We were both pleased to leave Delhi and we found Jodhpur the perfect place to relax, it is a fairly big city so outside the sanctuary of our lovely Haveli it was still mayhem, but if you look there are quiet places amongst the chaos.
The highlights were:
1. Sitting in the rooftop restaurant watching the sun go down over the blue city.
2. Visiting the magnificent Mehrangarth fort which stands on a natural hill high above the city, we were lucky enough to be staying in the old town near the old entrance into the fort so instead of going in via the main entrance with the rest of the hordes we were able to walk up the quiet meandering pathway and visit the fort gardens.
The fort was amazing and had a great audio tour so we could wander around at our leisure, it was my building highlight so far - superior to the Taj Mahal!!
The people of Jodhpur are very hospitable we were invited into a family's house for Tiffin one evening, which sounds nice but we had just eaten and they proceeded to force feed us more food. They then insisted we went back for lunch the next day, it was great that we were lucky enough to be invited back and I am pleased to say our stomachs held up.
I have also been shopping with a new found friend Anu and her mum, we went into the busy market place one evening and they helped me choose a Salwar suit. I was after a plain one but the two I ended up buying look a bit like 70's curtains - pictures to follow, i am sure you will all enjoy the laugh!
We have also met a few funny Indian nerds, the first was an Indian Music guru called Guru who ripped us a CD with about 90 hrs of music on it. The second was a guy selling memory cards who kept cracking me up by calling them 4 jigga cards!
Today we waved farewell to the funny people of Jodhpur and boarded a bus (at 5 am) for Jaisalmer. It took 4 1/2 hours (no air-con) and took us through the barren scrubland of the Thar desert. We also saw a poor dog get it's foot ran over by a Jeep! There are millions of dogs running the streets here, just wild. It is strange as Indian's are a nation of animal lovers but they just leave them to their own devices so you see injured ones all over the place.
Our accommodation in Jaisalmer is really cheap - three pound fifty a night, not sure how many cockroaches will be in the bathroom (the number seem to correlate to the amount you pay!).
It is run by a guy called The Desert King, who breeds camels....need I say more.
The fort here literally looks like a giant sandcastle raising out of the desert, we are going to explore it tomorrow and then go on a camel safari into the Thar desert on Friday. There are a lot more tourists here (so you get a lot more hassle) but i suppose we are adding to it so we shouldn't complain!
Hope you have enjoyed reading - it isn't as funny as Chris's but i am a detail girl.
Jaisalmer Fort taken today from inside a lovely restaurant.
Jaswant Thada Centograph, Jodhpur - with very peaceful gardens!
My Salwar suit - check out the trousers!
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