Amber Fort, which is a 15 minute bus ride outside of Jaipur, houses a wonderful palace built of sandstone and vast amounts of marble. Construction started in 1592. I've been very impressed with the audio guides that are available at many of the tourist sights throughout India...they're very informative and their atmospheric effects bring these places to life!
Jaipur was where I started recovering from my first bad case of food poisoning (palak dal eaten at a fairly nice restaurant/hotel in Pushkar--what's funny is that I'd been eating at fairly dodgy-looking, by Western standards, restaurants and food stands up until that time without any issues!). I lived on lassis for 2 days, and Lassiwala in Jaipur creates wonderfully creamy, tasty lassis!!! As noted by Lonely Planet, there are many pseudo-Lassiwala establishments right near the real thing, so it takes a little hunting to find it.
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