インドBharatpur27°4’11” N 76°59’18” E 2023年5月3日, インド ⋅ 🌧 86 °F
There is a small one-cylinder diesel engine that is used in a zillion different applications. One is a vehicle put together with spare parts from lots of other vehicles. It is known as a Jugaad, whichもっと詳しく
インドAbhaneri27°0’29” N 76°36’24” E 2023年5月3日, インド ⋅ 🌧 86 °F
Our driver/guide Rajeev took us to visit an elderly couple who live near the step-well. They make a very meager living creating little terracotta tea cups that they sell to tea stands for a rupee eachもっと詳しく
インドAbhaneri27°0’27” N 76°36’22” E 2023年5月3日, インド ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
This step well was an incredible visual experience. It has been dated to the 8-9 century AD. It’s about 100 feet down to the water, which is collected rainwater. The well was used for drinking waterもっと詳しく
旅行者Yes! This may have been my favorite structure of the trip. I could have stared at it for a loooong time. A “guide” tried to latch onto us to give us a tour, but I had to walk away. He’s talking was to distracting!
インドRāja Māi ka Tālāo26°56’46” N 75°50’20” E 2023年5月2日, インド ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
We had too much fun visiting this very kind tailor and ordering a few lovely things to have shipped home. They could actually have things done and delivered to our hotel before we leave Jaipur in theもっと詳しく
旅行者It was a visual feast! So many bolts of beautiful fabrics! And decorative items made from scraps of old sari’s or leftover scraps from new ones - 😍😍
インドGalta26°55’4” N 75°51’26” E 2023年5月2日, インド ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Have you ever held a monkey? Eric and I can now say we have. This temple was established because a statue of the Monkey god Hanuman was found there and there was water coming out of the hillsideもっと詳しく
インドCity Palace, Jaipur26°55’30” N 75°49’27” E 2023年5月2日, インド ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
We had no idea what we were going to see here, but discovered that it is another UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is a collection of huge astronomical instruments completed in 1734 by the king whoもっと詳しく
インドCity Palace, Jaipur26°55’36” N 75°49’27” E 2023年5月2日, インド ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Construction of this palace began in 1727, and it is still a residence for the royal family. In fact, for an extra $50US each we could have seen more of the personal residence. But we stuck to theもっと詳しく
インドAmber Fort26°59’10” N 75°51’3” E 2023年5月2日, インド ⋅ ☀️ 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もっと詳しく
インドJaipur26°55’41” N 75°47’15” E 2023年5月1日, インド ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We are feeling very spoiled with a stay for a couple nights in ANOTHER palace, this one in a smaller overall footprint but more rooms. I’m feeling like I can see where the McMennamin brothers mightもっと詳しく
インドBijaynagar25°56’59” N 74°37’59” E
2023年5月1日, インド ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
This is how hay is transported on the highway in this part of India. When we saw it transported further south earlier on our trip, the trucks were piled high but not covered. Not sure about theもっと詳しく
旅行者So weird! Hay piles were an old way to store hay in fields and barns. Hay balers have replaced that method for easier/compacter storage.
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旅行者Ingenious!
旅行者Growing up in VT my mom's Dad made something similar out of the carcass of an old model t to transport hay bales from the field. They call it the doodle bug. My mom learned to drive on it.
旅行者I love that!! And the name is awesome!