The trains from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer left at impossible hours, we had to take another bus although we were not very keen on it. It was said to be faster than the train, but the guidebook warned us against a tedious journey, which proved right. There was not much to see, apart from sand, sand, sand, some interspersed rocks, a few shrubs and no trees, Klaudia spotted three small antelopes, otherwise we saw mainly goats and a lot of camels. Believe us, the guidebook was right when saying that the trip would be “scenically tedious”. We travelled for about six hours, which did Stephan’s back no good, but at least the roads were good, even excellent. When we approached Jaisalmer we found out why, as the Indian army has an important base there, due to the
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