Left Jaisalmer via long distance bus, complete with sleeper seats, and roared across the desert to Jodhpur, a much larger city, with a much larger fort on a hill. At least this fort wasn't inhabited my shops and hotels - the Maharajah had kept it for himself, but would let us in for a small fee.
The view from the fort was impressive, and as the title says, the residents of Jodhpur have painted their houses Indigo blue, which supposedly keeps them cooler in the hot Rajasthan summer.
Aside from visiting the fort, we also headed out into some villages in the countryside to see some local crafts. We saw clay pots being spun, carpets being woven by hand (a couple were sold to our group). We also took part in a ceremony where most of us, including a police officer in our group, sipped on a little opium (don't worry, no effect whatsoever). We also went a little mad shopping in a beautiful fabric market. I even got caught up in the frenzy and bought some nice pillow covers. How I can keep squeezing this stuff into my luggage, I have no idea.
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