Jaipur, India

 Notes from the journal:

6/12

  • When we arrived in Jaipur we were instantly harassed by tuktuk drivers and vendors all the way to our hostel :/
  • We were both at the end of our rope after a long day and people were being loud all night so we didn’t get much sleep

6/13

  • We went to a restaurant for breakfast but I couldn’t really eat anything and was feeling very overwhelmed so we went to a nice little coffee shop to have chai and read for a few hours, which helped
  • Walked to City Palace, a nonexistent market, Pink City area, and Hawa Mahal before I got overwhelmed with the harassment again and we decided we were done with the heat so went to another coffee shop
  • Stopped at an ATM where the security guard asked for a tip for his “help”
  • Went to a rooftop hotel restaurant and had a few bites of some good Kashmiri aloo
  • Tried to get an Uber up to Nahrgarh fort but drivers were being scammy so it took awhile and eventually a nice driver took us up there. Paid the entry fee and walked around the complex. We missed most of the sunset due to the issues with finding a driver we could trust, but still got to see a nice view of the city at dusk and walked around the inside of the fort. Saw lots of monkeys up top and some pretty architecture.
  • Decided not to deal with trying to get a ride down so we poked around and were able to find a way to get down on foot so we took a shortcut and walked an hour towards our hostel and then took the Jaipur metro a couple of stops which was really nice!

6/14

  • Tried to get an Uber up to Amer fort but the driver cancelled on us after making us wait for a long time, which was frustrating
  • We were over it so we just ditched the whole plan for the day, which was unfortunate because we didn’t get to see a lot of the classic sites of Jaipur
  • Went to the same place as yesterday for breakfast and then the same cafe to spend the whole afternoon reading
  • We went to a kebab place for dinner but I didn’t eat anything and then we took an unproblematic Uber (thank god) to Patrika Gate to walk around a bit. Sat on a bench in a very nice park and then walked to the airport and after a small delay, got on a little prop plane to Chandigarh


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I wouldn’t really recommend Jaipur as a destination overall...it would probably be better with a guide or tour though. Public transport is lacking and rideshares are very difficult to deal with so I think a tour would make this a lot better.

















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