Castle in the desert

After 17 grueling hours on an overnight train from Delhi, we arrived in Jaisalmer, and one look and I knew it was well worth the journey. The city is like a dream, carved out of the creamy limestone, it is a fort city where they still keep round boulders atop the fort walls, to roll down at the first sign of an enemy invasion. Nowadays, only tourists invade this desert oasis. Strutted down the streets in a purple sari with silver embroidery, with a bindi on my forehead today. I'm off to an overnight camel safari tomorrow.