Thursday, October 26, 2006
23 October, 2006
We left Jodhpur and had a four and a half hour drive (285 km) to Jaisalmer - not too bad for Indian standards. We worked in the car again doing admin, labeling photos and time went by. We saw an Iguana running across the road, really big, and the landscape was now very different. It was almost like driving through the Karoo. It was very dry, flat and rugged with cacti and small shrubby bushes. We had a bit of hassles with our hotel but eventually settled somewhere for one night. We went to the lake (Gadi Sagar) which provides this arid region with all its water and then Suresh took us to Sunset Point. This is where the cenotaphs are (Kings Buried) and it is a bit out the town. There are beautiful views of the fort and the Golden City from this point and after all the hassles we had with accommodation we chilled here for a while in the still desert air. We had dinner with a magnificent view of the fort and this town was very quiet and calm- unlike any other Indian city. When we got back to the Haveli - our apartment- we spoke with the owner and his lovely family for quite a while before heading off to bed. They were real good people and we were sad that we had to move to another hotel for the next two nights.
We left Jodhpur and had a four and a half hour drive (285 km) to Jaisalmer - not too bad for Indian standards. We worked in the car again doing admin, labeling photos and time went by. We saw an Iguana running across the road, really big, and the landscape was now very different. It was almost like driving through the Karoo. It was very dry, flat and rugged with cacti and small shrubby bushes. We had a bit of hassles with our hotel but eventually settled somewhere for one night. We went to the lake (Gadi Sagar) which provides this arid region with all its water and then Suresh took us to Sunset Point. This is where the cenotaphs are (Kings Buried) and it is a bit out the town. There are beautiful views of the fort and the Golden City from this point and after all the hassles we had with accommodation we chilled here for a while in the still desert air. We had dinner with a magnificent view of the fort and this town was very quiet and calm- unlike any other Indian city. When we got back to the Haveli - our apartment- we spoke with the owner and his lovely family for quite a while before heading off to bed. They were real good people and we were sad that we had to move to another hotel for the next two nights.
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