Our intention was to stop off for a night at Jodhpur just to break up the journey from Udaipur to Jaisalmer. We didn’t plan on staying to explore the amazing old city on the edge of the Thar dessert- but we did. Jodhpur, the blue city is home to one of the largest forts in India- the Mehrangarh fort built in 1459 AD. Kara, a self proclaimed living room master fort builder insisted that we spend an entire day clambering up the hill and over the old ruins. It was unquestionably worth it... we took the audio tour option and spent hours walking through the old inner palaces, decorated with red sandstone, pearl and stained glass, listening to our head phones. Later when our stomachs grumbled for dinner we feasted on samosa and explored the old city shopping arcades. We stayed longer to partake in Raksha Bandhan a national festival celebrated with the giving of small Rakis (bracelets) and kite flying!. Unfortunately from our decision to stay, we couldn’t get the tickets to Jaisalmer so on the spur of the moment we decided to head further north to Jaipur.
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| Mehrangarth fort, Jodhpur |
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| Audio tour, Mehrangarth fort |
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| The kings main bedroom |
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| The palace sitting room |
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| Looking down across Jodhpur (the blue city) |
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John relaxing with some lemon honey and ginger tea
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