On October 2 we drove to Jodhpur,
about 6 hours away, but I think it took almost 8 hours because we got caught in
some traffic. We literally stopped for about 45 minutes because the road was jammed up. Folks in India like to pass cars and even though there might be a reason why the lane you are in, is stopped, the driver doesn’t care – he (or she) will just get in the lane next to you (which is for oncoming traffic) and go as far as possible. So you take this mentality and multiply it by 100 and divide it by a road that barely fits 2 lanes – what do you get? TRAFFIC.
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I was fascinated by the different animals we would see on the road |
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We are slowing down |
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And...we're going nowhere - everyone got out of their car to see what the problem was |
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We got back on the road after 45 min and almost ran into a cow |
We stayed at a place called
Mandore Guest House in Jodhpur – a bit hard to find but totally worth it because the food
here was delicious. Despite the bed not being super comfortable, I would still
stay there, just for the food.
We hit most of the sights the next
morning – Jaswant Thada, Mehrangarh (Jodhpur) Fort and Old Town. We skipped the
Jodhpur Palace which is also a hotel and museum.
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Typical taxis aka "tricycles" |
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Grounds of Jaswant Thada |
Jaswant Thada is a white marble memorial built by Sardar Singh in 1899 in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. The views from here are amazing!
Panoramic view from Jaswant Thada |
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Main building |
Different angle |
View of the Jodhpur Palace |
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Jaswant Thada and Mehrangarh Fort in the distance |
Rao Jodha Ji Statue pointing towards Mehrangarh Fort |
Of the forts we visited, this by far,
was the most impressive.
Amazing! |
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Admiring the fort from Jaswant Thada |
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We've arrived - time to walk around! |
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Looking up |
I've asked Paul to grow a 'stache like this |
Cannonball imprints by the second gate |
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Close up of door |
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Original door |
Locals |
Jodhpur is known as the blue city |
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Wide angle shot |
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Kilkila cannon |
In China, everyone wanted pictures of/with Paul. In India, I was the subject. These guys were taking photos of me so I snapped one of them! |
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Awesome fort |
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In case you were wondering, yes, it was really hot |
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I love the bright colors |
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Palanquin |
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Decorative cannons |
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I liked this one because it's a hippocannonmus |
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Opium den |
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Slinky shot of inside the fort |
Colorful! |
This guy demonstrated how to put a turban on |
Making adjustments... |
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Voila! |
Chiq screen |
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Red door inside the fort |
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Weapon of choice - katar - a punch dagger |
View from the fort |
Jodhpur Palace |
Wide angle shot of the city with Jodhpur Palace in the background |
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While royalty slept, the fan above would be pulled back/forth by someone... |
Cannons and pigeons |
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More doors |
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This one is pretty cool |
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Wolverrine inspired or Wolverine's inspiration? Either way, the facial hair in these pictures are amazing. |
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Ladies courtyard |
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Yes, another door! |
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The view of the fort as we are leaving |
We decided to walk around Old Town to get a feel for the locals before calling it a day.
Before leaving Old Town, we went into a spice store with no intention of buying anything....we had to go in because our driver parked by the store so we were obligated to at least go in and look around. It wasn't that kind of set up though - the owner sat us down and talked us through all the different spices he offered while making us a special tea with saffron, cinnamon, and coriander - which was delicious! What a salesman...we bought a good amount of spices including the special tea and some extra saffron.
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