April 14, 2013 - Jodhpur, India
It's starting to get really really hot in India. Within the next month or 2 temperatures will hit highs of 48-50C. Thats something like 120F. Fortunately, its sticking around 40C for us at the moment.
Yasmin, Sandra and I tuk tuked up to the fort. I used my 7 year old student ID to get a discount ticket! Hehe, thats exactly why I have kept it all these years. Thanks Texas A&M for not putting the dates of attendance on the ID. Its worked magically!
With our ticket we got a free audio guide to take us through the fort and give additional information. It took us about 2 hours 2 get through the fort and all its audio guide information.
We had a couple of hours to kill before our zipline tour through the fort. We walked around the clock tower and market and had a "famous" lassi (similar to a milkshake, kinda).
We made our way back to the fort and to the Flying Fox office where we suited up for the zipline tour. This was actually really cool. I have ziplined several times but this offered GREAT views of the Blue City (Jodhpur) and the fort itself. Our group consisted of us 3, a girl from Belgium, a guy from NY, and 2 Indian boys. See the pics.
There were 6 different lines the longest being 300m long (1000ft)!!
We were some of the last people to leave the fort so we got to go out the little doors in the big doors! I was so excited about this.
After the zipline we joined Justine, the Belgian, to watch the sunset behind the city.
She also joined us for dinner that night. Where it took FOREVER to get our food and there was so little light that it was hard to see what you were eating. But again, another night with travel friends is always welcomed.
What I learned:
Opium used to (and still does occasionally) play a role in some Indian Cultures. The audio guide said it is still used for special occasions such as weddings, funerals, and parties.
Jodhpur is called the Blue City because of the number houses painted the same blue color.
It's starting to get really really hot in India. Within the next month or 2 temperatures will hit highs of 48-50C. Thats something like 120F. Fortunately, its sticking around 40C for us at the moment.
Yasmin, Sandra and I tuk tuked up to the fort. I used my 7 year old student ID to get a discount ticket! Hehe, thats exactly why I have kept it all these years. Thanks Texas A&M for not putting the dates of attendance on the ID. Its worked magically!
With our ticket we got a free audio guide to take us through the fort and give additional information. It took us about 2 hours 2 get through the fort and all its audio guide information.
We had a couple of hours to kill before our zipline tour through the fort. We walked around the clock tower and market and had a "famous" lassi (similar to a milkshake, kinda).
We made our way back to the fort and to the Flying Fox office where we suited up for the zipline tour. This was actually really cool. I have ziplined several times but this offered GREAT views of the Blue City (Jodhpur) and the fort itself. Our group consisted of us 3, a girl from Belgium, a guy from NY, and 2 Indian boys. See the pics.
There were 6 different lines the longest being 300m long (1000ft)!!
We were some of the last people to leave the fort so we got to go out the little doors in the big doors! I was so excited about this.
After the zipline we joined Justine, the Belgian, to watch the sunset behind the city.
She also joined us for dinner that night. Where it took FOREVER to get our food and there was so little light that it was hard to see what you were eating. But again, another night with travel friends is always welcomed.
What I learned:
Opium used to (and still does occasionally) play a role in some Indian Cultures. The audio guide said it is still used for special occasions such as weddings, funerals, and parties.
Jodhpur is called the Blue City because of the number houses painted the same blue color.
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