Here we are::Day 1
Barren land with some yellow sand, the sound of the wind and a drive in the desert. Perfectly describes how the start to our journey was. Life is so much spicier when we keep exploring and traveling. It’s all about experiences and getting to know various cultures and traditions. The trip to the golden city started with the drive from Bikaner, some 225 Kms. All of us were super lazy in the jeep as we had an amazing reunion of cousins which equals night less sleep for a week. The wedding madness and cousins get together reminds me of so many topics that I have to write on.
So we almost slept 6 hours on the drive and quite interesting part was that the roads were so empty and it felt like we were the only ones traveling on the roads. We could hardly see people. As my mind keeps getting those wicked ideas each time, I kept thinking what if there was a hitch hiker asking us for lift, or in case our vehicle broke down. Thankfully we reached on time ,nothing of the above happening as we crossed military tankers (All in a line), a herd of camels( Only heard about sheep), windmill (Never seen),on our way. We were also at two places at one time (at the crossings).
As we entered the city we could see the Jaisalmer Fort on our right. With the time not being at our disposal, we could only go to one place for sightseeing and we chose that to be Gadisar lake. The artificial lake was made some 800 years before . There are three tombs in the middle which has fine craftsmanship. We were enjoying the boat ride with the perfect sunset ever. The orange ball was setting in prominently and it surely took my heart away. It has residential building with balconies which was used by saints and pilgrims and visitors coming from far off places. It looks beautiful with lights all around. With the change in weather which started from a thick fog, to summer sweat and breezy evenings, we thought of ending our day with a bit of handicraft shopping and loving each architecture and wood work on each house.
A funny observation::We noticed that each residential house has the wedding date of the last couple who got married and their names with Lord Ganesha painted. I tried understanding the reason and the most I understood was each time a new couple is tied in marital knot, it is inscribed on the walls of their homes.
Paradiso 