Jaisalmer from a 1001 nights

Our hotel is VERY nice. Rajasthani style, alls and everything made of sandstone (even the bathroom) - and our room has a direct view on the fort - amazing!!!

And we just love the rooftop restaurant - we go there often - to just have a drink, to lie down on the cushions (on those little balcony-beds to lie down on). We can c all the stars from here as you don't see as many lights as in a city

Jaisalmer is SO DIFFERENT - it's quiet, people are even nicer than anywhere (despite of what I had heard) - they aren't nagging us 2 buy their things in shops - usually they just invite to come in and that's it. What a difference

And they seem helpful and all - NOT pushy!

City is GORGEOUS, everywhere these houses of carved sandstone - looks like LACE! It really does look like a city from 1001 nights (thx Tjasa 4 the tip 2 come here!)

Very nice change after Jaipur

We love it (my 2nd favourite, after Varanasi)

Its a small town in the desert, close 2 the Pakistani border

2morrow we r having a full day camel safari - we will b taken by jeeps 50km in the direction of the sand dunes (and Pakistan) an there get on our camels and go on them for 8h with a lunch break, c the sunset on the sand dunes, and the stars, and then get back to the hotel by jeeps

VERY much looking forward!

We got some safari gear today (boys: pants & funny desert hats, i got a shirt with long sleeves). More 2 come 2morrow

I'm now writing this from the rooftop - will now go back 2 enjoy a drink with the boys

- Jaisalmer