Hotel Gaj Kesari Bikaner

... will never forget. We were still fully clothed and with a fleece at the ready because at around 11 pm it got really cold with a fair old wind whipping up and dropping sand over us all. Even Sandy, who bravely stayed with us on the roof, kept his blanket tightly wrapped around him until the sun was again giving out its desert heat in the morning.<br><br>The experience of sleeping out under the stars with the galaxy as your panorama was a superlative memory. The stars looked as though you ...

... escaping Yama's control. So here in Deshnok, a small desert village twenty miles south of Bikaner stands here temple, full with literally thousands of the reincarnated souls of her followers, or rats to you and me. As you walk barefoot around the temple, rats scuttle from every orifice, droppings cover the floor, people bring gifts in the form of food and bring milk which is poured into large silver bowls. It is considered to bring great luck and fortune to whoever ...

... the undiscovered festival city, Kota etc. These tourism destinations mostly visited by tourists coming form across the world. These tourism destinations are gifted with captivating beauty and magnificence of glorious historical past. Apart from these destinations, Jaisalmer is quite different and unique. Visitors in this prince city enjoy safari camel tour on the Sam san dunes a unique and ...

... some Pepto Bismol which would or would not help. I ate really lightly for breakfast so as not to make anything worse, papaya for the first time per Indira's recommendation. I've been leery of juice and fruit since the start of the trip, but I guess you peel papaya so it would be okay. After the palace museum, I think we walked down to the old town and walked through there with Indira pointing out the sights. Then the group took auto rickshaws to ...

... nous sommes arrivés ce matin a midi. Frigorifié car le materiel qui compose le train c est surtout du metal qui garde le froid. Comme c est un wagon couchette on a quand meme essayé de dormir. Guillaume m a prété son sac de couchage. Nous avons été reveillé en pleine nuit par des indiens qui frappaient partout sur le train : les fenetres, les portes..ect...On se demandais quoi et franchement heureusement que je n'étais pas seule car ce n'était pas du tout rassurant ! En fait ...

... and your in a jam packed local bus on a horrible road, 30kms is an hour plus ride. Through the hot dessert. So, after all, there wasn't a lot to do, but it was a great place none the less. The place where the Temple actually was was called Deshnok, and the reason why this temple was special is because the people believe that the rats are holy, hence 'The ...

... slowly up through the mountains with a 2000 metre drop beside the track!! We saw villages dotted amidst the rocky slopes and the mountains stretched out beyond you. FINALLY!! Finally we got to Shimla train station after a 7 hour journey! (1 hour delay!). We were now 2,200 metres above sea level. Woohooo!!! Read our next blog to find out what happened to us!!! Love Lois &amp; David xx **ABF's: Another Bloody Fort; ABP's: Another Bloody Palace; ABRH: Another Bloody Rotten Hotel.

... beau que le fort. Nous n'aurons pas besoin de visiter ce palais puisque nous logeons dedans =) Certainement le plus beau hotel du voyage, ou en tout cas le plus charmant. Pour voir la ville de Bikaner, nous empruntons une calèche. Et voilà un bonne dixaine de calèches qui se suivent dans la ville ... promène couillons je vous dit !!!

... it seemed that the whole of Bikaneer turned out for it, the wedding of the son of the richest guy in Bikaner. lots of villagers invited, I think many of them hadn't seen a white face before, we were the star attraction, having our photos taken etc, got a bit too much in the end so we decided not to spend too much time at the wedding and spent the rest of the evening watching from the luxury of the hotel lobby

... was built mainly of marble with some huge silver doors. It didn't take long to see, and personally, it was not as good compared to the TV version. Always the way !!! After 1.5 hours, we went back in to town. Lalgarh Palace A local Maharajah had this palace built in 1902, as a memorial to his father. It was designed by the guy who designed the The Royal Albert Hall museum in Jaipur, so we had to see it. Once there, we discovered that the whole palace had ...