Balsamand Garden Retreat Jodhpur

... of young wives of the Maharaja. They had comitted Sati upon his death. As was the custom then, upon the death of the Maharaja, his wives would walk ceremonially dressed in their finest clothes. They would dip their hands in dye and leave a hand print on the front gate of the castle's wall as they left the palace to join their dead husband. They would hand off finery and jewelry as they walked to his highness's funeral pyre. They would climb high atop ...

... vonstatten geht... Jonas?). Dabei werde ich vermutlich von einer Dolmetscherin begleitet, wenn es klappt, koennte ich aber auch das ganze Projekt gemeinsam mit einer indischen Volontaerin gestalten. Das waere schoen! <br>Wann es tatsaechlich losgeht, weiss ich nicht. Man muss hier flexibel und geduldig sein. <br>Heute haben wir jedenfalls erst einmal unsere erste Yoga-Stunde und morgen fangen fuer mich die Hindi ...

... were cooling down. All the windows were open and the air was circulating nicely. I got jabbed in the left shoulder a few times by the window when the guy behind me would open his (the handles stuck out a fair bit). I also got spat on. I had my elbow sticking out of the window while taking a nap and some guy 1-2 rows in front of me spat out the window. It landed on my elbow. It was really disgusting. Yaarit gave me one of her disinfectant wipes and I then topped it off ...

... bedrooms with good bathrooms. Our room was beautifully decorated with beautiful intricate furniture and tapestry. The menu is prepared keeping the Westerners taste in mind. But the hotel staff are more then eager to go out of their way to cater to whatever you wish. We felt so much at ease there that we were sad while leaving. There is a boutique - Nitisha, within the fort selling souvenirs, handicrafts, jewellery and clothes. I bought an Indian tunic for ...

... stalls and stalls of bangles on display, and the colours, again, were phenomenal! We actually learned on the fort tour that colour plays a very important role in Rajesthani life - more so than in other parts of India - with different colours meaning different things, such as class and events. I was pleased to finally understand why everything is so much more colourful! A hard days shopping ...

Yes, I am still here. It's been almost a week and a half in jodphur, when we originally planned on just a couple days. I really can't complain. I've really made a little bit of a family here and they've taken care of me through everything. Now, to explain why I am still here. I've spent the last three days in the hospital. As I mentioned in my last blog, I was already feeling much better from my stomach bug. But my dad had caught a similar bug. So i kind of did ...

... liked it even more than Amber palace. It dominates the skyline of the town 100 metres below and has amazing vistas of Jodhpur and the countryside. Many of the buildings in Jodhpur are painted blue to supposedly keep out the heat and burrowing insects which makes the views from the fort look great with a background of blueish lavender buildings. The fort itself is spectacular with a great audio guide to guide you through. We were really lucky the day we went as many Rajasthanis making a ...

... from a week to a month until the tailor feels like giving it to you, which is never, ever, don't even dream it, on the day that he originally told you it would be, but generally after your 3rd or 4th exasperated visit to pick it up. let it be testament to my ignorance of indian culture that the first time i was picking up a set of blouses from my tailor, i actually had the audacity to ask on my 4th disappointing visit to the tailor's shop (over a week after ...

... jam on toast before we hopped back on our camels for the 2hr trek back.. We passed many locals herding their sheep - one sheep (a black one) decided to join our camel safari. He kept baa-ing and running up to join our group like he was lost and needed help (or wanted food)... We felt really sorry for him and started to get all concerned for his safety! Luckily another flock of white sheep ...

... in to ask for directions. A man said if you hang on a moment Ill show you... So we followed him to the bank, he only nearly killed us once crossing the road but hey ho! When we got to the bank he explained to the guard what we wanted and they showed us in... THANK YOU! So we then had to make the transfer, which as I said went smoothly although I dont think the bank were happy that we asked to use the phone to call the hotel to advise that the money had been ...