Jodhpur Travel and Tourism Guide

Today we had an organised trip to the surrounding villages of Jodhpur to see a potter the weavers and the Bishnoi.  Our transport was open sided army jeeps. The trip out through Jodhpur was once again like any Indian city or town, full of colour and movement. The surrounding countryside was dusty with fields being worked by the local villagers in a very traditional way.  Our first stop was the potter, we were invited to sit around and watch him demonstrate his pottery skills....

...I saw the usual assortment of cows, goats, pigs (and piglets), cats, dogs, monkeys and donkeys, all foraging for food; children squatting on the side of the road trying to take their morning dump; men standing for all to see, pissing into the wind; an outdoor classroom of children neatly seated in rows on the ground; a woman taking her morning bath, naked from the waste up, in full view while others sipped chai nearby; lots of colorful turbans, with one man accessorizing his with a snazzy ...

4/20/07Well after breakfast with our funny waiter from last night, we prepared for the drive from Mount Abu to Jodhpur, about five hours or so of fairly boring driving through the plains. We got to Jodhpur and wound through the traffic, not as bad as Delhi or Jaipur but a bit hectic eventually getting to the old part of town. With a little bit of trepidation, we pulled into the Pal Haveli hotel based on the recommendation from Nandu and Kalu. Stephen and Bill whom we met in Agra had stayed th...

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