India on a Shoestring - Part Three

We got a long train starting in the early hours in the morning, and let me tell you, it was absolutely freezing. We had been warned it would be cold, but this was mad. I couldn't feel my toes or fingers and had two thick jumpers on. Probably my least favourite journey of the trip (and none of the journeys were particularly fun) but I still managed to sleep on the train, and read some of my book, Gone Girl.

having a nap on a local train

We got tuk tuks on the other side of the journey, Jaisalmer was a lot warmer than the other places so far, so it was nice to strip back my layers of jumpers. We visited the gorgeous lake in the afternoon, along with the buildings to the side of it: a palace and hindu temple. We then watched the sunset sat on some steps the far side of the lake, it was incredibly peaceful and possibly the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen. That evening we went for drinks in one of the hotel rooms and drunk a bit too much Indian Rum (that stuff is strong so it's easy to do), we also got to meet a few people off of the other G Adventures tour group who were a day ahead of us on the same tour. 

The next day, cradling a bad hangover, we had a lie in before heading to Jaisalmer Fort. The fort was amazing and the views stunning: looking over the whole of Jaisalmer, the golden city. We then went to a fabric shop where they sold things like pashmina scarfs, Suz, Ella and I left early though after having a little browse as the three of us were tired and just wanted time to relax. We got a tuk tuk back to the hotel and spent the remainder of the day by the pool trying to get a tan. 

Sunset over Jaisalmer Lake

view from Jaisalmer Fort

Jaisalmer was an amazing city and a place I would love to come back and visit one day. We only spent two nights there so I feel like I could have seen more, especially of the fort and surrounding area, as all I wanted to do on the second day was curl up in a ball and sleep.