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Fashionably luxurious desert

Courtesy: rajasthaninfo.org Tracing steps forward, I headed for a drive to Luni . Ramesh, my driver, proved to be a real blessing. He was my sole entertainer while I hopped places in Rajasthan . On my way to Luni, I was greeted by kids waving goodbye with big smiles on their faces. The horns blown by a never ending stream of buses passing by made the highway too chaotic to hear the music being played in the taxi. Continuing through Luni, I reached its most striking sight – Fort Chanwa . I decided not to stay overnight at the fort, now a luxury hotel. But I wanted to see every inch of this refined marvel of Indian architecture . So I decided to stay there till the evening. Carved in red sandstone of Jodhpur, the fort was massive. Immaculate paintings that adorned its walls transported me into the bygone era. I spent an hour at the beautiful garden. Yet another mesmerizing sight, yet another picturesque setting and yet another perfect sunset marked the end of my tour to Luni.   ...