I am very pleased to report, after the disappointment of the pink-more-like-peach city of Jaipur, that the Blue city of Jodhpur is definitely blue! After a rickety 5 hour bus ride all 6 of us arrived in town, our numbers swelling having been joined by Amy's parents and 2 TOLFA volunteers, and a 3 rickshaw convoy soon saw us speeding through the narrow lanes of the old city towards our
hotel. We made it without sliding into the shallow open sewers lining every lane and without any head-on collisions and so felt brave enough to head out into the maze on foot. By good fortune more than design we dodged the rickshaws, cows and scooters so ending up at the clock tower, the centre of the old town, and plunged into the bazaar.
Escaping that with wallets intact a beer on the rooftop watching the setting sun was perfect relaxation and the first beer since arriving in India. Pushing the boat out completely we then sought out a fantastic meat restaurant to ensure that all cravings were satisfied, Pushkar being both dry and strictly vegetarian. Once we got underway the following morning we did the obligatory tour of the old fort which truly dominates the skyline, the audio tou
r well worth the listen bringing the place to life. Having then pottered over to the Maharajahs cenotaphs a late lunch was enjoyed before reading and watching the sun again set over the blue cubed city. It is great to be on the road again and Jodhpur an excellent stop. The fort is the
best we have seen so far, the old city is exciting, noisy, pretty, dirty and enchanting and the perfect stop to get back into the swing of things.
I am very pleased to report, after the disappointment of the pink-more-like-peach city of Jaipur, that the Blue city of Jodhpur is definitely blue! After a rickety 5 hour bus ride all 6 of us arrived in town, our numbers swelling having been joined by Amy's parents and 2 TOLFA volunteers, and a 3 rickshaw convoy soon saw us speeding through the narrow lanes of the old city towards our 
hotel. We made it without sliding into the shallow open sewers lining every lane and without any head-on collisions and so felt brave enough to head out into the maze on foot. By good fortune more than design we dodged the rickshaws, cows and scooters so ending up at the clock tower, the centre of the old town, and plunged into the bazaar. 
Escaping that with wallets intact a beer on the rooftop watching the setting sun was perfect relaxation and the first beer since arriving in India. Pushing the boat out completely we then sought out a fantastic meat restaurant to ensure that all cravings were satisfied, Pushkar being both dry and strictly vegetarian. Once we got underway the following morning we did the obligatory tour of the old fort which truly dominates the skyline, the audio tou
r well worth the listen bringing the place to life. Having then pottered over to the Maharajahs cenotaphs a late lunch was enjoyed before reading and watching the sun again set over the blue cubed city. It is great to be on the road again and Jodhpur an excellent stop. The fort is the 
best we have seen so far, the old city is exciting, noisy, pretty, dirty and enchanting and the perfect stop to get back into the swing of things.
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