Blogs from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 26

It's Monday morning, and thankfully - for the first time in days, I have my day to myself - rather than being guided around constantly. I really do feel emotionally drained a bit - but not because of the trip particularly, but I think I am used to having a lot more time on my own than has been possible for the past few days. The trip started on Friday morning. Deepak picked me up, all dressed up, the promised 4 bottles of whisky in his boot - and off we went. I recognised a lot of Delhi's streets as we ploughed through the traffic, but slowly we headed out of town - and Deepak was good at pointing out things that were actually of interest to me - jeep loads of commuters heading out of ... read more

Leaving in the late evening from Udaipur we took one very long bus journey across Rajestan to Jaselmere only a short distance from the Pakistan border. We had several ordeals to get there - including a 4am bus change, what we believe was bogus tourist officer collecting a small 'entry tax', a circus of hotel touts where we were delivered and a hotel change after going to 'a bad place'. Eventually and completely exhausted we settled into a great room with a window out the side of the huge and ancient fort city walls. The place had sprung out of the dessert centuries earlier being the trade route with the west and has remained a stronghold to the present day. Now the city is the centre of much of India's military might, where you see the ... read more

Rob and I didnt seem to have time to see the Jain Temples - a series of incredibly ornate temples in the center of town -so I made sure I went this trip... a very gentle monk took me around and explained everything you could possibly want to know about the Jains...a jaw-droppingly brilliant place!... read more

Back to gorgeous Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, to see the brothers again and to lounge about on the Shahi's rooftop restaurant, just looking at the fort. I love this place - just about the furthest west you can go in Rajasthan before hitting Pakistan......We had a brilliant welcome from the brothers - I think largely because they loved Rob so much last year - but I'm not complaining!... read more

Ze snu wybudzily nas chrzakajaco pierdzace wielblady. Sniadanie nie nalezalo do obfitych. Miska zdechlych tostow I dzem, do tego herbata z chili I wielbladzim mlekiem - fe!. Otrzepalismy sie w miare mozliwosci z piachu I zapakowalismy na smierdzace zwierzaki. Pogodzinie jazdy spuchlismy od jazdy w masakrycznym upale. Marcin powaznie zaczal sie zastanawiac nad konsekwencjami tej podrozy, dla jego przyszlych zdolnosci reprodukcyjnych. Takie skakanie na drewnianym siodle na szalonym wielbladzie moze powaznie zdeformowac niektore czesci ciala. Szczeslwie ta mordega nie trwala zbyt dlugo I na postoj zatrzymalismy sie pod cherlawym drzewem. Cos ten dzien nie przypomina atrakcyjnoscia poprzedniego. Jeden z poganiaczy odgarnal dla nas warstwe wielbladzich kupek bysmy w spokoju mogli udac sie na wypoczynek. Na lunch zaserwowano nam bardzo pozywne danie z ogorka I ciapati - nic tylko przyjdzie... read more