Rajasthan – part 2 (Pushkar, Bikaner, Shekhawati, Ranthambore, Chittor Fort & Udaipur 2)
December 18th 2012 We arrive in Ajmer on the Aravalli Express from Abu Road (departure 10.02) at 4.20pm (10 mins late) after an uneventful journey. Having arranged for a taxi pickup from the station– which was a good idea on reflection as it’s pretty chaotic there - we get to Pushkar after a 40 minute drive over the hill and a few windy roads. The Fair is in full swing and there are check points and road blocks
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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 
