Hotel Sagar Bikaner
Lallgarh Palace Complex Bikaner, Rajasthan, 334002, India
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Day 4: Holy Rats, Holy Men and Sexy Camels
The drive from Mandawa to Bikaner was a fairly lengthy one but fortunately one that offered a load of interesting places to visit along the way. Our first stop, and sure to be one of our most memorable, was at the Karni Mata Temple in Deshnok or as it is more commonly known, The Rat Temple! This temple is an important Hindu pilgrimage site where …
Rats, rats and more rats....
Well the internet connections and speed of transmission are not going to allow for the same type of blogging as I could do from SE Asia. So I am thinking I will just be checking in when I can and trying to appease the fears that many of you have for me here. As this blog served me so well last year as a travelogue and diary of my trip – I …
Nice face shame about the restaurant
So we awake to another town, Bikaner, another bed and another plumbing system. It wasn't a gentle awakening but rather awakening to the sounds of what sounded like a hundred women all chanting rhythmically. We thought it was an early call to prayer, or maybe a funeral as it didn't sound all that cheerful, as it happens it was for a rather large …
Bikaners Treasure
Once more we are woken by the chanting of women today punctuated by the noisy complaining of obviously miserable children. We loll around considering how we are going to get breakfast among all the chaos around us. We go out and check from time to time and the guests seem to be working on a rota system as it always seems full but the faces have …
Playing Sardines
The party went on well into the night with spontaneous bursts of fireworks and singing so not the most restful night we have had in India, but you have got to hand it to the Indians they know how to party!!! With another early start this morning and the worst thing about this one is that we get to miss the lovely toast butter marmalade of yesterday …



