ok, so I stopped updating this thing for a couple of weeks. My bad. I will do my best to capture 2 weeks in a giant post. However, I lament that I will certainly loose a ton of detail.
I got off the bus in Jaipur to me these two nice guys from Barcelona. After talking for a few moments we figured out that we had almost identical schedules planned out for the next two weeks, so I tagged along with them. They were two brothers. The oldest one was Andres, and the younger was Herman. I honestly got along with them really well, and was disappointed when we had to split up.
After just walking around Jaipur for a few hours, we found ourselves a little bored and not digging the city, so we grabbed a bus and headed to Pushkar (well, Ajmer...).
When we arrived in Ajmer, we found that it was impossible to get to Pushkar that night, and we would have to spend the night there. So, we got ourselves a room at the worst hotel I have ever seen, and then headed for a lovely dinner of vegetarian burgers and fake cheese pizza. Obviously,. we had to have fake ice cream for desert, as nothing else would suffice as a proper conclusion to our vegan meal.
The next day we saw the giant mosc in Ajmer, and headed to Pushkar for the camel festival. There we found thousands of camels that have been brought to both compete in different events as well as be sold and traded among camel enthusiasts. The whole scene was ridiculous, and very funny. On day 2 it rained, so we really did nothing except read and eat, but had a nice time regardless. The following day we watched the mustache competition (my favorite), and headed out to Jodhpur.
I think we all really liked Jodhpur, but the highlight was clearly when the three of us broke down and headed to McDonald's. It was so great to eat a familiar food, even if it was beefless, I enjoyed the fish sandwich and the fries. We also saw the palace, and what I think is the most impressive fort in the country. Overall it was a really nice city, and I regret that we headed out so soon, but our schedule demanded it.
So, we found ourselves in Jaisalmer after two short days in Jodhpur. It is this incredible fort built in the middle of a sand desert. What makes it even cooler is the fact that it is still being used, and is currently occupied by thousands of residents. We decided that we should take a tour of some near by villages, and the best way to do so was to do it on camel back. So, we hired a guide and he took us out the next day. We visited a couple of different villages, all of varying cleanliness and modernity, and spent two nights in the sand. It was way better than the camel riding in Morocco, because I felt we were accomplishing something, and not just having a ride for tourists. However, on the mourning of the third day Andres got a little sick, and we asked to be taken back early. SO we road to the nearest village where a jeep picked us up. We at a little, and then went shopping, which seemed to cheer up Andres. I bought a few Camel skin laptop bags, and the fellas bought some other camel skin fair. Later that night, we headed on a bus for Udaipur.
Again, in Udaipur it was raining, which really ruins a city known for it's beauty. So, we stayed inside and really did nothing. We went to the mostly indoors city palace museum, but found ourselves unimpressed after seeing the one in Johdpur. The next day we rented bikes and biked around the lake. It would have been great and very beautiful had my bike not broken and forced me to walk the last 3ish miles back to town. Oh well, it was cool.
Me and the fellas bought a beer, and had a really nice good last meal together and then said our goodbyes. I really had a lot of fun with them in Rajastan, and wish we could have continued together longer, but we were heading different directions.
Now I head south!
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