After an agonizing experience with the train from Agra to Jodhpur we decided to take it easy in Jodhpur for four days. We've been wandering around the old city, exploring the small alleys and bazaars, and experiencing the heat, the smells and the noises of the street life. It's a chaos of people, bikes, tuk-tuks, cars, cows, dogs and camels. The main streets of the city are noisy and crowded but in the bazaar area you can find many interesting places and shops, selling fabrics, clothes, shoes, spices, silvery and pretty much anything. Outside the city center there are many nice hotels and restaurants with their oasis like private gardens. It is nice to visit those places when in need of some peace and quiet. In the middle of the city rises the 550 years old
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