Jaisalmer, Rajasthan desert
We've been in India now for a week, and have come from Delhi through several desert towns, by train and car, to Jaisalmer. We have three days here, to relax, sightsee, and ride camels(!) before we head south to Jodhpur and then by train to Kerala - a 52-hour ride. I'm typing this from a dial-up Internet cafe with a crappy keyboard in the gorgeous sandstone fort high above the town.
India has been amazing so far. I thought I had no expectations of what it would be like, but I find that I did, and that they are daily challenged. We are travelling well, which is a real relief; it's allowing this to be a vacation and a honeymoon, as well as an adventure, and I desperately needed the break. Staying with relatives in Delhi was also wonderful; I have married into a family that I really like, which is, I am given to understand, a rare occurence. I am appreciating it greatly this trip.
Yesterday we got up at six to go to a small Hindu temple full of holy rats. We saw the one white rat (out of hundreds!) and one ran across my foot, both of which occurrences are supposed to be very lucky. There have been many forts and temples on the trip, and much good food (oh my god, so much good food) and a lot of driving. Yesterday we drove through Pokaran, where India tested the five nuclear missiles a few years back. We did not see any mutant camels, though. And right now we are only about two hours fom the Pakistan border, so we can hear occasional fighter jets overhead.
Can't cope with this keyboard much longer. But...am well, and safe, and enjoying life greatly. Hope all is well with all of you, wherever you are.
India has been amazing so far. I thought I had no expectations of what it would be like, but I find that I did, and that they are daily challenged. We are travelling well, which is a real relief; it's allowing this to be a vacation and a honeymoon, as well as an adventure, and I desperately needed the break. Staying with relatives in Delhi was also wonderful; I have married into a family that I really like, which is, I am given to understand, a rare occurence. I am appreciating it greatly this trip.
Yesterday we got up at six to go to a small Hindu temple full of holy rats. We saw the one white rat (out of hundreds!) and one ran across my foot, both of which occurrences are supposed to be very lucky. There have been many forts and temples on the trip, and much good food (oh my god, so much good food) and a lot of driving. Yesterday we drove through Pokaran, where India tested the five nuclear missiles a few years back. We did not see any mutant camels, though. And right now we are only about two hours fom the Pakistan border, so we can hear occasional fighter jets overhead.
Can't cope with this keyboard much longer. But...am well, and safe, and enjoying life greatly. Hope all is well with all of you, wherever you are.
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