Just when we were both feeling a little jaded, up pops Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur.
As we’ve moved west, we’re into the desert, and Jodhpur has been a major market town and fortress for hundreds of years. According to the guide, this is the second largest desert in the world, after the Sahara, although we haven’t checked that.
Lots of pictures
Note it’s called the blue town. Higher caste and more important folks are allowed to pain their house blue.
Apparently when the Maharajah couldn’t be bothered to choose which wife or concubine to spend the night with, the ladies would play a version of Ludo to see who wins. See the board in the picture.
Then a quick whizz over to the Cenotaph
Bit of a rest on the terrace at the hotel
And then some shopping. Good job it wasn’t busy …
