I've been in Jaipur for a week now and have had some time to see and experience a little bit of the city. The biggest thing I've noticed, Jaipur and Calcutta couldn't be more different if they tried. I think the only thing that they really have in common is the smell of India. In fact, if I didn't know better, I would think that they weren't even in the same country!
For instance....
Jaipur is pretty..... Calcutta is pretty ugly
Jaipur is hot and dry.... Calcutta is hot and humid
Jaipur has camels pulling carts of stuff... Calcutta has wiry Indian men pulling rickshaws
Jaipur is clean... Calcutta is dirty
Jaipur has men wearing loose flow-ey all white clothes complete with white turbans working in the fields... Calcutta has men wearing trousers and button up shirts driving yellow cabs
Jaipur has monkeys... Calcutta has rats, the size of monkeys
While overall Jaipur is more pleasing to the palate.... my heart still belongs to Calcutta.
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