Hotel Rajwansh Resorts Jaisalmer

... ended up in the nicest one, which was the one we had booked anyway - the Pleasant Haveli. In spite of the fact that we arrived a day earlier than planned/booked, this six room guest house had a couple of very nice rooms available for us.<br><br>After a brief rest, we walked around this charming town of beautiful architecture for a few hours before going to dinner at the rooftop Trio restaurant. By the time we finished eating, it seemed like every foreigner in town was ...

... credit cards, so that you can shop without worrying about your wallet. We made no choices to buy as much as possible. <br><br>After a nice lunch we left for Khuri village, a journey of about 45 km from the city in the interiors of the desert to find sand dunes. As we went off the city and left the beautiful fort in the backdrop, it looked amazing. <br><br>It was still quite hot outside even in the early October season. If you wish ...

... tea, (we've had lots of free cups of the tea, Love it!!)<br>also tried a lasse which is like a yogurt drink, food in india is so lovely and so good value for money!<br><br>sad for the peeps wroking here thouhg cos tourists are cming they are all losing out on business, it seems the recessio is reducing the amounts of people travelling to India<br>still helped them bought some clothes, also saw a set of a bollywod film, how cool was that and saw some of ...

... nearly pass out or throw up daily at about 3pm. It gives a nice rhythm to the day.) And, apologies for the horrid pun in the title, but we are also beating back real dogs - they're outnumbering cattle in the streets here, which makes coming and going from anywhere a sort of adventure-park experience. Except, of course, in an adventure park there's no danger, whereas this morning I ...

... much English. The camels were hilarious. I could stare at them for hours and be pleasantly entertained. We rode the camel for about 90 minutes before stopping to rest in the shade. It turns out that there is a lot of down time on these camel treks. We spent the next 5 hours lounging around, eating lunch and watching the camels graze. Luckily, we brought our speakers and treated ourselves to the soothing sounds of Miles Davis, the others in ...

The approach to Jaisalmer is an impressive sight as the city rises out of the barren desert like an approaching ship. With its crenellated sandstone walls and narrow streets lined with beautifully carved buildings, through which camel carts and cows trundle leisurely, it has an extraordinary medieval feel and an incredible atmosphere. Jaisalmer is a relatively small place with only 80,000 inhabitants and it is dominated by the golden fort which stands 76 meters above the buildings on ...

... with lots of blankets! the moon was so bright...it was a glorious sight! we woke up the next morning and had breakfast, exchnaged info with our safari buddies, and headed back towards civilization. im not sure how many of youhave ever ridden a camel, but it kind of hurts! and when they gallop...oh lord hold on tight...despite the chaffing! after arriving back in town, we got to ...

... accompanied by the large water bottle drum, a camel driver invention. The night under the stars is extremely cold but there is a clear sky and I see many shooting stars during the night when the moon has set. The sky looks very different to the one I'm used to seeing in Aus. We wake just before sunrise and enjoy a hot cup of chai as it peeks over the horizon beyond the windmills. After breakfast half the crew leave as they are doing a shorter ...

... and achieve transcendental states. Bhang is also believed to be popular amongst Sufis as an aid to spiritual ecstasy. People believe in the medicinal properties of the hemp plant. If taken in proper quantity, bhang is believed to cure fever, dysentery and sunstroke, to clear phlegm, quicken digestion, cure speech imperfections and give alertness to the body. The Bhang shop guy was selling bags of the plant too. We've seen these 'special' lassis ...

... the guy in the bookshop said it was the son of the lady that had died. She was old and had been very ill she was 55!!! Feeling quite sad at this news we left the bookshop and walked to the square near the temple to get back to our room. As we got to the square we could see a group of ladies mourning just as DK said "do you think this has anything to do with that lady" we saw the body wrapped up on a stretcher. A group of men nearby shaving their heads (I believe this is part of ...