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Today was a full days drive from Jodhpur to Jaipur. It was a long drive as we came across several traffic jams involving hundreds of trucks. OMG the traffic in India is unbelievable. There appears to be no road rules and no one takes any notice of the lanes. We were driving on the highway with hundreds of overladen trucks with their gawdy decorations and black Pompom things hanging off the front to ward off the evil eye. Put the trucks together with the buses, cars and thousands of motorbikes often with a sari clad female riding side saddle on the back, seldom a helmet to be seen and then add a few cows and people trying to cross the road in the middle of all this. We finally arrived in bustling Jaipur and were pleasantly surprised to find our hotel the Mandawa Haveli a little oasis hidden from the busy streets just outside its gates. This hotel was originally the Prime Ministers residence that was converted to a hotel. It has loads of character and we're going to enjoy our two nights stay here I think.
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