Pithla Haveli Jaisalmer

... night discussing everything from politics to INian culture. <br><br>My last full day in Jaiipur i went off to do some solo exploring around this huge city. I randomly came across a snake charmer. There was about 100 people watching and 'lucky' me was singled out to go sit next him on the mat ifront of the king cobra. So in a moment of lacking in common sense i agreed and regretted it immeadiatly when i felt the **** building in my pants. The guy was playing his flute thingy swaying ...

... carved sandstone and wood. Their is no adequate drainage system in this fort built on a mountain of sand and clay. Recent increases in tourism have caused the water discharge within the castle to jump 12 fold. This waste water is causing the castle to sink into its own base. Several people were killed a few years ago, when a building collapsed. <br><br>Rich as it was, and perhaps due to its richness, the city suffered many ...

... perhaps the departure time had been changed back again... we ran to our carriage and tried to ask people if this was the right train, 2 men said (in broken English) "yes yes, this is going to Jaislamer (this was at about 6.15 in the morning so not many people on the train were awake)". P didn't really trust these dudes though and found a young guy who knew what he was talking about, and he told P that no, the train wasn't going to Jaislamer - by this ...

... spot for some pictures. We returned to camp in time for chai and a few desert songs around the fire. As the beds were drawn out, we settled down for the night by the fire. A million miles from the bustle of India, I was perfectly content to be tranquil - lying under the brightest moon with its accompaniment of stars with a light breeze to cool us down. I fell asleep instantly and woke up completely refreshed. <br>The next morning, there was of course chai ...

... we got some fabulous pictures. I took a time lapse video of the setting sun. It was a peaceful experience...one which I will never forget. Someone came for us after the moon came out and we were lef back to a camp...where Mr. Desert was cooking dinner for us on an open fire. We had daal (lentils), aloo (potatoes), rice and chipati (flatbread). The food was very delicious and we had second helpings. For desert they gave us ladhoo (sugar balls with cloves and ...

... it was all pretty bare bones, with no tents, and only a couple of dirty blankets to shield one from the fierce desert winds whipping up sand in swirling eddies with all the force of a mini cyclone. i can't claim to never have exaggerated for the sake of spicing up a story, but had it not been for my coccoon of a mummy bag and the blunt comedown after a two day bhang binge, sleep would have been absolutely impossible. all in all, i have to say it was a ...

... birds, I took some shots, nice but limited by the zoom. With the motor drive, I'm happy with what I captured. As we learned from the teenager boy through our driver, there is a trust that provide the financial resources to feed the birds which visiting population has grown tremendously. I also thought about where these birds fit in the food chain, do they not fit a purpose than migration and feeding ...

... et ...bref ..on a ecouté Guillaume et on aurait pas du. On a donc pas pu éviter même en négociant de payer l amande ! prix normal du billet 80 roupille indienne et amande 250 ! On étai vraiment dégoutés. Arrivés enfin à Jaisalmer vers 14H30 on a suivit un mec qui nous a emmené dans son propre hôtel, ce n est donc pas un rabateur lui, enfin c est pour lui qu il le fait au moins ! Son hôtel est trop top. On trouve même ça luxueux comme quoi on s'habitue...Nous avons pris deux chambres ...

... bloody happy right now this has made my whole christmas all i want for christmas is some hot water hot water x2 all i want for bloody christmas is some hot water (now speaking) fancy that.. im not even joking, all i want for christmas is some hot water, how low am i getting. Oh did you want a shower? Although extremely happy about this, earlier in the day we had some vegemite toast at a cafe run by an indian/australian who had spotted kelseys palm and told her that ...

... Jain temples, which were unfortunately closed to the public today due to a religious festival (I managed a peek through the window and it looks incredible). The hotel arranged an overnight camel trek so on day 2 we got driven 60 km to a quiet spot away from where most of the usual treks go to. We were in a small group (just us and another couple). Camels are incredible creatures and it was great fun riding on one for a few hours. During the ...