Jaipur – Spices, stunning architecture and elephants with tears in their eyes
Jaipur is known in India under the name of “The Pink city”, even if it’s not really pink but more of a light orange. History says that when Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales visited the city in 1876, the Maharajah painted the city in pink because that is the color of hospitality. Since then, the tradition became law and all the citizens of Jaipur are obliged to paint and maintain the color of their houses pink. Jaipur is also one one the largest cities in India and also the gateway to Rajasthan, one of the most beautiful states of the country. It is a vibrant city, full of life and both people and animals roaming around on narrow streets. It is also the “spices city”, where you can find hundreds of shops selling garam masala, red chilli, cumin seeds, turmeric, cardamon and the famous saffron. The whole city centre is a bazaar, where whole sections of streets sell the same things: the clothes bazaar, the jewellery bazaar, the shoes bazaar, even the so...