Surely the hottest day of the last 332 days. After about 2 hours wandering round the old town, checking out the station, looking for newspapers and magazines to find out what was happening in the world, we'd had enough and returned to base. A few hours later we ventured out to have a look at the magnificent Umaid Bhawan Palace Hotel, the residence of the former Maharaja of Jodhpur.
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| I wouldn't park my bike next to a heffalump |
For just over 300rp we dined in the smoking room attended by waiters in all their Rajput finery and we managed to get quite a good look around the hotel. Incredibly grandiose, even the toilets contained leopardskins on the walls and vast settees. It is actually possible to get a room for 40 pounds - definitely to be tried some day.
2012
It must have been hot - it was 46degrees C the previous day. 115F in old money. India (the northern plains at the height of the summer before the monsoon season) was the hottest place I've ever been.
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