We had to wait around until midnight for our train. We spent a lot of time by the pool and catching up on sleep after we got back to the hotel. This is the only pain of having bought the tour. No control over your travel timings. I felt quite envious of the Canadian couple, Foster and Briana, who has their own driver. How lush, but I haven't a clue how much that was. We only had one night in Jodpur. We didn't really sleep on the train so we had to sleep when we arrived and then got a train at 7am the next day. It seemed similar to other places but definitely had the worst roads! So bumpy! We did have the best food so far. An awesome mutton curry. Very rich though. I started taking my malaria tablets also. Just waiting to see if I lose it. Dun dun duh!!!
Jodpur to Pushkar
We arrived in Pushkar at some point in the afternoon after leaving Jodpur. It is such a change of pace in comparison to where we have been. It's quite a small town centre so quite walkable which was nice. Loads of small shops mainly selling clothes and trinkets. It is home to a crazy amount of temples as well.
I've decided to buy a pair of loose fitting lighter trousers. I was`trying to fight the urge to by hareems but I'm failing. I am such a cliche. Every other traveller you see wears hareems. Some well. Some not so well...
I took the plunge and bought a pair yesterday. They are a bit more transparent than I would have liked. The shop keeper told me it was fine. He had glasses that made his pupils seem more enlarged. I think this is a tactic on his part. I guess that the trade off you make to not constantly have a sweaty crotch. Sorry...
I quite like Pushkar. We discovered a little cafe called The Funky Monkey that does actual coffee. I had all but given up hope of ever having a good coffee in India. It is also so hard finding somewhere to just sit and relax. People seem to congregate on road sides etc. Finding this cafe was so good because we could just sit and watch the world go by for a bit and talk.
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