Ratan Palace Hotel Jaisalmer

... someone trying to get into my poclets. INside is more of the same but there are dozens of god men running round trying to get money off you, even more market stalls selling overpriced flowers to make an offering to the saint and more pushing and pickpockets. But like i said it was an experience and im glad i did it<br><br>Aftter that chaos i hied again up another mountain to the ruins of another mosque i loved this as the further i walked the quieter it got. Again it looked like ...

... koeien door, kijken we naar kunst van een dove kunstenaar, proberen we mensen hier te overtuigen van het feit dat een deel van Nederland echt onder de zeespiegel ligt, kijken we naar de zonsondergang in de woestijn, of gaat Stijn naar de kapper voor 70 cent (net zo goed als in NEderland!). Ook moeten we vaak bedelaars teleurstellen en de kinderen van ons af slaan en vervelende rickshaw rijders afwimpelen. Het afval in de straten zorgt voor een ...

... walls inside the small dark spaces. It definately felt very special.<br>We then retreated to the city sprawled below the fort, where we were welcomed into a sliver maker's home and learned how to differentiate between real and fake silver, using a touch stone. We then went on to explore the market and bright street, where nick bought a scarf for the camel safai. We were also introduced to an indian man disguised in ...

... cleaned in the sand ready for the next meal. We camped on the sand dunes. Jon and Johnny realy enjoyed each other and did a lot of wrestling in traditional Rajistani style. It is fun to have kids around even if they are in camel college and no longer attend school. The night was glorious and surprisingly cold. We slept on t he camel blankets and were buffeted by severe winds and sand most of the night. At least that is what ...

At 11am we arrived to Jaisalmer in the middle of the desert. At the train station our friend from Vancouver, Sam, was waiting with the hotel driver. We jumped in the jeep and were taken to a clean and cheap (two words that are seldom used together in India) spot called Hotel Bhawana. First order of business was to book a camel safari; the hotel has some camels so we booked with them. Next door to the hotel was a turban and hippy pant store ...

... des villages dans le desert, c est fou comme certaines personnes peuvent vivre et dans quellese condition. Dans la ville des gens dorment par terre et n ont plus de doigt. L architecture est elle par contre digne des plus grandes oeuvre ! C est vraiment magnifique. Certaines maison ont vraiment l air de palais quand d autres sont des bidonvilles voir pire ! Nous avons marché un peu dans le desert, vu le couché de soleil qui était moins beau qu a Bikaner et plus rapide. Puis nous ...

... When we were asked to sing something, a christmas carol would probably have been appropriate but we all belted out wonderwall by oasis, being the only somg that everyone knew the words to (this was after a few beers...beer being the only drink of choise kelsey gave in to her 'we're not drinking' ...yes, even for a beer) i will add that the poster advertising the safari did promise us bears but i think everyone was more satisfied with the beer. In the morning we ...

... you would find on a cow in the middle of a field! It is very endearing. The Indians see the cow as holy; however, they don't seem to treat them that well. OK, they swerve round them when they are in the road, but they never seem to fed them so you often see hungry cows chewing dirty newspaper off rubbish heaps. There are dogs everywhere but contrary to travel warnings that they are all rabied and agressive, they mostly just look knackered and always ...

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