Lauren's Perspective:
On this day we stayed in Jaipur. After waking up, we went to the Amber Fort. The Amber Fort doubled both as a defense system and a residence for the Kachawa rulers. There were ramps everywhere because in the past sick, pregnant and old women could not bear the weight of their Sarees. The alternative was wheel chairs, and we were fortunate enough to see one from when the fort was in use.
After this fort, we had a very tasty curry lunch. After lunch we went to the Jantar Mantar - an old astronomical observatory. We were able to see many different instruments used thousands of years ago to read horoscopes, tell time, observe stars and understand seasons. While it was very complicated and difficult to understand, the old instruments were amazingly detailed and accurate to see. After spending some time looking at them, we headed to a museum by the observatory, where there were old vases, containers, clothing and weapons. First we saw the textiles portion of the museum. This contained old Sarees, cloaks and shoes worn thousands of years ago. One wall contained the clothing of (according to our guide) a man who was 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide, weighing in at about 500lbs. I originally thought his pajama pants were pants for camels--that's how big they were. We saw some massive pots that was to used to store various food items before entering the weapons section of the museum. This contained old guns, swords, knifes, armor and gun powder flasks. It also displayed a model cannon and war horses. We called it a night and headed back to the hotel for the night, eating dinner at the hotel we were staying in.
On this day we stayed in Jaipur. After waking up, we went to the Amber Fort. The Amber Fort doubled both as a defense system and a residence for the Kachawa rulers. There were ramps everywhere because in the past sick, pregnant and old women could not bear the weight of their Sarees. The alternative was wheel chairs, and we were fortunate enough to see one from when the fort was in use.
After this fort, we had a very tasty curry lunch. After lunch we went to the Jantar Mantar - an old astronomical observatory. We were able to see many different instruments used thousands of years ago to read horoscopes, tell time, observe stars and understand seasons. While it was very complicated and difficult to understand, the old instruments were amazingly detailed and accurate to see. After spending some time looking at them, we headed to a museum by the observatory, where there were old vases, containers, clothing and weapons. First we saw the textiles portion of the museum. This contained old Sarees, cloaks and shoes worn thousands of years ago. One wall contained the clothing of (according to our guide) a man who was 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide, weighing in at about 500lbs. I originally thought his pajama pants were pants for camels--that's how big they were. We saw some massive pots that was to used to store various food items before entering the weapons section of the museum. This contained old guns, swords, knifes, armor and gun powder flasks. It also displayed a model cannon and war horses. We called it a night and headed back to the hotel for the night, eating dinner at the hotel we were staying in.
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