Pleasant Haveli Jaisalmer

... straight out of an INidana Jones film and as usual people wanted their picture taken with me some people insisted one with me and every individual of their group, but in return i was given food and beer, a good deal at the end of the day<br><br>Unfortunatelyt i got ill so had to stay in my room for a whole day, missing the camel fair and going slightly mad being stiuck in a tiny stuffy room, but no biggy te next destination beckoned and the next day i got up early and headed ...

... aroma en geeft de koeien en geiten te eten. Het lijkt een grote ongeorganiseerde bende maar er wordt ook daadwerkelijk opgeruimd: als je om 7 uur (s'ochtends) door de straten loopt zijn ze mooi aangeveegd en ligt het afval dat door de schoonmakers-kaste niet is opgepikt om te recyclen in keurige hoopjes te branden.<br>Maar nu we hier een tijdje zijn kunnen we beter door de viezigheid en armoede heen kijken en zien we ook hoe mooi en ...

... sporting a turban, who said he would let us see his 4ft moustache if we gave him 10 rupees! so,of course, naturally we said "yes please"!<br>ate some lunch before leaving Jaisalmer for the desert dunes where we would be saddling up on some camels.<br>The desert safari was good fun. we rode our camels out onto the dunes, stopping at a small village along the way and having a song sung for us by some local kids. We ...

... heard. I slept while Flo watched for a Pakistani invasion from the nearby border (45KM). In fact, the army did have field exercises and were firing cannons and lighting up the sky with morters etc in the far distance. For those who have never ridden or seen a camel ridden it is quite the adventure. You get on the sitting stead and then with the command "ont" the camel herks and jerks its way to standing. Then you are off a a ...

... Steph, and Sam all picked up a pair of MC Hammer pants for the camel ride, while Arik laughed and discussed life with the Muslim salesmen. Stephanie almost bought a turban after getting one wrapped around her head for the first time, but decided her pink baseball cap will work better in the desert. We spent the rest of the afternoon walking around the old fort, which is set on a hill overlooking the area. The fort, built in 1156, was a maze of ...

... fait un feu et bu un petit coup avec deux amis du gars de l hotel dont un qui nous a baratiné qu il était le frere du roi....puffff...Ils mentent souvent ces indiens ! Je ne sais pourquoi et ils se chamaillent sans cesse...Autre culture....C était bien sympathique mais comme d habitude il a commencé à faire froid et nous avions envie d etre au chaud ! Nous sommes donc rentré vers 21H. Avec Mathilde qui avait faim nous sommes partit chercher à manger en ville mais en dehors du fort (plus ...

... to jaisalmer and got ready to visit an expensive hotel for the night. we knew there were baths so the thought of a bubble bath was to good to refuse and so the hunt began. Going into every shop that looked remotley like it would sell any sort of bubbly thing we did eventually get (our very expensive) bubble bath. before i tell you exactly just what products were shown to us ill mention just how good kelsey is/ or has become at comunicating. Whilst sitting at a ...

... to be sleeping (mostly in the middle of roads, next to cows!). POVERTY - it is impossible to visit India without being affected by the poverty. Driving through Old Delhi in a rickshaw we approached by beggars with amputated legs crawling on their bare hands through the traffic to beg for a few rupees. The lucky ones have a makepiece wheelchair (a small piece of wood with four wheels attached to it), the rest just crawl through the dirt. Plus the hoards ...

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