Gold and red room within the fort - there were many rooms similar to this

Bikaner - city of camels, cows and dust

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July 23rd 2009
The usual surge of touts jumped on us when we got off the train in Bikaner - we were tired and hungry and not feeling tout friendly so headed across the road to a cafe to eat. Whilst in the cafe we were still constantly approached by people offering us rooms or tours. A schoolboy will talk to you and 5 minutes later his brother or cousin arrives and hands you a business card for a hotel. Everybody ... read more

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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