Markings with a Story

Jodphur - The Blue City

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November 17th 2008
Hello from Jodphur, where they do offer to make you a pair of jodphurs! The bus journey from Jaisalmer was fine. There was easily twice as many people as there should’ve been on board, but hey - I did have a seat :-) This did make me feel a little guilty for some reason and so I ended up sharing it with a miniscule boy who proceeded to thank me by dropping bits of apple flesh on me. Spending ... read more

Asia » India » Rajasthan » Jodhpur

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more