Maan Bilas Bikaner

... Mom is making as you read this…).
The worshipers pay homage and take care of the rodents and luckily, the
term “rat” defines more “cute mouse” than the giant NYC sewer types.
Even the Indian tourists are taken aback with this temple and are here
for the spectacle more than the homage. Pointing fingers, jaws agape
Bikaner, Rajasthan, India grrrl.traveler

... most beautiful cities of India. There are several attractions of tourist interest in the city deserving the attentions of tourists from all over the world. City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Amber Fort, Nahargarh Fort, Jaigarh Fort, Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, Albert Hall Museum, Birla Temple, Govind Dev Ji Temple, etc are worth visiting attractions of Jaipur city tours. A visit to Jaipur city also ...

... and anything else that might happen to be around. We did not see the 'auspicious' white kaba, but plenty of rats did run over our feet, giving us some good luck (and a somewhat creepy feeling)! Inside the inner structure lies the sacred room. We weren't too sure of all the goings on, but there was a strange ceremony where hot coals would be brought to this room, a fire stoked within (maybe ...

... un peu peur, d ailleur je n ai pas osé prendre le premier thai qu ils nous ont proposé car l eau n avait pas bouilli...Finalement quand les patates ( alu masala) ont été terminé on a mangé en suivant les Anglais qui eux étaient en Inde depuis le mois de novembre et étaient donc plus habitué que nous ! C était très bon et nous n avons pas été malade du tout jusqu'à présent ! C est étrange : des que l on a eu fini de manger c est au tour du seul homme qui parle un peu Anglais ...

Sur la route de jaisalmer, etape a Bikaner pour y visiter son fort et son temple des rats. Moment etonnant que cette celebration Hindoue avec des centaines de rats deambulant autour de nous. Car ici, il n'y a pas que la vache sacree. Il y a aussi le rat sacre et le taureau sacre. Le ...

... an important staging post on the caravan trade routes. When the British arrived centuries later, the state (at that time, it was a state) of Bikaner exchanged its finest camels for its freedom. Day 1 Sights that we saw: Junagarh Fort Lalgarh Palace

... of curry and trested ourselves to cheese and tomato toasies and fries!!!!SOOOooooooo amazingly good!we were going to have icecream...but we ran out of time as we had to meet everyone We went to Junagarh fort, the palace of the maharaja of Bikaner. BEfore wed even got in Leanne and Tamsin were pulled into a photo with an indian girl, no worries, but then her fried wanted a photo, and her friend, and her friend..it didnt stop..to make matters wors e there was a HUGE crowd watching ...

... safe ("ta ta! ...bottle?!"). There was a beautiful sunset and then, with the lack of light pollution, I believe the stars put on a stunning show but, lying on my blanket beneath them, eyes screwed tightly closed against the oncoming sand, I was oblivious. I slept heavily and woke at dawn, half buried in sand which had blown into every available nook and cranny: eyes, ears, nose, clothes... On the bright side ...

... for the game of Frisbee we played with them. Yesterday we requested 10 rupees from a boy who was playing a drum and singing atop the sand dunes outside of Jaisalmer after we used his name in a rendition of "Banana fana fo fana." For reasons I do not know he did not seem to enjoy this instance of the tables being turned as much as Brian and I did.

... all closed. Side Note ----- For some reason, Indian monuments are always in operations only from 9am to 4:30pm. They can open late but they sure as hell close on time. Must be the bureaucracy... Fun with Pickpockets ----- In the early evening we visited the old marketplace where many small stands operate. It is said that pickpockets roamed the area and that often tourists lose valuable possessions to these thieves. I have always been very ...