December 28, 2025
On our way to our final destination, the city of Jaipur, we passed through some beautiful rural areas. This looks like a field of mustard, one of India's argricultural products.
We had time for a stop at Fatehpur Sikri, the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585 under Emperor Akbar. Fatehpur Sikri means "City of Victory." However, the city was completely abandoned in the early 17th century.
The East India Company took it over in the early 19th century and began some restoration projects. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986, which means it had additional funding for more restoration.
We were used to seeing cows roaming the streets in the big cities, and we had seen monkeys on the approach to the Taj Mahal, but this was our first experience with feral pigs foraging through the trash.
