Bal Samand Palace Jodhpur

... relatives were held in high esteem in the city to this day.There is a plaque commemorating his contribution along the wall as you enter the fortress.

Marwar, or land of Death was ruled by the Maharajah of Jodhpur from atop his impregnable fortress of Meherangarh. The city of Jodhpur today is sprawled far outside its medieval walls. We stayed inside the walls of the old city, directly below the fortress. We chose Singhvi's Haveli. This guest ...

... It was so cold that it hurt my throat going down, but man oh man...it was a pain that I welcomed with open arms. I don't think I've ever enjoying drinking water as much as I did then. We took another rickshaw to our hotel and asked around for restaurants before just giving up in frustration and eating at the rooftop restaurant at the Blue House. We were all packed and ready to go when we see Marc and Robyn checking in. I really wanted to just leave...because the ...

We almost missed our train to Jodhpur from Delhi. Our train from Agra to Delhi was over an hour late. We ran to an auto rickshaw, offered the guy more money if he really hurried and we made the train. He drove like crazy! We ran and jumped on the train seconds before it pulled away from the station! I could not believe we made it, but I was so glad we did! We stayed at Haveli guesthouse in Jodhpur . It was good, but we realized we could have found ...

... tutu that take us out from the alleys to meet with our driver at the clock tower. It was not a big amount 30-40rs but considering we paid the full price for 2 nights, it would be a very nice gesture. Not to mention the previous night dinner rather sucks! Felt like the same food from the day before (it was mentioned the cook was absent) It was not cheap 350rs for 2 ...

... as the person who was supposed to leave the room is sick and cannot go. He promised to upgrade us the day after. The roof terrace has an unbelievable view on the Meherangargh fort.

We have noticed that body gas is nothing to be ashamed of in India. A guide burping loudly when explaining the story of the Maharajah or the grandma owning the guest-house letting one rip as I am writing this post .It seems totally normal.I should try it, just for the craic.

... what turned out to be the most painful ten minutes of my life. An auto rickshaw is basically a threewheeled scooter with a roof overheads. Every bump it when over i could feel the pain in my shoulder. It was excruciating. Meanwhile, children are lighting firecrackers in the streets and I'm just screaming away in this rickshaw. I got to my guest house, Vikky woke up my fdad, who had stayed behind to get some rest. Basically , nobody could offer me any ...

... why did we even believe him?? I was too ill to care. Slept most of the day and then we left that night, all i saw of jodhpur was a hostel room, it's roof top restaurant, one street and the station. The others who did explore seemed to like it but they said it wasn't amazing or exciting so i don't feel i missed out on anything but sleeping, plus i needed to get better, a valid excuse i think.

... tucked into the petticoat all the way round, pleated 8 or 12 times with the ends of the pleats tucked into the waistband, and the remaining piece is wrapped up around the waist and thrown over the shoulder, often with a pin in the blouse to keep the paloo in place. it's easy enough to find a ready-made petticoat which will match the sari, but the blouse is a whole different story. first you have to find a matching center that has an array of colored fabrics ...

... thats when you see how people live, sewing shops, paper shops, small food areas, mechanics etc etc -- totally fascinating.! We somehow managed to find our hotel where i decided to skip dinner (was still full from our late lunch). I downloaded some pics on facebook and sent some emails before heading up to bed... later a group of about 6 or 7 boys came walking past the hotel beating some drums and singing - India is just amazing!