Dev took us for a walk in the park across from the hotel. There were lots of men walking for exercise around this nice grassy park. Dev pointed out the nice neighborhood and the gyms in the area where many people work out. We saw a potter camped out with his finished pots, his manual wheel, and small kiln on a corner street. We stopped into a sweet shop just opening its doors. The shopkeeper gave us samples. He says he has the finest sweets, made from cows' milk in the surrounding areas. He has several families who work for him.
The potter
Jaipur sweet shop
City palace, Jaipur
The City Palace has an array of textiles, arms, carpets, paintings and manuscripts. There is a handicraft building with chosen artisans where we shopped. I bought silver earrings with mysic topaz stones.
We were very charming
The Maharajah's solar clock, showing about noon, at Jantar Mantar
another type of sundial he invented
Evening entertainment in front of Albert Hall. Dev stopped the bus so we could watch for awhile.
Our group at dinner
dancer after dinner
Puppet show after dinner.
Dev said that these performers are part of the snake charming community.
We also saw some small children as we got off the bus who were with their mother and performed acrobatics for us. They looked very poor because their clothes were almost rags, their hair was dirty and unkempt, and the props they used were falling apart. Dev said they were members of a group of people who were nomads or like gypsys. He gave money to these people because they performed. He did not give money to beggars.
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