Northern India Journey - Day 11 Jodhpur - 23/12/2010

I really like this city. Everything was in blue, so clam. Contrast with the stone was so beautiful. The weather was perfect that day. In the morning I went to the train station to book my train tickets for the next few cities. In Jodhpur, finding the ticket centre was a big task. As that was not inside the station. You have to go outside and pass though a path then you will see a small house. Even booking ticket had it's own "technique". People like me without preparation could be a nightmare. Fill in a form to book ticket had no issue to me. But if I change or correct anything like train number, they will ask you to fill in a new one as they think that's not clear. That took me a morning. In the lunch, I went to a restaurant recommended by the travel book. But, um.., so far so good.

Afterwards, I rented a rickshaw to take me to Umaid Bhawan Palace. In the entrance of the palace, I had to pass though the security check. The guard looked curious on me. They asked me where am I from and how long I would be in India. But asked in a very friendly way. Maybe that was rare to see a Chinese came here and travelled alone. There was a small museum inside the palace. Other than there was nothing else to see actually.

On the way to the palace.

Before I left, I sat down near the outdoor café in the palace. I read the travel book to think what I should do late. And I found it was a bit late if I went elsewhere, and I had full day tomorrow to visit. Suddenly, the waiter came to me. He was not asking me what to drink or eat. He just chatted with me and asked me some questions. That's a pretty nice moment.

Then I went back to the hostel early. I gave myself some time for checking e-mail and facebook. In the dinner time, I'd found that my stomach had something wrong. I couldn't eat any and just felt like going to throw up. And I had an awful night too. I just tomorrow would be fine and went asleep.