Jodhpur - the blue city

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Tue 10 Oct 2006 - Tue 10 Oct 2006 37 °C
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so... Jodhpur was busy.. like Jaipur

2 b totally honest I didn't quite like it (sorry Anamika!) - it looked gorgeous from the fort on the hill. Truly blue (in the past only the Brahmin-caste members were painting their house blue, but over the years it became a common practice and now almost everybody has a blue house from the outside)

When we were IN the city itself: it was very crowded and busy. Rickshaws everywhere. And as a result of many people living there and all the busyness: it was also quite dirty - even as for an Indian city

The best part was a market by the clock tower and a nearby shop with tea/spices where we got a full explanation on tea, on how 2 distinguish fake from real saffron, on spices, etc. We were also treated to (officially!) the BEST tea EVER - which in fact is a tea with no tea - only cardamon, cinamon and saffron - high quality, dried, and boiled in water for 5 min together. Amazing. We all bought some of course

The fort was very nice. The biggest of the forts we had seen. In private hands of the maharaja (who seems 2 own half of the town anyway ) and very well managed - in a very European way in fact (with the museum shop etc).
It was really in a good state - all the rooms with furniture and nice fabrics. Nice!

Oh yes, and the hotel was great 2 - with a direct view on the fort and a rooftop restaurants (and these banana/chocolate pancakes 4 breakfast we will remember 4 a long time!)

- Jodhpur