Mission Accomplished

I rode an elephant! It was glorious! On Saturday morning, Melisa and I went to Amber Fort, just north of Jaipur. The fort is on the top of a steep hill and we took an elephant to get to the top. It was pretty awesome. The ride was a lot shakier than I expected - although, given their size, I suppose it makes sense that elephants aren't overly graceful.

Riding an Elephant with Melisa

Snake Charmer

With the highlight of the day (if not the trip) in the morning, the otherwise interesting afternoon seemed like sort of a let down. We walked around the older part of Jaipur, which is known as the Pink City because of the reddish city walls. The city afforded us a few palaces and a neverending market, with vendors offering the two of us basically everything.