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8 November 2006
Arriving in Delhi Disembarking passengers at Jaipur around 0500 woke me up but I was able to doze and lie-in till around 0930. The 1110 arrival time passed and the Jaisalmer – Delhi Express was in the urban area but not at Delhi station. Then came a painful 45 min wait at the penultimate station. […]
7 November 2006
Last of Jaisalmer I checked out around 0900 before heading out for breakfast. I have a departure on the overnight train at 1600 back to Delhi, so I had plenty of time to kill. I read the newspaper; more about that later. Afterwards I visited the palace using an audio guide. While it was nice, […]
6 November 2006
I had a horrible night sleep. Being full moon, dogs were howling. Then the temple chanting went into the wee hours of the night. And at dawn, the azan from the mosques had their turn. I didn’t make it to breakfast at Krishna’s Boulangerie till after 1000. I continued to the Jain temple around 1100. […]
5 November 2006
The Desert Jaisalmer is also where people normally go camel-trekking into the desert. I gave this a miss because I have been to and slept in far better deserts (real dunes with no scrubs). And I’ve been on camels too. Strangely, after I had made my decision, I met a Belgian couple that told me […]
4 November 2006
I checked out from my Jodhpur hotel after breakfast and was presented with a minor bill shock by the hotel. I had booked online, a single room at INR500 (NZD15) per night. I had thought the room was far too nice for that price. The very nice owners claimed it was double that but would […]
3 November 2006
After a breakfast of tea and a cheese toastie, I went to the rooftop for some daylight photos of the houses below and the fort above. Text continues after this gallery. I walked to the Mehrangarh or fort alone and got lost a little before finding the winding road up. Built in the […]
2 November 2006
I skipped a proper breakfast and had just juice and crackers before walking to the Marwar bus station and buying my bus ticket early for Jodhpur. I boarded the bus and waited. Another backpacker boarded and was getting flustered as he couldn’t fit his “Kathmandu” brand backpack into the racks. That is a New Zealand […]
1 November 2006
With the backpacker environment, it was easy to get my kind of breakfast. Muesli with curd, papaya, banana and apple. I do enjoy Indian breakfasts but in the interest of my health, I shouldn’t have it too often. I returned to the camel fair with Martin from Sweden around 1000. From the grandstand, I watched […]
31 October 2006
For some reason, I woke at 0230 but fortunately fell asleep again till 0800. There was little pressure to do anything in the morning and I didn’t emerge from my room till 1000. I had a nice breakfast of muesli, papaya and curd. The papaya was purchased by their kitchen hand after I had made […]
30 October 2006
Journey to Pushkar My solo adventure starts today with a long train ride from Delhi to Pushkar for its famous Camel Fair. With my Ajmer Shatabdi train departing at 0610, it was an early check-out from my Paharganj hotel. At 0530, walking to New Delhi Railway Station, I expected the streets to be deserted. But […]