Last day in Jodhpur. We went to a tea tasting and although I am not a big tea lover there were some delicious ones among them. Ended up buying some, space in my backpack permitting ;) Then our time exploring Jodhpur together was over and we said goodbye, with Rika taking a train down south and me taking another one up north to Delhi. On the overnight train, while trying to sleep in the noisy overcrowded berth I watched several mice in vain checking out our bags f...

Today we walked up to the Jaswant Thada Cenotaph, a mausoleum built in 1899 for the last Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. Pretty nice place and the marble used in the construction lets the sunlight shine through when you stand inside.In the afternoon we strolled through old town once more with its funny billboards and had tea at the rooftop of the Pal Haveli Noble Home Hotel. Given the extraordinary sacred status cows have in Hindi religion it is quite remarkable to se...

Despite the fact that the hotel is advertising WiFi service of course they do not actually have it. After all we're still in India. But I found a nice little cafe around the corner with complimentary WiFi. After breakfast we walked through the narrow roads of old town up to the mighty citadel. The views from up there are quite spectacular. And unlike the castles of Jaipur Mehrangarh houses at least some ancient artworks and furniture as well as old weaponry a...

Said goodbye to my driver, gave him 600 Ru tip and explained to him when he complained about it that maybe next time he should listen to what the paying customer wants. Happy to be on my own again! Took the train to Jodhpur and met fellow RTW traveler Rika from Japan who is on a one year trip. We were the only foreigners on the train :) In Jodhpur we checked into a nice guest house in old town and had dinner at the rooftop underneath the illuminated citadel. And...