Hotel Jaisalgarh Jaisalmer
H-2, Shilpgram, Ramgarh Bypass Road, Near MES-IB on Jodhpur-Jaisalmer Road Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, 132 001, India
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A leisurely day toruing Jaisalmer
... used both in ancient times and today. To the untrained eye, it can be quite difficult to tell what is old and what is new unless it is not inhabited.
The ancient architecture is amazing with intricate carvings in the stone, beautiful balconiers and canopies, all of this golden sandstone. Much of the carving was done by muslim artisans even though Jaisala was Hindu. This is common throughout this part of India ...
Day 50 - Living on the edge
... Hindus leaving what was now Pakistani soil, and Muslims exiting India. The declaration of independence came hand in hand with fighting all over the country, the situation had even deteriorated to the point where thousands of fugitives were massacred by militants stopping trains on both sides of the divide. More than 500.000 people heading for the border were killed within a few days. As you may know, the relationship between India and Pakistan ...
Getting to Know India
... that we are in a very safe area...and so far it has been one of our favorites! It has also been interesting to see the change in landscape as we have driven from the east side of the country to the furthest west point. The further west we have travelled, the more roaming livestock we have encountered. We had to make several stops along the "highway" to allow for cow, goat, sheep and camel crossings all today. We are staying the night here ...
Camels like to fart
... people we saw must of thought I was a nut.
Anway, the desert was dry (obviously, sorry) and hot. There were small shrubs and goats and deers and things. We stopped to eat and water the camels. At this point I was really glad that we only booked one night and two days. My butt could barely take 2 hours :)
We rode a few more and camped out at the dunes. We slept under a starry sky--except it ...
This is India
But of course, to really understand what it is like to be in India, you must come and breathe it in yourself.
To get a glimpse, read on.
The first thing I noticed about Bombay, on that first day, was the smell of the different air. I could smell it before I saw or heard anything of India, even as I walked along the umbilical corridor that connected the plane to the airport. I was excited and delighted by it, ...



