A step back in time

We left Agra and ventured out into Rajasthan, home of the many Rajput warrior clans and thus their legacy of palaces and forts. In the harsh scrub brush landscape of Rajasthan, the beautiful forts and palaces carry you back in time. They transport you with fairytale stories of the kings and civilizations that dominated this land centuries earlier. The rambling ‘old town’ sections of the cities give a glimpse of the chaotic marketplaces set in narrow cobblestone lanes below magnificent buildings fallen into varying states of disrepair. Brilliant turbans and saris bring color and life to the monotone landscape. Color infused cities (Jaipur is the pink city, Jodhpur…blue, Jaisalmer…golden) also defy the landscape with their painted buildings that define the ‘old town’ areas. It is a romantic state that brings the tourists in by busloads to ramble through the old forts and marvel at the history frozen in time here.