The Trident, Udaipur

... of the Pichola Lake and the Udaipur valley containing many palaces and hotels, with the mountains in the background. On our last night we had a late meal at the gourmet restaurant atop the palace. Including all the chefs and waiters, there may have been more employees on the roof than guests at the 10 small tables. <br><br> The hotel also provided daily boat tours and a complementary cultural program every evening. In a small ...

... can be on the road - regardless of who got there first! This seems to be all that is required. I have seen a few near misses; car vs cow, rickshaw vs donkey ( I was in this rickshaw at the time and my driver was happily looking out the side when a train of little donkeys were labouring downhill with bags full of rocks on their backs. The donkey didn't bat an eyelid as we came straight for it. My driver spotted it at the last second ...

... This affords a great view but the ever present mist mutes the sunset. Apparently there are tigers in these here hills, the driver tells us, and it is unsafe after dark. I doubt this though, after I have visited the Palace later, as it seems the Maharaja's have a bit of a thing for hunting. This is evidenced in the many paintings - all in the Mewar style - that depict generations of Maharaja's shooting anything that moves. They always appear so heroic in these ...

... goes to enjoy. New Delhi is bheautiful homes behind walls, parks, and faded colonial glory. We toured a beautiful tomb to an ancient Maharaja, circled a worn down English shopping crescent until the driver could pull in and then we went to a wonderful contemporary art gallery. We did the compulsory sit down and ...

... nice couple from Western Australia, who were the same age as us and who we got on really well with. We spent hours chatting over the fantastic cakes and coffee at the Edelweiss bakery and coffee shop. Dave and Rita had had a shock in Indonesia where they were working - they had just ordered (and drunk half) a pot of tea only for ...

... lot of palaces. The Palace greets me with some optimism, which further grows the more I see. An old man shows me around unlocking all of the room with each room I visit having it's own unique style &amp; purpose. What makes this palace standout above the rest is that it has that lived in feel about it, literally, yes in some rooms it has scraggy carpets &amp; curtains but it all contains history and originality that previous palaces I have visited ...