Archive for April, 2008
Think about It
By Thomas on April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Beauty of Nagaur
By Tony on April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Maharani Ankles
By Thomas on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Interestingly, in a country that produces one suggestive Bollywood movie after another, men and women don’t mingle much at all. I imagine this being a remnant of the purdah custom in which women were kept in seclusion, shielded from the eyes of men. To many of us this seems ridiculous. But just how seriously this was taken by the royal family is described in this anecdote we came across while visiting the fort in Jodhpur. » Continue reading this post »
Meherangarh Fortress
By Thomas on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Rigid and thoughtless organization is a highly developed art form in India – logical, common-sense organization is not. I have spent enough time traveling here that I can comfortably make this claim.
Imagine my surprise when we walked into the fort in Jodhpur and were greeted by a well-groomed young man in a clean uniform, “Welcome to Meherangarh Fort. After you get your entry ticket, I’ll be handing you the audioguide and a site map with all the stops.” I turned to Tony and whispered, “Where are we?” The welcome committee also handed us an evaluation form which turned out to be » Continue reading this post »
The Omelette Man of Jodhpur
By Tony on April 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Of course, visitors to Rajasthan have all come here in search of the celebrated, the legendary, the world famous… Omelette Man of Jodhpur. OK, he might not be a household name in Europe or the States, but he has found his way into every guidebook from the US to Japan to France. (And if the French dig his omelettes, you know they have to be good!)
The Omelette Man is such a hit that in the land of scams and rip-offs his success has spawned a series of fake Omelette Men, all claiming to be the legendary original. So our first challenge was to locate the real artiste des omelettes. » Continue reading this post »
