Well we're here now in Jaisalmer - a wonderful desert yellow sandstone city in the Thar desert enjoying temples, forts, palaces, sunshine, great food and a lovely pool. Didn't like new Delhi so much but a visited a couple of Hindu and Jain temples which were very beautiful with carved fretwork of stone and marble. Our tour guide Karon is a great guy and has taken us to many interesting places already including some very good restaurants! In Jodphur the highlight was the famous Merhranger Fort. We have stayed in a variety of places already ranging from this palatial hotel to a small exquisite heritage hotel in a rural village of Chandelao which was a large converted house. The village children are great - all smiles and greetings, unlike in the city where the children are all wanting money, pens etc. Jaisalmer is much more to our liking - smaller and less hassleing. I have bought a couple of wonderful bedcovers from the women's co-operative there and am having them shipped to UK - takes about four months. Tomorrow we have an eight hour drive to Behnswara (a rural village, I think) so I probably won't be able to update the blog for a few days. We hope everyone is well...lots of love Ann & Iain