Jaipur - Rajasthan
Welcome from the capital of Rajasthan a pleasant change from the interminable hassling of Delhi. Sonali only now feels that her holiday has started. I booked the Unique Castle Hotel over the Net last night not really sure of what it would be like. As it turns out, it is really nice - new and not yet stuffed up.
Another early morning was required to get here (excuse this crappy keyboard by the way) but the journey on the train was via ‘chair class’ - with plane seats and a decent breakfast. All very civilized compared with the bedlam of the previous trip. The countryside changed into a much drier appearance once the mist had lifted.
Trying to look less wild
Jaipur seems to be much more laid back than Delhi and appears to be a major conference venue with 17,000 doctors descending on it. The cab driver will take us out for he day for 1,000 rupees (R200) so we will take him up on it later. We explored this bit of the town this afternoon and indulged in a local curry. I managed to get brekkie thrown in a the hotel too. I feel like something sweet so after I finish this, I am off down the road to see what I can find.
Sonali is busy revaming our itinerary yet agin so who knows where our next stop will be. There was no hot water in the hotel this morning and for two nights in a row there were sounds of an altercation coming from the reception area. They wouldn’t let me store my bag with them so we had to take both bags. I don’t think we’ll stay there when we get back to Delhi but it will be in the same area.
I hae developed a full-on stinking cold over the last couple of days together with a nagging cough so am feeling up to maggots. Tomorrow we will visit the fort and all the bazaars inside it.