We had a 3-day weekend so we booked an 1.5 hour flight to check out the blue city....and it was blue! Not the whole place, but parts of the main town had many of the buildings painted blue. They tend to repaint every year during Diwali, as that is there time to start a fresh new year. They also believe blue brings peace to your home, and keeps the mosquitos away (not sure about that one...I still got bit!). We took a great walking tour the first day and explored the narrow streets and residential area. He also took us down to the market area - so crazy! People everywhere.
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| Their rickshaws were much bigger than those in Delhi. |
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| We still haven't tried street food, but it smelled delicious! |
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| These guys make notebooks for bookkeepers. |
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| He makes gold necklaces that women were to weddings and big events. |
We spent half of a day checking out the Mehrangarh Fort. Also built in the 15th century, it's one of the largest forts in India.
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| This guy was hanging out outside of the fort. |
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| The fort from the town. |
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| The signs at the fort :) |
Our hotel was about a 10 minute rickshaw ride from town, which was nice. It allowed us to get away from the craziness and enjoy some peace and quiet!
I snapped a few pictures of the airport on our way out.
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| Women have a separate line and go into a private room to get body scanned. |
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| Dammit. |
