{"id":1354,"date":"2020-03-08T13:23:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T13:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:57:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:57:41","slug":"india-day-11-jaipur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2020\/03\/08\/india-day-11-jaipur\/","title":{"rendered":"India &#8211; Day 11: Jaipur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We set off to Ranthambore National Park at 6.30am for our dawn safari. It was very cold to start with but soon warmed up. We saw antelope, crocodiles, lots of birds, wild boar and monkeys. The monkeys were shouting a warning and the guide thought a leopard must be near but we didn&#8217;t see one. We heard jackals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183317-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183317-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183317-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183317-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183317-295x220.jpg 295w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183317.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_072536-688x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_072536-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_072536-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_072536-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_072536-1033x1536.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_072536-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_072536.jpg 1321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption>Nilgai antelope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_090405-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_090405-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_090405-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_090405-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_090405-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_090405-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_090405-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_090405-391x220.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_083501-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1357\" width=\"581\" height=\"1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_083501-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_083501-124x220.jpg 124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><figcaption>Rufus Treepies on our safari truck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183345.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183345.jpg 762w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183345-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183345-331x220.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><figcaption>Freshwater crocodile at the edge of the lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183215.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183215.jpg 531w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183215-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_20200308_183215-284x220.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><figcaption>White-throated kingfisher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_081014-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_081014-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_081014-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_081014-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_081014-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_081014-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_081014-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_081014-391x220.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A misty start to the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Back at Sawai Vilas we had a late breakfast and then set off in our coach to Jaipur. We travelled for about 4 hours passing colourful towns and villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_132138-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_132138-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_132138-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_132138-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_132138-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_132138-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_132138-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_132138-391x220.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_123639-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_123639-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_123639-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_123639-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_123639-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_123639-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_123639-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_123639-391x220.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrived in Jaipur and had a look round the Pink City Palace and the Jantar Mantar Observatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_154857-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_154857-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_154857-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_154857-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_154857-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_154857-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_154857-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_154857-391x220.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A stone sun dial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_163444-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_163444-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_163444-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_163444-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_163444-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_163444-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_163444-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_163444-391x220.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_170148-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_170148-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_170148-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_170148-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_170148-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20200308_170148-1536x864.jpg 1536w, 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It was very cold to start with but soon warmed up. We saw antelope, crocodiles, lots of birds, wild boar and monkeys. The monkeys were shouting a warning and the guide thought a leopard must be near but we didn&#8217;t see one. 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