An elephant traffic jam ... by KarmaSong
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Description
One of the most unexpected and joyful memories of my visit to Rajasthan was the chance to ride an elephant up the hill to the main entrance to the Amber fort, a massive and impressive white fortress/palace built over 420 years ago, at a dozen kms from Jaipur. The elephants are decorated with traditional painted patterns and effortlessly transport visitors up the steep slope to the fort. It takes approximately 20-30 minutes (depending on elephant traffic!) for the elephant to slowly trudge up the hillside to the main courtyard...Enough to fancy yourself back to your own childhood, in a different world with a different history and atmosphere, that of the times of the Rajas of India ...
Un souvenir heureux et mémorable, celui de la montée au fort d'Amber, au Rajasthan (Inde), à dos d'éléphant !...
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Comments (21)
caty77
Et il y en a des éléphants! Une bonne chose pour l'économie de la région et pour montrer en partie les traditions des Maharadjahs. Et un sacré plongeon avec la photo :) Bonne soirée!
A_Sunbeam
Very colourful scene! My grannie saw this sort of thing when she lived in India (before the First War).
Lucterios
Très impressionnant, surtout la vue en contreplongée !
bugsnouveau Online Now!
Neet scene...great POV
flavia49
very beautiful
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend. God bless.
Hendesse
An interesting photo from a country in which everything is so different. The title fits perfectly with this scene, there's really a lot of elephant traffic. A fantastic shot, great POV and I like the colors and the light.
rainbows
how beautiful this is, dear Jean-Luc. Hugs ad Bisous galore. DiDi. xx
gaius
Tes photos superbes me donnent envie d'y aller mais je n'ai plus le courage de ces longs voyages...alors merci de partager cette beauté avec nous.
magnus073
Jean-Luc, allow me to say that I am very much envious and impressed with this presentation. I think it is wonderful that you had the rare opportunity to ride an elephant and experience this historic place. I certainly hope you have more photos of this place to share with us soon.
Jean_C
Ici, les enfants ont parfois la possibilité de monter... sur le dos des ânes! C'est bien sûr une autre aventure de moner sur le dos d'un éléphant!! Superbe point de vue sur ce parcours, les couleurs sont superbes, un excellent cliché, Jean-Luc!
Leije
Ton point de vue montre bien le trafic des éléphants dans les deux sens et l'attitude décontractée des touristes sur le dos de l'un d'eux ! Le contraste et les couleurs ocres sont superbes, ta photo est magnifique, Jean-Luc !
blankfrancine
You help bring the world home to us,Jean-Luc. Fine photography.
sossy
fantastic capture and interesting info! a traffic like this I've never seen! and the colors and light are wonderful! ;o)
lyron
Great capture!!!
virginiese
Je suis sûre que tu t'es bien amusé à dos d'éléphant. En plus,c'est une bonne chose pour eux car ceux-là sont bien soignés et bien protégés ! pas comme ce pauvre lion tué par un idiot il y a deux jours de ça ! Le point de vue de ta photo est excellent ! Ca ressemble à un sacré trafic ! ca donne quoi un bouchon à dos d'éléphant (rires !)
MarciaGomes
Surpreendente foto meu amigo deve ser emocionante e divertido andar em um efefante ,parece cena de filme que o príncipe viaja em elefante .++++++++5
pauldeleu
Pretty good shot.
soffy
What a wonderful view and capture,thank you for sharing:)****
eekdog
i love your pov shot of them jamming up. good job on capture..
K_T_Ong
Never rode an elephant before. Not sure if I'd like to try! Must have been a real exciting experience for you!
I'd presume you know of the elephant-headed god Ganesh? :)