jaisalmer

at jaisalmer we stayed inside the fort (constructed in 1156 AD), which rises out of the desert. from this town you can do camel rides into the desert. we decided that the desert was best seen from our balcony. see ramsey pointing to our room:

and a picture of the fort from some distance:
and the sunrise view from our room.

we decided that in the spirit of indian culture we should try a bhang lassi. we spent the afternoon in a reflective mood, melting into our chairs and contructing tree digrams to expain why a beer may be bubbly. the venn diagram didn't work.

in the desert museum we met mr. sharma. he was a lovely man who explained to us a bit about desert culture and hindu lifestyle and the caste system. he taught us the importance of marriage, and explained that the karma sutra is about education and not pornography. however he did share with us that sometimes people have 'secret relations', between a man and a man, a woman and a woman, and sometimes in isolated desert villages, man and animal. we reacted with a suprised 'ooo'. we bought a traditional desert folk music cd. peter reacted with a suprised 'ooo'.

here are some interesting slogans used to sell blankets and clothes in jaislamer: