Gorbandh Palace

... or excursions.   First hotel impressions can be difficult to overcome.  So far we are pretty unimpressed with the Gorbandh Palace.  The building is impressive enough, a recently-build sandstone faux-palace in the local style.  The ...

Thanks again for your posts guys…it means a lot to know that you are following us on our travels (group hug!). As a small thank you, I've spent about two hours fannying around with an archaic computer at the hotel to upload some ...

amazing city - walked through the streets and up and into the walled city. Loads of cows and motorbikes! Jain temple - shoes off and wandered round - stunning architecture. Then on to fort - so different from Bikaner - much more Arabian Knights! Visited ...

Warned that today would be the worst day for traveling - so set off promptly at 0900 with 300 km to go ! It was a doddle - arriving at the hotel at 1630! We had time to stop twice to eat and again to watch an enormous train go past - well over 100 ...

So off again to Jaisalmer. This drive was a long one - almost 6 hours. We did stop along the way for lunch which was decent. We checked into our hotel - Gorband which was very new/recently built (1992) - and it showed!! It was a great hotel with king ...