We are now in Jaisalmer relaxing in our own palce haveli in the fort. All made of sandstone with red fabric flowing in the breeze. We look out the lattice work balcony over the towers of a Jain Temple at sunrise. This is the life!!We travelled here from Jaipur through the Shekhawati region looking at small towns with wonderfully painted havelis. We indulged for one night and stayed in the hunting lodge of the Maharaja of Bikaner where we saw wild bore, black buck and heaps of birds. Spot on with the binoculars Michael.Jaisalmer is a relaxing break. It is easy in some ways because it is so touristy. The narrow laneways of the fort have quite a tight knit community of shop owners, all doing their best to pull you in with amusing one liners such as "99 percent discount...really!" and "my keyboard is waiting for your lovely fingers" and our favourite "just give me one chance to rip you off... please!"We are riding into the sunset on camels this afternoon.
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