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Adventures in Northern India

Adventures in Northern India

After leaving Jaipur we were pretty weary of big cities and couldn’t wait to get to some small towns.  Jaisalmer and Pushkar fit the bill perfectly.  Jaisalmer is a desert town built around an 850 year old sandstone fort, which does look like an enormous golden-hued sandcastle perched on a hilltop.  In its entire history the fort was only captured twice, the first time after a siege lasting twelve years.  When the inhabitants finally decided they could no longer live…

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