When the going gets tough, the tough get Goa.
Well, it's been an interesting time here in Rajahstan... We headed to Bikaner first, on a hellish overnight bus ride. The driver had hindi pop pumping until 2am, and then dumped us off in the middle of the night in a little town called Gangaga, then another bus to Bikaner. Bikaner has pretty much nothing going for it, besides the '8th wonder of the world' Rat Temple. It was a major disappointment, well, it wasn't too bad, here's some rats->
We had to walk around this place barefoot, and as you can imagine, it's covered in dung. So after 10 minutes and a few photos, we were out.
Change of plans:
Matt and Tim both 'went liquid' again, after some dodgey food in either Attari or Gangaga. I was felling pretty queezy, but somehow managed to avoid the worst of it. We had to pass on the Camel Safari though, as none of us felt that would be any fun in our sickly state. Camels bounce a lot... not good. After seeing fort after fort, and museum after museum, we've decided to make a mad dash back to Delhi, and catch a wicked long train ride to Goa.
After all of the adventuring in Nepal, we just haven't enjoyed being super tourists, the sights here are spectacular, but... When you're feeling sick, a fort is a freakin fort. There's also a severe lack of other travelers around, which makes things a little dull. We've met a few cool folks, a nice girl on the train to Jaipur invited us out for a night on Delhi when we get back there. But otherwise it's been slooow.
So, to Goa! Bye bye desert. Beaches, parties, backpackers, and some relaxation. No more overnight bus trips! I hope. The hindi pop hasn't grown on me yet. We're all feeling much better again, and are heading to the world famous Taj Mahal tomorrow. It's also my Mom's birthday too (12/4), Happy Birthday Mom! See you and Dad in Switzerland... :)
Just had a great dinner with the boys at a revolving rooftop restaurant and watched some fireworks, fun times. Hope all's well back home, and thanks for all of the comments, I do love reading them! And it makes me want to make the blog better too.
ok, i know you just want photos:
One of Rajahstan's beautiful forts, overlooking Jodhpur.
Jodhpur, the blue city, was a cool stop on our desert journey. The blue appearently keeps away the mosquitos. Seemed to work...
Tim, uber-tourist and team photographer, in his element. Listening to the audio tour guide in the Jodhpur fort.
J-J-J-J-Jodhpur!
The fort, still in Jodhpur, has a sweet view of the city. And prime canon shootin' too.
Pushkar! A great laid back town around a small holy lake. We hiked to the top of the mountain nearby, see shadow on right side of photo, at sunset. Great time.
Pushkar view from summit.
the crew at sunset over Pushkar. i love the selftimer. new camera is working out nicely.
she's a beauty.
An advertisment for underwear in Pushkar. ummm, lost in translation?
the Monkeys of Pushkar, our breakfast entertainment.
like a little buddha all covered in hair...
Fort over Jaipur, the capital of Rajahstan.
Sunset over Jaipur, just took this one a few hours ago. 12/3/2005
Mooooon. after sunset shot, thought it came out well.
Crowd at India-Pakistan border closing ceremony. This was hilarious, can't believe this fiasco goes on everyday!
We had to walk around this place barefoot, and as you can imagine, it's covered in dung. So after 10 minutes and a few photos, we were out.
Change of plans:
Matt and Tim both 'went liquid' again, after some dodgey food in either Attari or Gangaga. I was felling pretty queezy, but somehow managed to avoid the worst of it. We had to pass on the Camel Safari though, as none of us felt that would be any fun in our sickly state. Camels bounce a lot... not good. After seeing fort after fort, and museum after museum, we've decided to make a mad dash back to Delhi, and catch a wicked long train ride to Goa.
After all of the adventuring in Nepal, we just haven't enjoyed being super tourists, the sights here are spectacular, but... When you're feeling sick, a fort is a freakin fort. There's also a severe lack of other travelers around, which makes things a little dull. We've met a few cool folks, a nice girl on the train to Jaipur invited us out for a night on Delhi when we get back there. But otherwise it's been slooow.
So, to Goa! Bye bye desert. Beaches, parties, backpackers, and some relaxation. No more overnight bus trips! I hope. The hindi pop hasn't grown on me yet. We're all feeling much better again, and are heading to the world famous Taj Mahal tomorrow. It's also my Mom's birthday too (12/4), Happy Birthday Mom! See you and Dad in Switzerland... :)
Just had a great dinner with the boys at a revolving rooftop restaurant and watched some fireworks, fun times. Hope all's well back home, and thanks for all of the comments, I do love reading them! And it makes me want to make the blog better too.
ok, i know you just want photos:
One of Rajahstan's beautiful forts, overlooking Jodhpur.
Jodhpur, the blue city, was a cool stop on our desert journey. The blue appearently keeps away the mosquitos. Seemed to work...
Tim, uber-tourist and team photographer, in his element. Listening to the audio tour guide in the Jodhpur fort.
J-J-J-J-Jodhpur!
The fort, still in Jodhpur, has a sweet view of the city. And prime canon shootin' too.
Pushkar! A great laid back town around a small holy lake. We hiked to the top of the mountain nearby, see shadow on right side of photo, at sunset. Great time.
Pushkar view from summit.
the crew at sunset over Pushkar. i love the selftimer. new camera is working out nicely.
she's a beauty.
An advertisment for underwear in Pushkar. ummm, lost in translation?
the Monkeys of Pushkar, our breakfast entertainment.
like a little buddha all covered in hair...
Fort over Jaipur, the capital of Rajahstan.
Sunset over Jaipur, just took this one a few hours ago. 12/3/2005
Mooooon. after sunset shot, thought it came out well.
Crowd at India-Pakistan border closing ceremony. This was hilarious, can't believe this fiasco goes on everyday!
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