Park Plaza Jodhpur

... resdience palace in the world!!!!!
it was really interesting and saw lots of artifact and old items pretty rooms
also saw the palace whihc one of the kings was buried in beatutiful marble
also went to the bazars here, wehere al the locals go to and shopped with locals
off to Udipar tmorow another long bus journeys, more palaces to see :D

... daggers. I thank the lord that the elderly ladies of Vienna never discovered such a device. The guard finally stopped following me as I approached the fifth and final room, releasing me to the care of the second guard, who was snoring peacefully in the middle of the floor. This final space was dedicated to natural history - consisting pretty much of two stuffed and slowly modeling tigers locked in a death embrace (marked "fighting tigers") and ...

... interesting audio tour that takes you around the fort and interior palaces providing tidbits of history and information. Jodhpur is called the Blue City because it is surrounded by blue houses. So when looking out from the fort at the surrounding neighborhoods, one mostly sees the color blue. Blue is the color of the Brahman caste and, for some reason, the fort area was a mainstay for that caste. The photos tell a better story. After the fort, I visited the ...

... He was so clued up and able that it made me feel ashamed of myself. When I left I gave him my woolly blanket which I think he was chuffed about, as it was freeeeeeeeezing in the desert at night. I didnt get much sleep at all, mainly as I was too excited at the landscape I was surrounded by. When I looked up at around 3am, all I could see was the moon (it was nearly a full one) lying so low and it was as gold as I've ever seen it. All else is good. We're moving ...

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... and thanked them profusely and cought a rickshaw back to the hotel where we had a dewali party of our own. from the roof top cafe on our hotel we could see the whole city and all the fireworks in Jodhpur, not to mention the ones we were setting off our selves from the roof. it was so beautiful and exciting. With all those fireworks going off around us, being in india for dewali, i really felt like i was somewhere. and that's a really nice feeling to have...

... PT: O ponto alto da nossa visita a Jodhpur foi sem duvida o Forte Mehrangarh. Este e um sitio verdadeiramente espectacular, e definitivamente o forte mais impressionante que visitamos ate agora na India. Para alem de estar bastante bem conservado tanto no exterior como no interior, oferece vistas fenomenais sobre a cidade com as suas casas ...

... well done. The fort is not inhabited like the one in Jaslimer so it was more like a museum. You will see a pic of numerous handprints on the wall. They are from Maharaja Man Singh's widows who burned themselves on his funeral pyre when he died. They cast their handprints just prior to giving their lives. We also did a tour of the surrounding area to see local Bishnoi villages, potters and rug weavers. The ...

... great views of the blue city below. The old city was very atmospheric with lots of spice sellers but was very busy with scooters etc. The other highlight were the fabulous lassis made with cream and saffron. Besides that there wasn't much to see in Jodhpur besides a great restaurant called Gypsy which had the best Masala Dosas.

... in to ask for directions. A man said if you hang on a moment Ill show you... So we followed him to the bank, he only nearly killed us once crossing the road but hey ho! When we got to the bank he explained to the guard what we wanted and they showed us in... THANK YOU! So we then had to make the transfer, which as I said went smoothly although I dont think the bank were happy that we asked to use the phone to call the hotel to advise that the money had been ...