Ajit Mansion Hotel Jodhpur

We arrived at this town again with very little knowledge of it. Right on the edge of the Thar Dessert it it dominated by the Mehrangarh Fort which is very impressive. Originally built in the 1459 it has been added to several times and contains many courtyards and royal apartments. After a visit here we headed to the impressive marble Jaswant Thada, a 19th century cenotaph to ...

El sobrenom de Jodhpur es la ciutat blava per les cases dels brahmans, la casta superior, que pinta les seves vivendes d'aquest color que se suposa que espanta les mosques i ajuda a lluitar contra la calor. M'esperava que el blau fos homogeni pero com en aquest pais no hi ha gaire criteri per res, doncs el blau no es uniforme sino que tan sols algunes cases llueixen aquest color. De totes maneres, amb l'arribada de mes i mes estrangers ...

... opium is illegal in India, it is culturally significant to the Bishnois, so they are allowed to possess and consume it. Eh-hem. Last day in Jodhpur, we went to the Jaswant Thada, a marble memorial to Maharaja Jaswant Singh II, and the Umaid Bhavan Palace, hotel, museum, and home to the present day King of Jodhpur.  Next stop, Udaipur by car hire... Check our our website: www.TheGreatAffair.net

... begun to think that India didn't in fact have any star-life, but it was only the pollution and dust that were hiding it away. A Rajasthani folk music group from the Jogi tribe (famous for the musicians and hospitality) came out and sung, danced and played some traditional music for us. We were quite amused when the youngest girl asked prettily for tips, and then proceeded to angrily flop down in front of the fire and count it all out, angrily ...

... you invite people over for dinner the host makes the dinner and then watches you eat it, something that made us just a tad uncomfortable but we knew that was how things work. Then with dessert and the sweets they love so much in the country came a really strange tradition. they insisted on hand feeding us and also insisted we take pictures of us being fed. I had encountered this hand feeding before with my landlady, it had been strange then and it ...

... friendly and we were sure they were making Arif comfortable and chatting to him. As we walked downstairs, Arif was nowhere to be seen though. We checked out, said our goodbyes and then in the car Arif told us he wasn't allowed into the house to wait for us but had to wait in his car outside! For one hour! When we scoffed and asked why? he said the husband told him "you wait outside, you are just a driver". Charming. We felt awful keeping Arif so long. This ...

... a nearby stall. We had a different room choice at Krishna Prakash, and chose the twin elephant beds room (up 1 flight of stairs), which was again clean, painted decoratively, elegantly furnished and with a large en-suite. *************************************** *************************************** ****************** Price Guide: * Jaswant Thada Entry - 20 INR or 65c! * Omelette Shop - 2 omelettes and tea for less than $2. AUD