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    Amber Fort

    May 2, 2023 in India ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

    Two more UNESCO sites today, and the Amber Fort was the first one. Set up on a hill, we actually road an elephant up to the fort. We felt a little funny about that, wondering about how the elephants are being exploited.

    The aggressive hawking of tourist wares here before we moved past the ticket gate was the worst that we’ve experienced on our trip. At one point I’d just had it with this one guy who wouldn’t leave us alone, and I growled at him. He backed off like I was a crazy woman! 🤣🤣

    The fort was built in the late 16th century and added to/improved upon for at least 150 years.    Read more