Ghoomar Hotel Jodhpur

... old shoe box. Inside were 4 DVD's of strange Indian movies. He pops one in and tries to explain what is happening. I don't have a clue as the kid doesn't speak English and the movie makes no sense in the first place. The child then puts in a CD and proceeds to dance in front of us for literally 30 minutes. He eventually asks me to dance with him and I try my best to bust some sick Indian dance moves. Dad is then forced to do the same. At this point, I am ...

... getting from a to b, whilst Mark and I peered into the fantastic array of shops, entranced and getting in everyones way. There was a large market surrounding the clock tower so we perused the stalls there for a while, getting hollered at from all corners. We then made our way to a rooftop restaurant where we ate cheese and tomato toasties whilst gazing out at the magnificent Merangarh fort. Perched on a ridge it is a gigantic structure ...

... stacks of new round clay pots, the kind that they use to carry water. The family shows us the grinding stone that they use to grind the wheat and millet that are their two primary grains. Also we see the small fireplace where they heat the griddle to cook the tortilla-like bread that they eat with all of their meals. At the next stop we are greeted by a stocky woman wearing a colorful sari, a pound of gold jewelry and a big ...

... I had to wear another skirt while we went through the complex. Our guide for the brief tour said he was the head priest of the temple and this carried on the tradition of sixteen generations in his family. He explained the architecture and the building details of this 15th century temple complex. It has 29 pillared halls with 1444 pillars and not one of them is adorned in the same way. The carvings and reliefs are certainly ...

... possibly the only fort in Rajasthan never to be taken by force and it was not hard to see why. with something of a 40 wall surrounding the massive complex the fortwas situated on the top of a mountain with views for as far as the eye could see in all directions. From the bottom was a long and winding road to main gates into the palace complex. Very Lord of the Rings we decided altough smaller than Edoras i would imagine! the palace itself was small but in ...

... try tomorrow! Today was a magical day, definetely one of the most enjoyable days here so far. Yesterday we made a friend on the train - Malaram Bishnoi. He's such a jolly guy - round, classic indian moustache and likes to chuckle (and burp) a lot. He loved listening to my MP3 player (well, Haz's MP3 player and Shilpa's Panasonic earphones!) to his fav song, 'Aaj Mausam' by Mohammed Rafi. Twas great listening to him sing along, as he ...

... that evening was great, a lovely warm breeze keeping the temperature just right and views over the town below and of the bats above were superb. Breakfast in the same place twelve hours later and we headed out to the beautiful Jain temple were we bestowed with a bird-poo coloured bindi for our troubles. Lunch was a bit of pasta before we headed back to our balcony for an afternoon of watching the world go by. It's a beautiful place and a great place to ...

... We explained that we were there to help but the doctor in the admin unit, though grateful, explained that there were lots of problems in the hospital yesterday but it has all calmed down today and no additional help was required. We got another autorickshaw home, again overpriced. In fact, this guy charged 40 rupees, then got lost, and tried to tell us we had to pay him 40 to that point and another 40 to get back to the hotel, the ...

... out the light, opening wide all the 5 windows on adjacent walls in the little square bedroom, stretching myself out on the light-blue solo sheet spread across my single simple bed, i almost whispered a prayer of gratitude for the miracle that is a cross-breeze in the middle of an un-air-conditioned desert night. in spite of my exhaustion, i propped myself up against the wall of my consciousness, smiling and taking deep breaths through my nose, contorting my ...

... charity organisation (Government run) that helps out the poor. We agreed and had an in-depth tour of the Temple, built with marble, and decorated with silver coins and also has a red Spire. The temple walls are also adorned with graceful peacocks, the celestial vehicle of Goddess "Saraswati" (The Goddess of learning and wisdom, and Consort of Lord Brahma.). We were then led and directed to one of the nearby ghats of Pushkar Lake. The lake is ...