Hotel Suraj Jaisalmer
in Fort next to Jain Temple, we are close to local bazzars and monuments Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, 345001, India
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Acclimatizing in Jaisalmer
Hello from India! We are acclimatizing well and absolutely loving Jaisalmer, a small quiet (for India) city in the Northwestern part of the country, near the Pakistani border. We're staying a beautiful sandstone carved haveli named Hotel Suraj. Highly recommended. A haveli is a 500+ year old rich merchant's home that is finely cared sandstone and …
Night at the Museum
Day 16 - 19 - Probably one of the most visually attractive cities in India
We were quite excited when we arrived in Jaisalmer because we'd heard very good things about this place. The scenery had drastically changed from that of Delhi, Jaipur etc, the terrain was desert like and very dry.
Our hotel was quite an anticlimax as it …
Jaisalmer
This morning we drove to Jaisalmer, the golden city. As the miles go by, the land is getting flatter and dryer. It is mostly sand by the time we arrive in Jaisalmer only to find the walled desert city shimmering above the hard sand. We are staying in the fort and its tiny streets in a haveli. Havelis are old rich merchant houses. It looks very …
Ville dans le desert
On était bien content d'arriver à Jaisalmer après 6 heures de voiture, et une roue crevée en plein désert. Notre hôtel à Jaisalmer était situé dans le Fort, aucune voiture ne pouvait y accéder (bye bye chauffeur !!!). Le bâtiment était vieux de 500 ans, et la chambre avait l’air d’une salle de musée, mais bon qui a envie de dormir dans …
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Only fools ride camels
... the stars with the camel drivers cooking dinner and singing for us and a little boy came over the hill ... like a mirage ... with a bag of cold beer. It was a nice evening, although sleeping in the open was a bit damp and the sand was pretty hard, but the shooting star display made up for the lack of sleep. As per usual, Donna slept like a log and missed the show, so for once not sleeping was a benefit to me. The ride ...


