The blue city is here.
No jodhpurs to be seen - 'too expensive to make and out of fashion' was what I was told by a tailor.
The most beautiful and best preserved fort I have seen in India.
The indigo blue used in the whitewash was first used by the Brahmins (the highest caste) to differentiate their house and subsequent area where they lived from the rest. It also apparently served the purpose of keeping the mosquitoes at bay, of keeping the house cool and few other things. I think it's just beautiful and now everybody uses it - or so it seems to me.
Very old city where time has stopped, especially early in the morning. I had the impression of being catapulted back to the Middle-ages. Also, it's a really nice city to get lost in. Nice markets, nice people, nice skies, nice nights.
In a word, I loved Jodhpur.
Qu'est-ce qu'il est beau ce bleu ! Très belle ville et j'adore les couleurs indiennes.
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