First pay the hotel bill. Second relax with a ginger chai. Next, hit the road.
Today our final destination is Pushkar. From Jaipur Junction we took a train to Ajmer. The train was late and we chatted to some young up and coming Indian people. As the train arrived we found out we were actually in the same carriage. Not only that but were actually sitting next to each other! We continued chatting for the whole 2 hours before leaving the train at Ajmer.
We were all heading the same way, so shared an auto to the bus station before catching a big bus to Pushkar. Luckily we got seats as the bus was packed out. After pulling into the bus station, we said our goodbyes and headed to find our hotel, which was close by.
Due to the Pushkar Camel Festival hotel prices are double the normal rate. The hotel we are in is ok but is half as good as others we have stayed in and double the price. Pushkar, a small desert town, is now full of tourists, all paying too much!
As we walked towards the main festival we crossed over the Holy Bridge. We saw various temples and lots of big cameras hanging from tourists necks. One group of people from China had about 3 DSLR cameras each. On we continued into the main area where all the action takes place.
There were hundreds of stalls selling everything from water to camel harnesses and glitzy camel decorations. There were lots of camels and even horses too. We walked around the desert area, taking photos and enjoying the ambience. As the sunset we moved to look at the variety of stalls and then began our search for Indian food. You would have thought that Indian food might be easy to find in India, but no ... Falafels and pancakes were! We persevered and eventually came across an Indian restaurant, that had reasonable price Indian food.
We ate and chatted to an older couple from Canada who were enjoying their retirement based around travelling. We ate some more, chatted some more and when we left, walked the wrong way to find our hotel! We soon realised our error and turned around.
We reached our hotel after a spicy chai served up by an interesting man wearing odd shoes. One was blue and the other orange? It wasn't that he couldn't afford matching shoes but more a fashion statement.
Today our final destination is Pushkar. From Jaipur Junction we took a train to Ajmer. The train was late and we chatted to some young up and coming Indian people. As the train arrived we found out we were actually in the same carriage. Not only that but were actually sitting next to each other! We continued chatting for the whole 2 hours before leaving the train at Ajmer.
We were all heading the same way, so shared an auto to the bus station before catching a big bus to Pushkar. Luckily we got seats as the bus was packed out. After pulling into the bus station, we said our goodbyes and headed to find our hotel, which was close by.
Due to the Pushkar Camel Festival hotel prices are double the normal rate. The hotel we are in is ok but is half as good as others we have stayed in and double the price. Pushkar, a small desert town, is now full of tourists, all paying too much!
As we walked towards the main festival we crossed over the Holy Bridge. We saw various temples and lots of big cameras hanging from tourists necks. One group of people from China had about 3 DSLR cameras each. On we continued into the main area where all the action takes place.
There were hundreds of stalls selling everything from water to camel harnesses and glitzy camel decorations. There were lots of camels and even horses too. We walked around the desert area, taking photos and enjoying the ambience. As the sunset we moved to look at the variety of stalls and then began our search for Indian food. You would have thought that Indian food might be easy to find in India, but no ... Falafels and pancakes were! We persevered and eventually came across an Indian restaurant, that had reasonable price Indian food.
We ate and chatted to an older couple from Canada who were enjoying their retirement based around travelling. We ate some more, chatted some more and when we left, walked the wrong way to find our hotel! We soon realised our error and turned around.
We reached our hotel after a spicy chai served up by an interesting man wearing odd shoes. One was blue and the other orange? It wasn't that he couldn't afford matching shoes but more a fashion statement.