Wednesday, October 22

Jaisalmer: The Golden City

Despite my anger at the previous day's trip, and the knowledge it would happen all over again in 24 hours, I loved our day in Jaisalmer. Turns out we had quite possibly the best cab driver ever, who managed to take us around, get us great prices on scarves and shoes, and showed us the lake, a beautiful and ancient site in J. We had a mediocre breakfast that was made up for by the views. The whole city is made of sandstone, and it's really quite lovely.

After we went shopping. We found a little shop where through a few hours of haggling and threatening to leave we all left with either a turban or scarf, and some pants, and not much poorer for it. We also saw a Haveli, which is basically an old mansion reknowned for their frescoes, which often have a lot of inlayed stone work. Very pretty, very fun, cheap entry, so we were happy. All in all a wonderful day, with a delicious lunch before the camel trek!!

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