Hotel Desert Winds Bikaner

... one of the small mud huts or for the brave, open air on top of the roof of a small building. The roof it was then for us brave adventurers and as it was made of concrete, after the hot sun of the day it radiated a lovely heat into the thin blanket like mattress that had been laid out for us. At 8 pm we were all tucked up in our sleeping bag liners with a camel blanket over the top, all extremely enamoured and besotted with the huge amount of twinkling stars above our heads. It is a sight ...

... many miracles such as water divination and resurrecting of the dead. One day one of her followers came to her because her son was ill, however by the time they reached the child, he was dead. Karni Mata went to Yama, the god of the underworld to ask for him back, but Yama refused. Karni Mata, knowing that rodents were the only living creatures not under Yama's jurisdiction, she decreed that all her followers would henceforth be reincarnated as rats and ...

... Visit once to this kingly state of India and you will take back many memorable memories to cherish throughout your life when you will return back to your home. There are many captivating destination to visit in this kingly state. Some of the most visited and fascinating ones are Jaipur- the pink city, Jodhpur- the Venice of east, Jaisalmer- the prince city, Bikaner, Udaipur- the romantic city ...

... Nous avons ensuite bu le traditionnel chai en se réchauffant pres du feu. Nous étions super bien. Nous avons ensuite repris la route du retour en admirant les paysages bien plus jolis qu à l allée ( Nous avons fait une boucle). Beaucoup plus desertique. Ici il y a du sable contrairement au désert d'atacama au chili. J ai changé de chameau, il y en a vraiment des plus confortables que d'autres ! Nous avons encore manger le midi des chapatis avec des legumes (choux, petits ...

... so tactile with one another. Best friends from 5 to 100 years old hold hands quite openly and put their arms around each other. It's nice for men to be so open with their emotions. We came to the conclusion that perhaps it was due to the lack of bodily contact with women before marriage so a good hug from your best friend is very necessary we assumed. The train journey was l-o-n-g and slow but the views of the Himalayas were breathtaking as our little toy train ...

Nous continuons notre progression vers le désert du Thar et arrivons à Bikaner. Les deux principales attractions de Bikaner sont le fort de Junagarh et le Lalgarh Palace. La première est un fort en grès rouge datant du XVIème sciècle et magnifiquement sculpté. La deuxième est un palais de Maharaja également en grès rouge, presque ...

... with hundreds of rats at our feet. We headed back to Bikaner on the bus, if we thought they packed our outward journey this was nothing compared to our return journey and unfortunately we did not get a seat on the way back and were jammed in the aisle's with what felt like a hundred others but at least we did not have to get up on the roof. And that was it for Bikaner. Our next stop is back to Delhi to sort out Visa's for China and Vietnam - so our next entry will be from Hong Kong.

... Mata Not being here for a haircut, and being on a long holiday, we had some breakfast and then walked to the bus stop. We wanted to go to Karni Mata. Home of the Rat Temple. We had seen it on TV, and the book said it was good, so 45 minutes later, we jumped off of the bus as we were there. Inside, there were rats running everywhere. They say that if a white one crosses your path, it is good luck, this never happened to us. We walked around, taking it in ...