deep!!" she would exclaim. Yeah, embarrassing American tourists, that's us!
The pictures do a better job of describing it. There are other forts and buildings in the area, but we were hot, sweaty, thirsty, hungry...so we said, "Cool. Let's head back to the shade!" Back to Jaipur...
So, Amber Fort. Our first Indian fort experience. This place was absolutely incredible! It is a fort and palace built in the 1500s by a lake called Maota Lake. It sits upon a hill out in the Indian plains and definitely makes a statement. Such as, "You don't want to mess with this." Or, "Ha, ha, good luck get through these walls." When we laid our eyes upon it, it was the first of several references Amy kept making to Lord of the Rings. "It's like Helms Deep!!" she would exclaim. Yeah, embarrassing American tourists, that's us!
The pictures do a better job of describing it. There are other forts and buildings in the area, but we were hot, sweaty, thirsty, hungry...so we said, "Cool. Let's head back to the shade!" Back to Jaipur...
