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Unwinding in Udaipur
Beth has just informed me that I am a disgrace to international blogging due to my inability to spend longer than 5 mins in a cyber cafe (more like sweat boxes) but I have at last found a rather posh one that not only has air-con but sells rather yummy hot chocolate. Therefor I will attempt to bring you up to date on our travels...
The …
Dung beetles and desert.
... br>
We left around 8.30 and headed back to Jaisalmer on the road, still bumpy but a little quicker. It was a great experience, pity I felt a bit rough.
17 Nov
Awake early , really bad throat but after ginger, lemon, honey tea felt a little better. Hindu ( the man who works here ) has looked after us so well we will be sad to leave. We check out at 11 am and then have a bit of time to kill until 5.30 pm train to Jaipur.
Until the next ...
Choo Choo!
... finding the train was easy to do. And we were very excited about our sleeping space. Plug sockets, reading lights, sheets and blankets made for a pretty luxurious experience! And we weren't in first class. On the platform we found four other 'white people'. First a NZ couple (Brad and Ava) who were very relieved to see another foreigner! Then we met an Irish couple (Yasmin and Kev) who it turned out were not only sharing a bunk space with us but also staying in the same hotel. ...
Rajasthan - The Land of Kings
... Asia.
It is definitely worth the sweaty bus ride. The fish shaped compound dates back to the 8th century. It has many impressive edifices and has some beautiful temples, palaces and towers to explore.The temples, palaces and towers are decorated with beautiful intricate carvings which show off indo-aryan style. The main gate offers brillaint views over the green and yellow fields of Chittor
Ranakpur
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Ali Ba Ba and his wayward camels
... his camel - named rocket- asking him what he was eating was pretty amusing.
We reached the jeep at the end of our treck and pile into it to return back to shahi palace. On the way we passed an 'english wine shop' we didnt look inside but god knows what they were selling. Once back at the hotel we all had much needed showers and some lunch and chill time on the roof. Later we said bye to the aussie couple who were leaving and got into a comfy bed. The rest ...