Friday, December 28, 2007

Rohet Garh and Khandi



Rohet Garh is a jewel in the desert, it is Sid's family home as the Mini marharajah of Rohet, about an hour from Jodhpur.
Sid is a keen horse man, and the palace has horse memorabilia everywhere.
One of the staff took us for a walk in the village after lunch and we wandered into the yard where the local potter was making the village water pots which was amazing to watch, he gave us a qucik demo which was very cool, he just worked on a round piece of concrete stone which he span really quickly then dumped a lump of lake mud and "donkey dust" and created magic, from the single blob he made a money box, a dish, a vase, and pot.


After we spent the afternoon in the gardens, then went out to Khandi camp where we would start out camel safari.
Khandi is amazing,the most beautiful "camping" experience -huge permanent tents, bathroom ensuites, beautiful outdoor lounge and dinner area - it was the best bed we had ever slept in, kind of sleeping in a bowl of caramel custard.

The camp had a fire the week before, and we were the first people in since the re build. They are expecting a celebtrity guest over New year.
Good sleeps needed by all to power up for camel safari tomorrow

1 comment:

Vivian Evans said...

Amazed I am texting you via mobile and checking out your blog all the way from India - Oz.... A bed of caramel custard sounds very comfy - though hopefully not too sticky! LOL