Deoki Niwas Palace Jaisalmer

Hello! Sorry it’s taken a while to write the next update but I’ve been so busy and also the internet connection is so slow it takes far too long to load the page! Also I’m having issues with the photos, so you might have to wait a week or so till im back in Delhi where I can try again to upload pictures! I hope everyone is well. At the weekend I went to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. We went to the fort and went round the markets and stalls, lots of ...

... hoping that Jay will think I am spitting out the pit. Dad takes a handful during a pit-stop and launches them under the car. Of course, they all bounce back towards his directions and must shuffle hastily before jay notices. After Jay spoke a bunch of nonsense and was responded to with "Sure, ectoplasm", he takes off and drives us in the middle of nowhere. He brought us to a nesting ground of Siberian crane, which was actually interesting ...

... I felt in my lower regions.. <br><br>When we got back to the hostel we were pretty stinky and dirty and believe me no one came near us then.. ha ha thats the way to do it, smell awful and they leave you alone.. <br><br>We were in to the end of our 2nd week by then of India and to be honest we both felt sick of it, sick of the hassling, sick of the stares and jeers we got everywhere we went. We both made calls, emotional calls home and decided that we would head straight to ...

... on our way. God knows what we would have done if they were down for a few days. Since we have bought supplies for tomorrows camel safari including two ridiculous but sensible hats, a white long sleeve shirt for me, leather (1.30) water carrier and medical supplies for Damians gammy leg.<br><br>Damian is trying desperately to sort our photos but not having much luck!!! Hopefully they like the money situation will sort themselves soon.<br><br>TTFN. L&amp;D. x<br><br>

... in the morning, and then return to Jodhpur. A few phone calls later and we were all set. At 6PM Rampal arrived to take us to the area of the Jaisalmer Fort. Just outside the fort walls we were met by the local guide, a young hindu man who was a guide and a body builder in his spare time. He was married and told us that the marriage ended the happy years of his life. He is from the Brahman Caste, which is the intellectual cast of ...

... to avoid it but it also moved to that side of the road. So, I turned directions again to the other side of the road and I kid you not, that cow turned back to the side of the road I was going on. After a third try the cow had gotten a bit close to me and it more or less head butted me in the stomach!! I was able to back away and some Indian guy in the street came over and shooed the cow away from me. Who would have thought my first run-ins on the trip ...

... kept making behind me. That slightly took the authenticity out of it but not enough to spoil the experience. A real pain, however, is the actual riding itself. Imagine rocking back and forth on the arm of a sofa for, say, three hours without stopping. It really is uncomfortable. And any dips in the terrain mean your ****** is going to be slammed against the saddle for the period of the dip. But you get used to it and the scenery is fantastic. After about an ...

... to lunch on another rooftop in the city, it was good (I got a potato dish) but I suspected my stomach was still on the fritz. Which was confirmed when I got back to the hotel. :( We had a long 5 hour "free time" break but partially due to the way I felt and also due to the intense mid-day heat, I walked back with Indira to take a nap and rest. Ended up reading half of a new book I found in the hotel lobby by John Grisham and ...

... on for the following day. We were driven an hour outside Jaisalmer, in the middle of the desert (although there are still people everywhere, sitting under bushes in the middle of nowhere - very strange). Got on our camels and headed yonder, stopping for dinner and to visit a village (where Wiz got married by the village ladies! Not sure who to), before heading to some sand dunes for the evening. Spent the evening by the fire before sleeping under the stars - amazing night ...

... driver got the camel to stand tipping you way forward until he gets his front feet up. Then all of a sudden there you are perched high on the camel. I was hoping my camel was well behaved as one is quite high up. The camels had issues with flies in their face and minor wounds and was snapping at them and lifting his foot to swat them while you are hanging on. Riding the camel was great fun. One soon gets into the rhythm ...