Heaven Guest House Jodhpur

... this point mousey mousey showed more interest in their shoes than the merchandise and in the next millisecond they were both clinging to each other on a chair. The shopkeeper was aghast and asked why they were behaving so strangely. His response to the little furry friend was simply to implore that it didn’t mean that his shop was dirty. “That may well be my friend but it doesn’t mean that I can stay here either, Goodbye” Liz screamed as they both ran out ...

... with delicate sandstone screens, and despite their beauty the purpose was to hide women from the eyes of men, so they would view the palace events from afar. Of course this was nearly 500 years ago...but the idea of hiding yourself from a man in India, seems to still exist today.

Also housed in the fort was a clan of bats. I don't know if bats live in clans....but it was ...

... and inside as well. This particular site had an audio guide which was included in our admission, so we all walked around with headphones on. It was actually a better way of my obtaining and retaining the information, I found, to my surprise. So it was interesting, and I was actually the first one who got all the way through. Spent some time in the Museum Shop, which was a good one. Still didn't see any of my compatriots, started to panic, especially when I saw ...

... me renseigner ! Je ne voyais pas pourquoi ça intéressait tout le monde. Elle m a dit que c'est parce que j ai la peau blanche d une occidentale et les cheveux d une indienne...Du coup les filles avec qui je voyage sont contentes car les mecs me regardent plus moi....super....puffff. Autre curiosité les indiens ne s assoient jamais par terre mais accroupi, ils doivent donc avoir beaucoup plus de facilité pour utiliser les toilettes ! Je ne m en sors pas trop mal et j ...

... was no where to be found. Call me cynical but I automatically assumed the worst and thought that someone must have stolen it in the ni ght and started to panic. I didn't have insurance and if this was the case it would just be a total loss, and even worst I may never see the bike again that Id now been through quite alot on. I had to hang around the station until 9am until the station master to showed up, he didn't seem much help and I had to get quite ...

For those of you who have our initial itinerary you may have noticed our planned return date to the UK - it was yesterday! We are currently to reach Greece by early December and then it's still in the melting pot from there. Should be interesting. Joining the heavy morning traffic we headed south west through the city. One thing we had noticed was that the Indian women everywhere wore clean and very colourfull saris, there seemed to be a personal pride about ...

... we shared with a father and daughter from Jodhpur. It was slightly awkward to start with, but we got chatting and they turned out to be lovely people. The old man and I even sat discussing Indian politics for a while! I didn't sleep much as seems to be my pattern on these trains, it may be as in the four berth, its a bit like a small room, and sleeping with strangers is an odd experience to get used to, but I'm sure I will. Tomorrow we get to Jaipur.

... the towering Merengarh fort, I shower...letting the filth and tension of the Jodhpur express wash away into the gutters of the Brahmin blue city.... Jodphur, the blue city stands in stark contrast to the collosus that slumbers at it's center, Mehrangarh Fort rests in quiet solitude, indifferent to the daily chaos of the city streets. Possibly the most romantic city I have seen in India, the sapphire jigsawed terraces shimmer softly in the moonlight. I wish ...

... few hours. Before you can send anything overseas that's larger than what can fit in an A4 envelope, and over 2 kgs, you need to have it wrapped tightly in white or a light cream cloth and all seams sewn up (by hand). This can be done by a packaging tailor/assistant referred to by the post office, or any tailor (which is cheaper). Then the parcel is sealed by stamping hot red melted wax at 7.5 cm (3") or an index finger long intervals which must bear the same ...