Travelog: Holding the Fort with the Monkeys: "
On a serious note, one thing I noticed about the fort were the arches. I was hoping to count all the ones I see, but I lost count at 40!!
The Diwan-i- Aam (I think this was also known as the public audience hall)
The 27 offices inside the Amber Fort, next to the Diwan- i- Aam
The Sheesh Mahal overlooks this garden
Having these women around the fort walls made the visit all the more interesting.
It came to a point when I really couldn't resist anymore so I asked to have a photo taken with one of them. So she agreed.
A deserted hall in one of the corners of the fort. Quite a haunting sight, isn't it?
On one of the arches, sat a monkey! :)
And on another arch, sat yet another monkey, with her baby :) *Awww*
And here's a parting shot taken from inside one of the courtyards.
If you take a closer look, you might just see a Kama Sutra pose painted somewhere ;) Did you find it? :)
What a day it had been!
x
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It's so easy to get lost inside the Amber Fort (pronounced Amer-- the fort is located in the town called Amer, hence Amer 'Amber' Fort). The jeep ride up to the fort was not a smooth one. If you were riding with me on the bus and I had said I left my ovaries somewhere in between Delhi and Jaipur, this time I probably dropped my kidneys on the way up to the fort haha. *Oh Lawrdy I've been leaving my organs left and right in India hahaha*
The view on the way up was spectacular as well.
Every single corner and wall of the fort is perfect for photographs :D *Can you tell a lot of us were actually not really paying too much attention to our tour guide? LOL I know I wasn't! I was too busy camwhoring hahaha*
On a serious note, one thing I noticed about the fort were the arches. I was hoping to count all the ones I see, but I lost count at 40!!
The Diwan-i- Aam (I think this was also known as the public audience hall)
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| This was already off- limits to visitors |
The 27 offices inside the Amber Fort, next to the Diwan- i- Aam
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| The arches and pillars are so stylized, |
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| Beautiful |
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| They weren't very friendly though haha :D |
It came to a point when I really couldn't resist anymore so I asked to have a photo taken with one of them. So she agreed.
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And after this photo was taken, she asked me for money. Tsk. I think she probably thought I was either a nurse or a surgeon en route to a hospital for my shift. I mean look at me-- if I didn't have that scarf around my neck and hat on my head, I'd look like I was doing double- duty at the hospital to fund that bright pink Prada bag *bought on sale, natch!! :D* LOL.
Arches. Right. I was talking about arches. Sorry I strayed :) Here's one of my favorite shots.
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| The window to India... |
A deserted hall in one of the corners of the fort. Quite a haunting sight, isn't it?
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| Oh if these walls could only talk! All that history! |
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| I wonder though, are these monkeys rabid? They're adorable though (from afar :D) |
And here's a parting shot taken from inside one of the courtyards.
If you take a closer look, you might just see a Kama Sutra pose painted somewhere ;) Did you find it? :)
What a day it had been!
x
TheBagHag
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