Hotel Imperial Jaisalmer
1,C V Singh Colony, Near Hanuman Circle Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, 345001, India
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Sunday afternoon
We're back at the Imperial Hotel after going to a tomb (the name of which I can't recall and will have to supply later; it's a 30+ acre park) and to Gandhi's last residence. This morning, Joan and I went a mosque in Old Delhi. It was a truly amazing trip there. There were street vendors everywhere, selling stuff that I'm sure Goodwill wouldn't have …
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Another Day, Another Fort
... disorganization and the whirlpool of humanity that is India. If the tourist seeks order he should seek it elsewhere. However, some customs are of interest. Instead of sending out printed wedding invitations, you paint one on the front of your house. Then everybody comes. Saves paper.
There is shopping here. The local attraction is textiles and we are high-pressured on bedspreads and the like. I find a WiFi signal and upload yesterday’s blog and pictures until ...
And then I cried...
... out exactly what it means.
Needless to say, I missed the tour, but DID find a place that would sell me a SIM card for my phone so I could contact home. Alright…I’m going to tell you right now that I was told this was very easy to do. It’s NOT. You need a copy of your passport, which I didn’t have, so the shop owner called some random guy over to take my passport and get a copy. I would NEVER let someone ...
For forty percent
... the preservation of this architectural wonder. A year back, a section of the defensive walls had collapsed and a few people had even been killed. Yet here where the locals using up gallons of water as though they were watering a front lawn in the Phoenix suburbs. Maybe this autumn cleaning was done on account of the tourists? We didn't know whether to feel ashamed or raise an eyebrow. After all, the guy who'd reprimanded us was a hotel manager from the lower town, ...
Day 51 - Yellow splendor
... made our way up the steep but short ramps, where attacking armies used to be crushed by boulders tossed from the walls above, and sat down at a restaurant overlooking the main square for breakfast. We saw the picturesque place come to life, with locals opening their shops or going out to pray, before everything was ruined by yet another tour group invasion, usurping the entire square.
In general, we’ve found Rajasthan to be a more ...



