We were supposed to leave Jaipur on April 4th. Then Alex ordered a custom-made suit that wouldn’t be ready until April 5th, so we postponed our departure by one day and booked our train tickets.
On the 4th, I felt a bit weird in the morning – constantly thirsty and slightly nauseous. Chalking it up to the heat, we retreated back to the hotel after a brief walk around the city in the morning. Things took a turn for the worse towards the evening, and by the middle of the night, I was running for the bathroom to vomit.
Great. Full on food poisoning. We’re fairly certain it is from the mutton saagwala from a highly recommended restaurant. Of course, it was the first time we really ventured to try meat in India, and of course, we both got sick (me worse than Alex, even though I actually didn’t ingest the questionable meat). Another couple at our hotel, who had also gone for the same dish, was bedridden yesterday as well. Coincidence? I think not.
Anyway, so we had to cancel our outbound trip from Jaipur for April 5th, and the next available date on the train was the 7th – thus making our stay in the Pink City a full week, and three day longer than our original plan. Our hotel loves us.
