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What an imposing fort looking over Jodhpur, we liked it very much. The Bazar near the clocktower, the moonlight diner on a tempel-rooftop, the palace and the view from the fort over Jodphur and the blue city. From here we cycled to Barr, there is an RTDC midway hotel there. Because the main highway runs from Pali to Ajmer there is relatively little traffic on the road from Jodhpur. The road runs through Bishnoi teritory and it is nice to see all the… Continue

We had our breakfast on the rooftop of the hotel, with a beautiful view over Halol. Most of the kitchenstaff were still asleep (on the rooftop). Before we started cycling we took a auto-rickshaw to Champaner only 3 km away. This is a very old city with old stone walls and lots of old buildings.

The route to our next goal, Lunawada, was allright. A broad road with not too much traffic and a lot of fairly new tarmac. The scenery was also nice some… Continue

We left Nashik to go to Saputara hill station. Nashik was nice city, there was a modern part with lots of big shops and restaurants and an old part with a river and lots of temples. We learned that it is a very special place for religious reasons. After we left the city we cycled through grass land with a lot of agriculture. A lot of vinyards but most grapes were grown for raisins and not for wine. Also a lot of big lakes probably for storing water for all the agriculture. It was a very nice… Continue

We arrived on mumbai airport at 00.45 on the 15 of december. We had made reservations for a hotel with pick-up service via the internet. It is always a big relief when there actualy is a guy standing there at the exit of the airport with a sign with your name on it. The firts impression when you get out of the airport are overwhelming, the noise, the people, the heat and most important the smell. Your firts sniff of india has it all: spices, flowers, food, people (but also some waste and… Continue