Jaipur Update

Hey guys, so we're in Jaipur now.yeah it gets confusing for us too.jodhpur,jaislamer,jaipur,udaipur....anyways, udaipur is the city by the lake, the white city, then we've got jodhpur which was the blue city,there wasnt much to do there so we just spent a day there.but there was a dog there called chilli and she was nice to hang out with.Then we've got jaislamer which is the golden city,also the city with the camel safari,which i'll tell you about in a short bit.today we're in jaipur the capital of rajasthan and also the pink city.a bit sissy for the capital for the rajputs but oh well.i like pink so i'm happy here.heh.

the camel safari:
The camel safari was by far one of the most coolest things we've done in rajasthan, it took half a day and the experience was just unforgettable. it started with an hour long jeep ride in one of those old police jeeps you see in old hindi movies, to the middle of the thar desert, some 64km's to pakistan,not too far from the places that the nuclear bombs were detonated not too long ago.along the way to the camel village we stopped at a few local small tiny desert willages with the average population in each not surpassing 400 people. needless to say we were treated like superstars in each of the villages we went to.the womenfolk surrounded us and poked and prodded everything they found interesting.rachels henna, her clothes and her glasses were just fascinating to them.then i decided to smile and my peircing showed itself,and then the girls were just shocked/excited/i dont know/and some kids even started to cry. but yeah the villages were cool and the people very hospitable,allowing us to wander about in their houses and take photographs of them doing everyday things like slapping the cow, washing stuff and playing with cow dung patties...
we eventually got to the camels but not before stopping for tea at a 'desert kitchen' and a ride atop the jeep. the desert kitchen consisted of one tree/wall and one squatting chef who was preparing food for some of the workers not too far away.we stopped there and he brewed up the most amazing burnt wood flavoured masala chai ever.
the camels were really cute and cuddly,when they were far away from us.up close on the otherhand they are huge scary creatures who take pleasure in shitting and pissing every few minutes.but they were awesome and had amazing personalities.although they all had a generic name of either gora(for the white ones) and kalu ( for the darker ones), there was even a mongrel that followed us on our journey...his name...not suprisingly, kalu...
sitting on the camels watching the sunset and experiencing a different type of pain between my legs was most unforgettable.the sun sets in a different way in the desert i think.a bit more magical,and the hues of the sky play a symphony of colours while the only sounds you hear are that of the desert and the camel munching on something or rather... when we got to the dunes there was a small fire and lo and behold!! more tea...we had the a really delicious meal cooked right there and rachel even took part in making the chappaties with her hands ie no rolling pin. the food was good and by the time we finished dinner all the stars in the universe had come out to greet us.then the singing began.the rajputs sang traditional songs: mostly about drinking and girls.then they told us to sing.we failed miserably, then they decided to sing for us again this time...they sang 'i'm a barbie girl'...but rajput style. we left that night at about 11 pm and by the time we got back we were so tired we just fell asleep. now all we have left of that are the memories and a nagging pain between our legs from the bumpy camel ride.

we also heard about the train that derailed and some people have died and lots in hospital, one being a new zealand woman, so just so you guys know we are fine.it was very near where we were travelling but thankfully we weren't on that train.

ok bye.
ameet and rachel.