The rest of the afternoon was spent driving around Jaipur. We seem to be in this insulated little bubble, and aren’t getting into the heart of city life. We drove through the old walled part of town, and saw the old pink walls of the terra cotta buildings. This is the “Pink City”, but it was somewhat hard to see from up close. No views from a mountaintop. They took us to a rug factory where we had a demonstration of rug making for 10-15 minutes, and then we were ushered into the shop. The prices were very good for the rugs, and lots of purchases were made, but then there was shop for clothing and silk items. This can get tiresome. I understand some people travel to shop, but there are some who travel to meet and greet the people and get more of the essence of a country. Our guide, Ritu, sensed that and has offered to modify the program for Wednesday for those who don’t want to spend their time shopping. This actually is the first time I’ve seen a guide do this, so I am very impressed by her.
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