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After a 6 hour train ride with Dora and Sponge Bob (and Daddy), we arrived at Jodhpur. While Jaipur was the pink city, Jodhpur was the blue city. We stayed a really neat guesthouse called Durag Niwas. The couple who owned it had a boy my age so there was lots of toys and a friend to play with. They also had a little fountain in the courtyard which I turned into a swimming pool/bath.

The main attraction of Jodhpur was the HUGE Meherangarh fort. It was incredible. We spent one day there walking around. We also went back there another night to eat dinner with some new friends from the guesthouse. We were the only ones there and the views and sounds at night were incredible.

I really liked the trip we took to Mandor to see the different buildings, statues, and of course, monkeys. The Jaswant Thanda and the Umaid Bhawan Palace were also interesting sites.

We also to a day tour to visit Bishnoi villages. The Bishnoi people had a very interesting history and are known as the first "tree huggers". I saw lots of crafts being made, many animals and visited a local's house who made us lunch. It was a fun day.

After 4 nights it was time to move on, next stop......Udaipur

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