12 Hours in the Blue City

We spent Thursday in Jodhpur, which is known as The Blue City. It is located in Rajasthan, land of the maharajas. We arrived around 11:30am by train and left at 11pm that night. With no hotel room, we were forced to spend the day wandering around the city. Fortunately, this proved to be a good thing.

First we headed to Umaid Bhawan Palace, located just outside the city. The royal family still resides in part of the palace, but it also contains a museum and a hotel. Next, we stopped for lunch and then made our way to Mehrangarh Fort, where we spent hours wandering around and enjoyed the amazing views of the all of the blue buildings in the city.

In the evening, we explored the central market for awhile before heading back to the Fort for dinner on the terrace. There were only 5 tables, so it was quiet and romantic and the food was quite tasty. From there, we returned to the train station for the next leg of our trip to Jaisalmer.