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So now we're on our way to our hotel Jaga Niwas where we...	This handsome fellow was intrigued by the strange white...	This was the window seat in our room which had enough...	This little shrine was right outside our room in the...	That's our hotel on the shore behind that building in the...
This is the floating palace of Octopussy fame (a James...	That's the monsoon palace. We'll be visiting there near...	This was taken from the restaurant in our hotel where we...	This is the central courtyard to our hotel. Our room is...	The restaurant had a rooftop dining area. As you can see...
Some might say... magical.	That's the floating palace Jag Niwas (a hotel now) on the...	The next morning we got to have breakfast in the window...	Here's another view of Jag Niwas. Rooms in this hotel...	On our way to the palace we saw some remnants of Holi in...
Here's the main gate to the palace complex.	So now where going to take a tour of the palace in...	There's Ganesha waiting for us. This is not the original...	This was taken from the main courtyard.	This was taken under the arches you saw in the last shot...
I found another canon(!) ... still coudln't fire it off...	Here's the outside of the palace.	The front door is under the gold emblem.	This is the main courtyard as you come in.	More of the main courtyard. You can see the stone...
This is looking back out over the main gate where we came...	This was taken from the courtyard at the top of the...	There used to be crocadiles in the lake. I'm told there...	The artwork you're looking at is the regional speciality.	Never piss of an elephant.
They call it miniture painting. I guess because the size...	This is why there aren't anymore tigers in Rajastahn.	Here's an upstairs view of the palace.	This was one of the rooms one of the Maharajas went nuts...	This is from the upper floors of the palace. You've got...
Dig that stone carving!	Dig that inlay!	Dig that Ganesh!	They had a little war museum. Why does that horse have a...	I wonder what the big one in the middle was for...
This room was for the swingers in the family.	The sun is very important in this part of the world......	The peacock is the state bird of India.	The Maharaja commisions a calendar each year. There's a...	Some are historical.
Remember when I said I accidently busted in on the...	This is hundreds of old and in my opinion is really the...	They had a whole Ganesha gallery! It was so cool!	Here's another shot from the upper palace to give you a...	Those domes belong to the part of the Palace complex...
This is where the Maharaja actually lives... behind the...	Here's a floating barge Jag Niwas shot taken from the...	Some more palace...	And more...	I just can't resist those palace shots.
Now where on the boat ride you can also get with the...	People go down those steps to bath and clean their clothes.	That's the Palace hotel there.	I think this was a small temple on the lake.	This is where the majority of the clothes washing gets...
That's a new hotel they've built recently in keeping with...	Here's a more all encompassing shot of the palace complex.	We are now on Jaga Mindir. Nice garden, huh. You can...	I loved this gnarly old tree in the courtyard.	This is the main courtyard.
These elephants greet you on the way in.	Another Jag Niwas and Monsoon Palace shot.	Here's another Monsoon palace shot taken from Jaga Mindir.	OK... one last palace shot.	I lied.
Parakeets are natives here!	This shot of Udaivilas was taken from our room.	And so another day ends... this was taken from our room...	The floating palace at night!	Jaga Mindir at night!
The next day we took a tour of Udaipur. These are the...	A nice quiet respite from the streets outside.	Flowers really like it in Rajasthan.	Especially bouganvilla.	Now this is a garden!
Up close and personal with the local flowers.	This is a cana.	This is the pond outback. I didn't see any fish in it...	W'ere actually on a different lake now called Fateh...	They're actually quite nice.
So we took a break from the city tour to walk over to the...	Which caused a minor traffic jam.	Ever try to parallel park an elephant?	It's not as easy as it looks.	This is the Jain temple which is right next to the...
Cool or what!	Check out the elephant fights. The last one was in 1955...	They'd line up opposite each other and the one that...	Ganesha again!	More temple...
This is Garuda the eagle god.	So now we're headed up to the Monsoon Palace. This was a...	He fought off the Mughals and kept Udaipur free.	This is him on his beloved horse Chetak. Chetak got him...	We took an auto rickshaw up to the Monsoon Palace... not...
Lake Pichola from the mountainside.	This is the backside and approach to the Monsoon Palace.	The Monsoon Palace awaits...	The view...	This is what it looks like at the very top. There's...
Here's a view of the countryside on the way up the hill.	That's Lake Fateh Sagar on the left.	We're now in the palace.	Lake Pichola is on the right.	This is looking almost straight out from the Monsoon...
This is looking off to the right.	I hope you don't mind all of the countryside shots, but...	Check out the sandstorm down below!	Like I said... what a view.	And we got to watch the sun set.
And so the sun sets...	On our last day in Udaipur.	Good night Irene...	Where ever you are...	Sigh...
See you back in the states!	IMG 6734	miniture-2

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