Qadri Guest House Jodhpur

... and it couldn't possibly be a wise man so who should it be.? It would appear that a man volunteered to be buried alive in the foundations of the fort and a plaque marks the spot. Wow! His descendants still live in Jodhpur and are well regarded in society.
The royal family no longer live in the fort, they live in a palace built very recently, it was a huge philanthropic undertaking, building took 15 years to complete and it was started ...

... as Aidan suitably christened them later, were trying to rub up against me waving money in my face chanting something incomprehensible. I tried the No thank you and goodbye route half heartedly, knowing that it wasn’t going to work this time. So I pushed it back with my leg and got up on the old feet and standing a good six inches taller I forcefully said “Please don’t push or touch me and go away”. It teased and laughed at me with derision and ...

... are leather shoes, purses, belts, etc. In other words, anything made from an animal. The temple is located in a hilly area with a lot of trees. Some areas are farmed and the fields appear to be irrigated by an ancient system. There are deep wells, lined with stone walls along the road and we stop to examine one that was "pumping" water. There is no electric pump, the system works as follows: There is a gear box above the well that is ...

... it appear like a temple. This prevented the offended local ruler taking the structure down We also briefly saw the site of a local Muslim cemetery, before heading off to the 12th century Jaisalmer fort. This imposing fort structure with large ramparts is built up from a modest sandstone base and still houses over 4000 people. The central palace areas are protected by several entrance gates. Inside we were taken to the richly ...

We almost missed our train to Jodhpur from Delhi. Our train from Agra to Delhi was over an hour late. We ran to an auto rickshaw, offered the guy more money if he really hurried and we made the train. He drove like crazy! We ran and jumped on the train seconds before it pulled away from the station! I could not believe we made it, but I was so glad we did! We stayed at Haveli guesthouse in Jodhpur . It was good, but we realized we could have found ...

... it is more: "which country"?) When it is a group of teenagers, they would say hello then the big mouth of the group would say something to the others in hindi and everybody cracks up laughing. We must look funny to them.

We ended the day passing by Unaid Bhawan Palace. It is a beautiful house, part museaum part hotel. We stroll in the bazaars near our guest house only to discover all the shops for the sarees. Women trying on multicolored textiles, it is amazing.

... hospital tuesday night, with the surgery scheduled for wednesday morning. There was all sorts of chaos of trying to call my doctor back home and cancel insurance. If I didn't have my dad there to help me with all of that I dont know what I would have done. But anyways, i go into surgery thursday mroning and woke up pain free just a few hours later. Really. I was sore, yes. I couldn't move my arm too much, yes. But that pain i had before was almost ...

... days (post camel ride and rat temple): Sleeping on the rooftops of our hotels in Jaisalmer and Jodhpur with a cool breeze all night and huge stone palaces in view (the size of football fields and towering over the cities); flying a paper kite from the rooftop and watching kites battle over the city; being woken up on the roof by huge black-faced monkeys jumping over us and showing their sharp white fangs; and drinking a safron lassi in the bustling Jodhpur market.

... always with that unique only-in-india dying-man's last sound call of "CHAIIIIII!", refreshing the dry lips and dull minds of the exhausted doctors as they roll up their bloody sleeves and pause in the middle of a grueling 11-hour open heart surgery for a spot of chai. it's just that good. there's something else about the chai that i love, although i suppose it's more a part of indian culture than anything. i love how it's impossible to enter someone's house, for ...

... in to ask for directions. A man said if you hang on a moment Ill show you... So we followed him to the bank, he only nearly killed us once crossing the road but hey ho! When we got to the bank he explained to the guard what we wanted and they showed us in... THANK YOU! So we then had to make the transfer, which as I said went smoothly although I dont think the bank were happy that we asked to use the phone to call the hotel to advise that the money had been ...