Today we head west to Jaisalmer, 100km away from the Pakistan border. It takes four and a half hours by car, though with well-maintained roads that are pretty much free of traffic, the journey is far more pleasant.
Jaisalmer is in the Thar Desert, sand and camels all around, and has a significant army presence as a result of its proximity to the Pakistan border. It is pretty much closer to Pakistan than to anywhere else in India and the fighter jets make regular patrols to the immediate west of the city.
We arrive at the Fifu guest house, named after our host Fifu ;-) and strike an instant bond with a quick ‘mera naam Jemima/Phil hai’. (Answers on a postcard please.) The hotel is made out of pretty yellow sandstone, looks great (like an old Haveli), and we have our own balcony area that looks out to Jaisalmer fort or we can make use of the rooftop restaurant above us. Yay. Fingers crossed, this looks like another good find.
Inside the hotel is no disappointment with everything constructed from the same local carved and dressed yellow stone.
By 17:30 the surroundings are still full of the sounds of local building and improvement projects. We have travelled over 1000 Kilometres and the one constant is that India is an unfinished project!
However, final judgement of course will be made on hotel Fifu by our tummies! Tonight, we’re heading to the rooftop restaurant and will report back tomorrow on whether Fifu get’s a yay or a nay. J
All this curry talk is making me very hungry!
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