Good morning world. Well, we had a good night sleep last night with the cooling desert weather at night. I told you, we don't need luxurious room to have good sleep. As long as the mattress is in good shape, the fan is working well and protected from the voracious blood sucker, we are fine.
We had our own breakfast and by 9 am, we headed to Bikaner. The journey was quite a long one and the landscape started to change, from green shrubs to barren land. It was summer and travelling in a good ait conditioned car was indeed a brilliant idea. This was the time I really thank my buddy for the arrangement she made.
Around noon, we arrived Bikaner and the first place we headed to was the hotel. We checked in and dump our backpack, rested for awhile and had lunch in the hotel. It was a nice hotel but a bit humid as we have chosen the fan room instead of an air conditioned room. One thing I like about Rajasthan was that, no matter how cheap the rooms are, you can still sleep and bath comfortably. and by the way, you may haggle for the room price.
From our room, the view of the Junagarh Fort was pretty clear. And we couldn't wait to see another fort in India. So after performing all the requirements, we spent our day visiting Junagarh Fort, Laxmi Niwas Palace (a palace converted to a luxurious hotel) and the Bikaner Camel Research Center.
Junagarh Fort is a pretty huge fort and was originaly called as Chintamani. Unlike most of the famous forts in India, this fort is not built on a hilltop. This fort consists of several 'mahals', 6 mahals tu be precise, pavillions, havelis and temples (Jain & Hindu). Entrance fee is around Rps 350. Erkkk...more expensive than the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Delhi.
A picture plays a thousand words. I have more than a picture so let the pictures talk..
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| Right after the ticket booth |
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| Nice pavilion but not so cool during the heaty summer |
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| One of the Mahals |
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| I want one this at home...*wink*wink* |
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| Common design in India and I love it so much |
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| Grey sky but it wasn't raining |
After an hour in Junagarh Fort, we went to Laxmi Niwas Palace, which is a palace converted into a luxurious hotel. I have no idea how much is the cost for a night, and to be honest, I don't really want to know about it. Ihikkss....Opposite of this hotel, there is a small museum displaying the life of the Bikaner former king, Maharajah Ganga Singh and his families. It costs Rps 80, if I remember it correctly.
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| Laxmi Niwas Palace |
There are a lot of camel varieties in India and I only remember the Jaisalmer variety. all of the varieties do differ physically, in terms of colours and sizes. I admire camels for they look so gentle and can carry heavy load, not to mention they are very resistance to the extreme desert heat.
The downside of this research center is that, visitors are only able to see the camels but unable to know more about the camels. As Biomedical graduates, we are interested to know the current issues on the health and diseases common in camels but I guess that would need extra Rupees.
Before returning to the hotel, I requested from Mr. Gyan to drop by at the Vodafone outlet, to get myself a registered local number. It was really hard travelling without communicating with people in the country home. So I managed to register and get a local number in Bikaner. It was not that difficult at all but the activation took some time.
Once settled, we returned to the hotel and had dinner in the hotel. Tomorrow is going to be another longer journey to Jaisalmer. Good night!!
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