The next installment – I was really getting into the relaxation of the holiday by then – loving the mix of luxury and backpacker hotels and getting ready for some train excitement…
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| Udaipuris supposed to be Rajasthan’s most romantic city which inspired lots of you to give us gifts to use there – we spent three gorgeous days there taking in the many sights and indulging at the spa!!! | ||||
 Another rose petal bath – with floating candles this time! Udaipur city palace – which was just amazing inside
map of Rajasthan showing the different ethnic groups
Lake Pichola – unfortunately dried up so we didn’t manage that meal on the floating pontoon!
A view of Udaipur from the monsoon palace |
 temple in Udaipurentrance to the city palace
Tommy and his new best mate, Durga |
a special congratulatory cake from the hotelExamples of mendhi designsThe royal cenotaphs
Tommy alone in the swimming pool
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| Ranakpur – Jain TemplesThis is one of the biggest Jain complexes in India. The main temple has 1,444 pillars supporting it – with no two pillars alike. | ||||
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| Jodphurthis was a really impressive town – the fort was without doubt the most amazing we saw, beautifully preserved and bustling with people. The market place was also really colourful and lively and well worth a trip. | ||||
| The marketplaceglass bangles
The sati handprints of the maharaja’s wives when they burned themselves on his funeral pyre
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different spices on sale
The Mernagarh – Jodphur’s extremely impressive fort
The cenotaph |
Kitchen pots shopNo artificial colouring in this ice cream then!!!
Amazing intricate sandstone screenwork
The blue city below the fort – Brahmins houses are painted blue
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by Kirsty