Our first Indian bus journey took us to Jodhpur, famous for a big fort. We'll remember it most for the children, who bullied us constantly: saying "What's your name?... one penny, one rupee, one school pen?" and slapping us if we wouldn't shake their hands. At one point we had 10 children following us, chanting "Hello!", and pinching our bums!
But the fort in Jodphur was impressive, great views over the annoying children below. Food wasn't so great, and both spent a day inside with dodgy stomachs - at least the kids couldn't find us.
Everything calmed down once we reached Jaisalmer. Small place, much quieter and less hassle. We spent two days on safari on the back of a camel. Fun, for a while, but a once in a lifetime experience... we're never doing it again. We're still aching two days later. Worth it though, great sand dunes, sunsets and food cooked on an open fire, which Kate collected the wood for. We both bought Camel leather bags as souveniers (it's goat leather really).
We're now in Jaipur. Not great to be in a big city again, but we're getting used to it. Off to see more forts tomorrow... but hopefully no more kids or camels.
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Round the World in 180 Days
Round the World in 180 Days
5 comments:
Hope your bums recover very quickly. Speak soon.
Love the photos!! Pleased you're both having such fun :)
i hate camels....
they give me the hump....
anon is me, love laura xx
News that our two adventurers have had to resort to travelling by camel is not well received back here in England.
A little research tells us that a Camels average speed is 3mph.
Our only hope for a speedy return is a quick decision to ditch the Camels.
If this is not possible it looks like we will be without them for a further 288 days.
Stick a big circle around their new return date in your diary.…..
24th October 2008
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