India
I spent a few weeks on holiday in India.
India gate in Delhi
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Qutab Minar
Camel fair near Bikaner
Restaured haveli (merchant's house) in Mandawa
Bikaner fort
Inside Bikaner fort
The desert fort of Jaisalmer
The Maharana's part of Jaisalmer fort
Inside Jaisalmer fort
One of the famous havelis in Jaisalmer
Busloads of people visiting the sanddunes in a place called Sam
Merangarh fort in Jodhpur
The Umaid Bhawan Palace, which is both a hotel and the maharadja's residence
Detail of the Jodhpur fort
The Jaswant Thada memorial, in honour of one of the maharadjas
Detail of the fort in Jodhpur
Another part of the Jodhpur fort, with Jodhpur in the background
The entrance to the fort in Jodhpur
The Jain temple in Ranakpur
Detail of the Ranakpur temple
Another picture of the carvings in the Ranakpur temple
The palace in Udaipur
The Lake palace in Udaipur, now a hotel. This was featured in the film Octopussy.
Inside the Udaipur palace
View of the Udaipur palace and lake palace from the lake
Hawa Mahal: the 'Palace of the winds', which was built to let the ladies of the court watch street processions
The magnificent Amber fort
As all tourists, I took an elephant ride to the fort
The courtyard of Amber palace
Elephant
The Jaipur water palace. You can't go inside.
Jantar Mantar: these instruments are used in astrology
Inside the Jaipur city palace
Inside Fatehpur Sikri, the city built by the emperor Akbar
It was abandoned after 16 years
It's typical Mughal architecture
The Taj Mahal as seen from across the river
One of the two adjoining buildings is a mosque. The other building is empty, but was built anyways to make it symmetrical.
It was a bit misty in the morning, but that didn't stop the tourists
The obligatory shot with the reflection in the pool
A tourist on a bench wondering where the Taj Mahal is
The Taj as the sun was coming out
A detail of the Taj Mahal, with the reflection of the Sun
Agra Fort: Akbar was imprisoned here by his son
The entrance to Agra Fort
Inside a house in Jaisalmer