Jodhpur is known as the blue city. The Raj at the time did not like the view from his fort, Mehrangarh, so he ordered the houses painted different shades of blue. You can still see the effect from the fort.
Jodhpur is further west into the deserts of Rajasthan. It has a very medieval feel, a tangle of winding streets. Smells of spices, incense and sewers!
From the fort you can wizz down a series of wire cables called the 'flying fox'. So we did. The longest stretch is about 500 metres. The closest thing Mike got to his jet pack!!
After all that fun it started to rain, thunder and lightning. Just as well we had finished. Not sure that steel aerial cables and high voltages go together! Time for food.
We do not trust empty restaurants, and tend to eat where we see lots of local people eating. So we ended up at a place called Pilar's. As you can see a very nice thali for £1.50.
Tomorrow we go further towards and into proper desert, a place called Jaisalmer for a camel safari. A night sleeping in the desert, under the stars.
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