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Off through the bustling traffic of the Blue City, far from the peaceful little hamlet of Chandelao we make our way to the Meherangarh Fort - one of the largest forts in India! Yes of course it's on top of a hill and has a zillion steps to climb!! Breathless, from the top of the fort you can see the many blue painted houses below - they are first white washed then again painted with a dash of indigo in the white wash, which is partly to assist with cooling and the blue is believed to help keep the insect population away ... I'm not sure how effective it is ... there are a lot of flies .. !! The Fort is magnificent and I think beside us and a couple of Japanese girls we were the only non Indian tourists .. so once again we featured heavily in everyones happy snaps ...!!! By now we are feeling like Rock Gods with a constant following of paparazzi tracking our every move!! Haha so funny for a few middle aged tourists racing across India!!! The young boys in particular like photos with us girls - they brush Raj Ray away - not so keen to have a lasting memory of him .. doesn't bear to think about what they do or say about our photos as they show there friends!! I'm hoping it's with kindness ... but sometimes particularly with the more tribal woman we both look at each other - do a double take with surprise ... then smile acknowledging two very different worlds colliding!!
After the Fort, we make our way down the hill to another of Jassa's favorite places .. which almost always involves food .. this time it was the best Lassi place in India ... it's too thick to go up a straw .... you eat it with a spoon ... how good? Excellent!!
Still of course there was more to come ... dinner on a open rooftop overlooking Jodhpur, with the well lit Fort towering behind us .... Gin and Tonics and an amazing dinner saw the close of another incredible day in India!!
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Gwen Love the way you describe the trip. Makes me want to relive my Rajasthan holiday,
jeff Barnes You've nailed my time in the blue city how huble does it make you feel. Raise your glass to India for me. Cheers, Jeff