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So after Jaipur it's on to Jaisalmer where we would spend...	The Shreenath Palace Haveli is 450 years old! Older than...	My only complaint was that people were a lot shorter 450...	This is the view outside the window. Those two spires...	The window had wooden shutters.
That's our front door. Check out the padlock at the...	Here's some detail of the room.	This window opened into a central shaft which looked down...	Shreenath Palace is inside the fort. As you might guess...	Small squares do open up throughout the fort.
Like I said... narrow streets... no Tuk Tuks down this one.	This is another Haveli. Evidently these were all once...	Yes Lord Ganesha will greet you here too.	This pigeon is not impressed by the mighty elephant...	It was really hot in Jaisalmer. How hot was it? Look...
Stone carving is big in this part of the world	This Haveli was built by two brothers hundreds of years...	You could stare at this place for hours and still not see...	Check out the stone elephants on either side of the...	This transformer station is outside the fort in a central...
"Ok honey now I'll be right back with the groceries......	"I don't know why I never get to go in the store..."	Buy At Jamal's Used Camel Emporium!	One night we ate at "Little Tibet" on the roof top. ...	Here's a view out to the east. They don't show up in...
This is one of the main palaces in the city. We'll be...	See all the pink people below? The were warming up for...	As the sunsets over Jaisalmer the lights begin to come on.	We weren't the only ones enjoying the view	Jaisalmer at night.
So the next day we went to the Jain temple.	The Jains are vegetarians and hold to a philosophy of...	This is not Buddha but one of the Jain teachers or...	The temple is unbelievable. Every possible nook and...	No... that is not a saxophone.
This is how they danced before Bollywood.	In case it's not obvious all of the carvings are done in...	I don't really get why a religeon centered around...	IMG 6210	I guess there were 24 Tirthankars.
IMG 6213	IMG 6214	IMG 6215	IMG 6219	That's actually Lord Ganesha again.
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IMG 6227	IMG 6228	Ok... back outside and a view of the surrounding...	My wife is walking along the interior next to the...	This fort only fell into enemy hands tree times.
The first time they refused to surrender. All the women...	This is the inscription on a...	Cannon!	Being a little boy at heart I love Cannons.	It would be so cool to fire one off... like this...
Now we're going to take that walk around the palace I...	Once again we see the talents of the stone carvers all...	Check out Lord Ganesha sculpted in the cetner archway.	How's that for a balcony.	There's a small arms display inside the palace. Can you...
Some old bows with double recurve action.	Once again long, heavy guns.	This is looking out along the Palace wall.	This is a silver handled palaquin that was used to carry...	Another palace wall shot with the desert in the distance.
And one out over the city.	This the wooden horse they used to train the little boy...	These are some very old sculptures of Hindu deities that...	I can't remember who is who.	One of the rooms was done in tile. The colors were a...
There's Lord Ganesha again!	This is Lord Shiva with his wife Parvati and son... lord...	I forget who this is.	Some of the tiles were just ordinary day in the life...	Some were of ceremonies.
Some scenes were of the local environs.	Mother and child.	Light the lamp or play the horn? You decide...	This is of Udaipur which we'll be visiting later.	This is looking out from the rooftop of the palace.
Rember a few photos ago I said we'd venture up to the top...	Ok... why do I have a photo of an ultralight in here? ...	Look how close this guy is! If you flew this low over a...	This was the section of the palace where the women were...	During some special celebration one lady from the city...
This was a small sculpture of the fort done in sandstone...	So after our night at Shreenath Palace we then moved on...	See that rooftop over the main door. I accidently...	At the Gorbandh Palace they have a small stage and a...	They posed for me and even smiled! I didn't even have to...
In case you were wondering, yes the cows roam free in...	Here's another shot of the outside of the Gorbandh Palace...	Now I'll give you some outside shots of the "Golden Fort".	A little flower on fort shot.	or fort on flower shot... you pick.
One more for the road.	You can see why taking the fort would have been a...	This is looking out over a cemetery to the golden fort.	This is the gate to the man made lake. We got a glimpse...	It is surrounded with a bunch of pavailions.
And at least one out in the center of the lake. When the...	There are fish in this lake... catfish of some kind......	The locals like to come and feed them bread that's why...	In Jaisalmer the pigs are allowed to roam also.	So after two days in the Gorbandh Palace Hotel we moved...
It had air conditioning! A sandstone floor!!! A huge...	A sitting area! Bookshelves!!! A minifridge!	A BATHROOM!!! WITH A FREAKIN' SHOWER!!!	And sandstone floors!	Yes life is good when you're camping in style.
Mool Sagar used to be the pleasure garden of the Maharaja...	There are many cool places to relax.	And the garden is just beautiful.	The personnel are there at your every beck and call. The...	I was able to climb up one of the central archways (there...
What a contrast!	Time for some close ups of the flowers.	These had to be some of the happiest flowers I'd ever seen.	Lots of sun.	Lots of water.
My wife suggested this shot... she has a good eye!	The flower petals fall like snow in this place.	Back to the happy flowers.	This blosom grows on a tree.	IMG 6367
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IMG 6372	IMG 6371	IMG 6376	Check out the stone carving in this place. The garden is...	Check out the detail. Many of these were carved from a...
There were a couple of small temples near the garden...	I forgot who this one was for.	Here's what it looks like from the back side.	This statue was placed inside the wall.	This was the stable out back. I don't think it's being...
Time for the camel trip into the desert! Woohoo! ...	My camel's name was Jaypee. My wife's camel's name was...	Jaypee had an upset stomach and made some noises I have...	This was the traffic going in the other direction.	This guy was really stretching into it...
"I swear to god if he hits me with that freakin' stick...	This one needed a tow.	"Last one back is a rotten egg!!!!"	"Hey dude! You're camel still has toothpaste all over...	I really like this shot and would like to point out that...
Our trip brings us out onto the Sam where all the dunes...	Dancing in the sun.	I can take a windswept dune photo with the best of them.	Thirsty?	Kind of looks like a big long lizard don't it?
Or maybe a snake... choose your reptile.	This one looks like a sand dune.	This one too.	I'm getting thirsty again.	Ok now that's just a good shot if I don't say so...
And now a word from our sponser... Kingfisher Beer! ...	This guy was AMAZING. He played us a traditional...	Time for the intrepid explorer and his wife have a beer...	Or trusty guide, secruity guard and waiter were by our...	The two camel riders had the nerve to get in the way of...
Sunset on the dunes... how cool is that?	This was like the low rent tent district. I don't think...	I'm thinking this is a Christmass shot... that whole...	Only two kings in this one.	And as the sun set all the camels head back to their...
This gentleman played for us one night at Mool Sagar. He...	This was one seriously pissed off firefyl! He came right...	So it's a full moon and Holi is coming... I smell magic...	Here is the garden lit up at night.	So our hosts have set up a special event for us in honor...
This is where the party starts... on the yellow lit...	This is the step well that our tables were set up next...	That's the musicians over there on the left.	Like I said... magic in the air.	This lady was doing the urn dance that we saw at Gorbandh...
Whoa! My camera got away from me!	There's too much magic in the air... no... maybe it was...	Ok... time to go to bed.	The next morning I woke up and my camera was back to...	Alright if you really must see the entire thing.
One last look at the cool sitting areas and it's time to...

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