Hotel The Royale Jaisalmer

27 Jan (2nd day of Lunar New Year) Jaisalmer - Hotel Royale As usual breakfast was not served any earlier than 8am despite we still waking at 6am when the rythmic horns from trucks broke the peace of the night. Previous night, we slept at 10+pm right ...

... which is for me, a turnoff to see other cuisines).  I had a lassi (sweet) and an eggplant dish; the table shared Jaisalmer sweets for dessert.  It's a nice group and more mixed than the first week (another American from New Mexico, two women from ...

... crammed 2 week holiday around north India. Had a fairly good sleep during the delayed train journey and we eventually arrived in Jaisalmer around 4.30pm. A driver offered to take me to my hotel for free when I stepped out of the train ...

... pats on two occasions! Lovely in flipflops!! Plenty of interest walking around town, shops, ... and a day spent visiting sites around Jaisalmer - inclusing the sunset over the Sam dunes 40 kms away. Don't expect a romantic experience, its quite a scene!

... chai which I forgot about paying for or maybe the driver did. After we have our receipt, about 11am we set off for Jaisalmer. We reached at close to 2pm and went to checked out Shahi Palace and it's related Oasis Haveli, only small rooms are available ...