Rode an elephant today

this was about as close to riding an elephant as my mother got.

one of a pair - largest vessels carrying river ganges water

my dad called this the harry potter mirror

largest sundial in india - my mother would have made us stay there all day to hear about the scientific research of old kings had it not been so ridiculously hot

the palace garden

the mirror hall of the winter palace

view

tour guides doing their thing

view as we rode on elephant back up to the palace - my dad had the cameras on his elephant

jaipur palace - the intensity of the light should give you a hint at the heat. it's intense.

it's hazard filled - crossing the street - so i figured while i was there i might as well take a picture

how i love fruit vendors

It didn't occur to me what riding one actually entailed until I was at least thirty feet off the ground on the biggest elephant they had. I didn't pick, she just happened to be the next one in line.

Terrifyingly awe inspiring. Our dear 35 year old lady carried us up to the Jaipur palace with ease, which in turn helped my sudden onslaught of nerves.

Back in Delhi for the night, our flight to chennai is at six am. Oui.