Not me, the camel! We returned yesterday from a lovely sojourn in the Thar desert on camel-back. After the constant noise and bustle of inhabited India, the desert was blissfully quiet. We trekked around in the morning, then had a nice lunch and "hot-time" break under a surprisingly shady tree. The guides whipped up an absolutely killer curry and chapatti (from scratch, mind you) while the camels, unsaddled, roamed around with a small length of rope around their front legs for impeding their running away.
Another couple of hours led us through a watering-hole village and finally to a lovely set of dunes where we camped. After a sumptuous dinner, the guides sang camel songs around the campfire. The stars were absolutely amazing.
Jaisalmer was a great little place. The fort is absolutely amazing (more photos to come, but quite a few photos uploaded) - all made of sandstone through and through. I spent the first 24 hours laid up in bed with 'Delhi belly', but nothing to be concerned with. We're in Jodhpur today, seeing the last of our Moghul forts here, and then off to Pushkar for some R&R. I hope to write more from there.
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- Born in Caracas, Venezuela. Near-native son of Detroit, MI. Reside in Seville with my lovely wife. I trade wine while dreaming up ways to save the world. And I like to travel.
1 comments:
I just looked at all your pictures. The art and architecture is amazing. It's hard to believe such a place exists! And the courtyards and gardens are stunning! I'm a huge fan of that "hidden world" thing...all you see from the outside is a door, but inside is a private oasis of beauty, hidden from all. I wonder what that says about their sense of public vs. private "space", and the relative value of each?
I just LOVE camels! They're so adorable, I just want to hug 'em! When I was a kid we went on one of those "car safari's", which, if I think about it now makes me kindof sad, but there were camels that would stick their big, slimy, slobbery tongues in the car windows to get at the bags of food we were given to hand out. That will always be my primary memory of camels! I would LOVE to actually get to ride one. Then I could hug it all I wanted!
Can't wait to see the recipes and cooking techniques you've learned!!
MUCH LOVE to you both! Have a wonderful time, and keep taking pictures!!
Lisa
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