The Tiger Udaipur

... we did not hear the word "no" for the entire time at the palace.<br><br> The spa and small swimming pool were idyllic, with the lounge chairs optionally facing City Palace on the shores of Lake Pichola. Our butler was always available to bring us tea and biscuits while we played scrabble and relaxed poolside. The three on-site restaurants had excellent atmosphere, and the food was even more enjoyable served against a ...

... sunset, make your way to Sajjangarh, or the Monsoon Palace, which is perched atop Bansdara Hill at a height of nearly a thousand metres. The palace, which was commissioned by Sajjan Singh and hurriedly finished after his early death, had gone completely to seed, but has recently been cleaned up. You have to purchase access for the car (Rs 65) and ...

... were so many stunning mosaics, coloured glass windows and ornamental tiles on ceilings, walls &amp; beams. There was also a museum of armoury, along with a comprehensive family tree of the maharajahs.<br><br>Later, I visited Bagore-Ki-Haveli &#8211; an 18th century home on the east bank of the Gangaur Ghat area, north of the City Palace. I&#8217;d opted to see an evening performance of Rajasthani dancing from its various regions and wasn&#8217;t disappointed. The ...

... I ask the waiter if Indian people like baked beans for breakfast. He said no, it is for the American tourists. I still have not seen anyone eating these beans. After a beanless breakfast we meet Rampal for a trip to the Udaipur City Palace. The largest palace in Rajasthan, the City Palace covers over 5 acres of ground and actually is a collection of several different palaces, built or added to by the 22 different majaranas ...

... who etc etc. I came to the conclusion...... there are no rules.... Ok so thats not strictly true, but traffic here is brilliant. I know you will think I am mad, but the chaos works. The only rule I can see is somewhat similar to skiing - give way to anything in front of you and don't worry about whats behind you. Beep at just about anything in front of you to let it know you are coming - and the larger the vehicle you are in, the arsier ...

... want to do is choose a guest house independently! When we are told the place we are looking for is closed my weary answer is "I've heard that before!". It actually turns out to be true though! Faark! In the afternoon, after a much needed feed, we decide to see as much as we can to make up for lost time. We visit the large Jagdish temple, devoted to Shiva, and a large haveli on the banks of lake Pichola. Then we take a rickshaw up a nearby mountain to see the Monsoon ...

... is where the jewelry department at Barney's buys all their good stuff. Last night&lt; I had my venture into a wonderful Indian dinner. Manuel and I tasted lots of things. Bob ordered Vietnamese. I was on fire through the night so I think that will be my solo venture into Indian food except for Nan, the good bread and basmati rice. I am going to attempt to send some pictures. All the iobest, Love,Leslie

... on cushions and watch the sun set across the lake. The food really was spectacular from the fresh curries to the heavenly dessert "vanilla icecream with caramellised nuts coconet and chocolate sauce". Just perfect. So perfect, that we went back the ollowing night and had exactly the same meal. Some great company We met Dave and Rita, a ...

... in India never really seem to unfold, but more explode. Absolutely no worries about ever over sleeping, as the hussle of the streets, the honking of the horns &amp; people shouting is the nations alarm clock. Not necessarily wanting to spend more time here I head up to the only other point of interest in coming to Dungapura and that is to view a palace. Like most things overdone the more you see the less you are impressed and unfortunately I've seen ...