Day 9 – Jaipur to Bikaner (13-Nov-2017)

Not many opportunities to take photos because today it was all about driving until we got to our hotel, Laxmi Niwas Palace in Bikaner and a palace it is. The long drive gave us pause to reflect on the contrasting India, with its rich history, heritage and people with their religion, tradition, culture, colors and customs on the one hand and poverty and disregard for the environment on the other.
Some of what we have seen is just like it is in the holiday brochures but the true India is somewhere in between that and the poverty on display.

There is very little regard and care for the environment, with poor sanitization, squalor and cows, donkeys, pigs, monkeys and dogs rummaging through the rubbish on the streets.

For a country so rich in history, culture, business, technology science and medicine, there is still a vast population that lives in poverty.

We have been warmly welcomed and love it here for all the good and the bad it has to offer. It is not our intent to sit in judgement; it’s just an observation. I am proud of my heritage.