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Inside Fort Vyasa Para Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, 02992-252665
Hey all, Took a 20 hour train ride to get here, but am finally in Jaisalmer, the Golden City. It is much nicer and quieter than Delhi. We are staying in this awesome fort. Visited some temples this morning, and will be taking a camel safari tomorrow night to camp out in the desert. Hopefully will get a chance to upload some pictures because it is beautiful here, but not right now. Everything is made of this yellow sandstone, and it lights up in the sun. So Hot here! must be 95F or so, but it ...
Jaisalmer, India aesmith113So I'm standing on the train platform at New Delhi station, (back pack, front pack and a plastic bag)...Stop me if you've heard this one before...Kush, our Intrepid leader comes running up to inform us that, with just two minutes until the train leaves, our luxury carriage awaits us at the far end of the platform. Run for the train carriage we do and burst through the doors of the carriage just as the clock ticks over. We congratulate ourselves on our fitness levels as we move towards our sea...
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India ashleythomasWe all had brekky today then checked out of our rooms before meeting at 8.30 so we could catch our public bus to Jama Masjid - the largest mosque in India and the work of Shah Jahan (Taj man -- and what a busy man he was!) .. the bus to get there was crazy... it was pretty packed in the beginning (as it was going through the centre of town) then it slowly thinned out. When it was packed one of the guys on the trip had his bag slashed and his money belt taken (it was only in the bag because th...
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India chooklottoThe train--what an experience. The trains in India are great; I'd highly recommend them to anyone travelling long distances within the country. The overnight trains are especially convenient because who doesn't love to leave one place, go to sleep, and wake up in a new place? We rode in 3AC which is comprised of six person berths, three bunks on each wall (the middle bunk folds down to become the back rest for travel during the day). It was interesting trying to get all of our backpacks shove...
Jaisalmer, India krisraym... cool though so we just sat on the floor chatting, Ken was pretty wrecked so he went home armed with a cookie but we didn't feel too bad just nice and relaxed so we stayed for a bit longer chatting to some other travelers.<br> <br>Next morning we had breakfast in the fort overlooking the palace and had another wander around the alleys. We went in the fort and palace museum which was 250 rupees each but had a free audio guide so we gave it a go. The audio ...
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India chrisandem... The camels were surprisingly comfortable with a considerable amount of padding, although after a while your legs start to ache and it becomes quite painful, and when you try to get off you'll find your legs don't work and you end up doing a dance like Tina Turner singing simply the best. Getting on a camel is quite an experience, but if you hold on tightly you should be ok, also, our camels were quite well behaved so it made things a little easier (not that I ever ever ...
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India pixelchick... fee. I suppose if you are not visiting Ranakapur, it's a good experience. It seems a very crowded place with tourists probably the feeling created by the narrow alleys. Only lunch choice is vegetarian within the fort. They all serve pretty much the same, trying to cater to the various tourists groups .. Pasta, korean, chinese, continental ..etc. I had safe choice of masala omelette and basmati fried rice and M had tomato pasta ...
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India cresc... camp and cooked us our supper. The sand dunes looked picture perfect - the ripples across the huge expanse, with no one else there! That doesn't happen often in India. Latha and I decided (well Latha decided) that we would like to sleep in the tent but the kids had other ideas. They decided that they wanted to sleep under the stars. Well I laughed so hard when the guides tucked my parents in under the desert stars ...
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India calvin.lathaMy Ass Hurts. Seriously. Yesterday, Melissa & I rose at the crack (again..) and made our way out into the desert. There, we met our 2 young guides and three camels...Mr. India, Papaya & Racket. We had this incredibly romantic notion about riding camels out into the dunes on safari....blankets, food & drink being carted along.....what a classic Indian experience this will be.......right???? Okay....have you ever RIDDEN a camel?? Hol-y Mother-Mary-n-all. Any hope of ...
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India chelah... mother who lives down the backwaters of Kerala. This was the first time i had felt the presence of such a being so young. We've seen the look of a fully awake person before in India but this one was a special one. India makes you confront yourself because people see the truth. This boy had it in his eyes. He stole knowing glances at us throughout our dinner as though he knew we could see it in him. Then, some magical event happened that is difficult to ...
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