Amritsar, Agra and Jaipur

After touring around Delhi, which is said to be one of the oldest existing cities in the world, along with Jerusalem and Varanasi, Bev took a side trip to Amritsar to see the Golden Temple.

She then took the train to Agra where the Taj Mahal is located.

Bev is now in Jaipur. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and was built in the eighteenth century by Sawai Jai Singh as India's first planned city. Jaipur is a major tourist attraction amongst Indian as well as international travellers.

Jaipur is often called the Pink City in reference to its distinctly coloured buildings, which were originally painted this colour to imitate the red sandstone architecture of Mughal cities.

The present earthy red colour originates from repainting of the buildings undertaken for a visit by the Prince of Wales in 1876. The tradition has been maintained and today all residents in the old city are compelled by law to preserve the pink color.