Ahmedabad to Jaisalmer
15.03.2010 - 26.03.2010
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Enroute to Udaipur we had to change trains in Ahmedabad, so we had the whole day there to see some of the sights before catching our onward night train...
This is Jama Masjid (mosque)...
Our main reason for visiting Ahmedabad though was to visit the Ashram that Gandhi started, called Sabarmati, which became his headquarters during the Indian Independence struggle...
Where rich meets poor: These slums on the outskirts of the old city are overlooked by a swanky 5-star hotel...
Udaipur is a gorgeous city full of temples, palaces and other stunning buildings, built around a lake and surrounded by mountains...
This is the beautiful Lake Palace which is now a posh hotel and was used in the James Bond film Octopussy.
It is very touristy but there are still some real Indian sights to be seen...
We decided to treat ourselves from here and got a car and a driver for the day to take us Jodhpur, stopping at a couple of sights along the way. This is Kumbalgarh Fort...
Then we went onto Ranakpur to see an incredible Jain Temple. It’s carved from white marble and is supported by 1444 pillars, and no 2 are the same!...
The journey itself was fantastic too because we got to see a lot of rural, non-touristy India...
The city of Jodhpur is overlooked by the huge Mehrangarh Fort...
Market Gateway...
Clock tower in the market...
View of the ‘Blue City’ from the Fort...
Jaswant Thada – a memorial to a Maharajah (King)...
We thought this little boy was GORGEOUS!...
Next we went to Jaisalmer...
We got ourselves a lovely room with window seats to chill out and admire the view of the sandstone fort...
Jaisalmer is in the middle of the Great Thar Desert, near the border with Pakistan, and we went on a camel safari to the dunes...
The guide thought it was funny to make Steve look like a scary desert gunman with my scarf!...
We watched the sunset and had dinner on the dunes, it was an incredible experience...
Next we are heading to what they call the 'Golden Triangle', starting with Jaipur...
Posted by Steve-Kay 18.04.2010 02:57 Archived in India Tagged backpacking
Looks amazing, really good photo's and interesting blog. Somehow though, I'm still looking forward to the next coin collection !
18.04.2010 by l.m