Evergreen Hotel Bikaner

... are in shock. Mothers attempt to calm their crying children who<br>are as frightened as any unsuspecting person would be surrounded by<br>scurrying rodents. The locals and devotees take this more seriously-<br>the rats here are well cared for, given milk and considered sacred.....<br>[From the entry "Touristing Rajasthan"-- Click here to read actual blog...]<br>

... tourists to take excursion trips to nearby fascinating places like Ajmer, Pushkar and Samode. So, tourists should not miss to visit Jaipur on their Rajasthan tours. Udaipur &#8211; the city of lakes &#8211; is one of the most charming and captivating cities of India. It is one of the star attractions of Rajasthan. City Palace, Jagdish Temple, Pichola Lake, Fateh Sagar Lake, Lake Palace ...

... giant sacred rat lives in there and likes blowing hot coals - haha), and then worshipers would race to gather around and warm their hands by the fire. Returning to Bikaner, we strolled around Lalgarh Palace, constructed by one of the maharajas in memory of his late father, which took 20,000 workers about 35 years to complete! We also walked through a market and passed by the local fort ...

... c est la fete ! Mercredi 7 Jeudi 8 janvier 2009 Départ en rickchaw a cinq entassé avec nos petits sacs rempli de toute les couches qu on avait dans nos sac pour se proteger du froid ( pull polaire, gants, bonnets..ect..et couverture). Le rickchaw nous depose dans une pension ou on prends un tchai ( thé indien avec du lait ) et quelque toast a la confiture bizare et pas tres bonne (rose fluo). Ensuite nous avons fait une vingtaine de kilometres en voiture pour arriver à l ...

... avec ce dernier, c est qu il est plus nerveux que sa compagne, qu'il a de grandes cornes et qu il n hesite d ailleurs pas a en user. Nous avons d ailleurs assiste a quelques accidents de passants encornes comme dans les meilleures corridas. Depuis, nous gardons nos distances.

After a sleepless night on the train due the cold, I went to bed at 6:30 and woke up at 13:00. I did not miss much because there is nothing special in Bikaner. The fort is average and the city is clearly bottom of my best cities in Rajasthan list. Even the train station is random. The one thing we can mention is the dust. There is so much of it that I struggled to breath. Sorry, 3 ...

... seemed to be more of the centre attraction then the fort itself!The fort was intricate and elaborate but after a while the heat became too much and started taking its toll...we got over it.After a few close encounters with our fan club we made an escape. We walked through a fruit market where the rats freely crawled on the pumpkins and the cows heped themselved to whatever they fancied, but as Tamsin and Lou were still craving their icecreams Joy took them to a sweet store. We ...

... side the temperature had dropped to a mere 38 degrees! Back in the rhythm of the camels' lolloping gait, we rode on for the day, with a welcome lunch and siesta stop under a blissfully shady tree, and reached Bikaner again in the early evening, where we located a restaurant serving 'special tea'...yes, somehow I've ended up in another feckin' dry state, haven't I?! But beer is still sold in certain ...

Jaisalmer is a fantastic fort town right on the edge of the desert. We found a great hotel on the edge of the fort with fantastic views from our room. Had a look around the town and fort palace - all very impressive, but the main reason for our visit to the town was to do a camel safari. We booked a 4 day trek through the hotel and set off early on our second day. The camels were rather large but very gentle. Mark's was called Mr ...

... of my surroundings when I am in a foreign location but I still was targeted by pickpockets most likely because I am the only Chinese (or East Asian) for miles and miles. Surely I would be an easy target for the thieves. As expected I was targeted for pick pocketing while looking around the marketplace. Fortunately I caught the thief red-handed. When people think of thieves often images of scaring looking men pop into their minds. However in ...