Moti Palace Jaisalmer

... are 4 huge gatways leading to a marble floored courtyard, 2 huge mosques on the east and west sides and in the centre is the shrine where the saint is buried and you can be touched by the shawl as a blessing, for a fee. The main gateway to enter the courtyard is at the top of a slight hill there were literally thousands of people pushing to get through. There was no option but to be juts carried straight u with the crowd, i was pushed, scratched, sdpat at, shouted out and 3 times i ...

Die vraag hebben we nu al tientallen keren gehad tijdens onze reis. Waar we ook zijn, mensen willen maar al te graag een foto, handtekening of een hand van ons. Naast het uitdelen van handtekeningen en het poseren voor de camera doen we natuurlijk nog veel meer. Te veel om op te noemen zelfs. Elke dag hier is weer een verassing. Voordat we het door hebben zitten we bij iemand thuis thee te drinken, laveren we in een jeep met 15 anderen tussen ...

... don't make it out here because it's a bit off the main tourist circuit. But it was well worth the drive.<br>The views from the fort walls were amazing and you could see for miles over the baking desert.<br>Inside the fort, we stepped into our first Jain temple. We were guided by a monk and led round by candle light.Our guide enlightened us on the Jain religion while the light played upon the intricate carvings on ...

... settling our bill we went back to our rooms and had the most amazing 4 hour nap EVER. After waking up from our much needed nap, we got ready and headed into 'town' to inquire about a camel safari and to check out the fort. We walked down this street and were immediately approached by 3 little girls and 1 boy. They asked us the standard questions: 'Where are you from'? and 'What is your good name'?. We answered them and tried to keep walking. Yaarit wanted to take a ...

... pencils and pens we brought with us. Katie was the best at fairly distributing the goods. I seemed to give it all away right away. THe meals were cooked over a small fire and consisted of Aloo and Chipati (potatoes in gravy and bread) it was al made by hand and consumed with out the aide of eating utensils. Florence is quite the trooper and deserves amazing credit for going along with this adventure! The cups and plates ...

... and with food..LOTS of it!! we sat and talked by te campfire for however many hours and finally laid down on our open aired beds to count the start... all very romantic I know... its a shame i was sharing it with eve and joe really!!!!! good times though guys.. that place was stunning!!!

... a une soixantaine de kilometres de Jasailmer et comme je n ai jamais vu le sahara moi j ai bien aimé. Nous sommes passé par un temple jain ou des femmes dansaient et tout le monde en costume traditionnel étaient assis en tapant des mains. J ai bien aimé l ambiance et j ai était tres etonnee qu une idienne s est mise à me parler en étant tactile : elle me touchait un peu l epaule et la cuisse. J avais pourtant lu que cela ne se faisait pas vraiment ici. C était tres sympa. Nous avons aussi ...

... can run?!) we sat by a bonfire watched a gypsie girl dance barfoot in the sand to the drums and traditional indian music. Dressed in her beautiful gold sari i cant say that we were any match when we decided to give the hip-shaking a go in our hoodies and trackies. Dinner was cooked for us (it was indian, and kelsey did eat it), fireworks were set off, we were offered to light them ourselves but we politley told them that we valued ten fingers...and our arms for that ...

... like people were having a lot of fun. The outfits were amazingly colourful and people were letting their hair down a lot more than at your typical western wedding. The hotel owner suggested we get married again here Indian - style!! It would be a laugh... we were almost tempted! Other impressions of India so far... ANIMALS- There are cows everywhere in the towns and even walking down the middle of main roads. They all have the same serene expression ...

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