lots of these guys along the way:
musicaians entertained us on the way to the mausoleum
This was my favorite. He let me try his instrument… saying it was his grandfather’s …. then he tried to sell it to me (I think). There were twelve metal strings (which you tune, but don’t touch… then there’s one horse hair string which you play. The metal strings and coconut shell make an incredible sound. 
These were built for the “lower” royal members (not for the king and queen)
This was for the king:
The workers use cell phones:
The blue city:
Shopping in the fort:
Annie goes to any depth (debt?) to find bargains:
I have to interject “which one flies?”… forgetting this is India, not Arabia:
local cabs:
Hard at work:
This family followed us around the market for a while:
Annie fitting in:
These knives were used for tigers… Jab the tiger then squeeze to the blades open and rib up his inners…. I’ll pass:
The kids in this family worked hard (singing but didn’t smile….
I brought out some balloons and they smiled…. I think as soon as we left the father might have removed the balloons – they probably get better tips when they don’t smile”
When we first saw and entered this fort, I kept getting images of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings…. Then a few days ago when we turned the TV on (one of the few times we did that), Lord of the Rings -the final episodes #3 was playing.
The wall around the fort made us think of a smaller version of the Great Wall of China…. but it’s still pretty impressive:
Royalty were carried in fancy carriages before cars:
Local artists use whatever they have to create miniature arts…. Annie was happy to see bugs (the artist was happy to see Annie)
The Blue City:
