I had been to Jaipur.

But the first glimpse of Jaipur was either in my infancy or when I was going by a train and passed by Jaipur.

The feeling was of arid desert surrounding small squarish white houses with flat roofs.

It was much later that I took a Rajasthan Tourism Bus from New Delhi to Jaipur stopping mid way at Behror for some food.

The Rajasthan terrain was  mostly arid with acacia trees and dry areas.
We could see beautiful and graceful peacocks and pea hens sitting on boundary walls or roof tops or just pecking around and sometimes crossing the road in a flurry. 
Some would have short flights down from tree branches or roof tops or  up to the branches.

The entry in to Jaipur was through high hills and then coming across a palace in the middle of a lake,a fort and palace on top of the hill and the hues on the hills surrounding Jaipur gave a totally different impression  of this city in the desert.

Interesting places on the tourist route--A number of palaces-the City palace;the Rambagh palace;the Khasa Kothi;the Laxmi Vilas palace;the Amer palace and fort;the Jaigarh Fort;the Nahargarh fort;Mooti doongri;the chhatris;the palace in the lake;a haveli next to the lake;the Hawa Mahal;the Albert Museum;the  Laxmi narayan temple;the MI road;the markets;the gates;the bright colour of clothes;the jewellery;the Raj Mandir cinema hall;the Rambagh Polo ground;the Rambagh golf club;the Sawai Man Singh stadium;the Chougan stadium;the elephants;the camels and so much more including the tasty Rajasthani cuisine;the religious festivities and rituals;the culture;the traditions;the etiquette;the hospitality;the miniature paintings;the Sanganeri sarees and prints;the jain temples;the gardens;the marriages and huge palace like marriage pandals;the tasty food; antiques and much much more.

Jaipur was an amazing place.