Jodphur

My bedroom tonight! It's massive and this is only a third of the size!
Hindu temple in Ranakpur
Inside the fort of Jodphur
On my mountain trip yesterday evening
the beautiful view. There are crocodiles on the nearest island but the are hard to see.
Outside the Jain temple in Ranakpur
carvings inside the temple
In a Hindu temple up another mountain...three hundred 90 steps up. This guy was really strange and way too fat for a priest!
Miniture Artists at work in a studio in Udaipur
me in the royal palce in Udaipur
The beautiful peacock of love.
Ceiling in the royal palace. Loved it!
Typical rajastani man. well actually he isn't...this is the curliest I have seen!

Bloody hell i am in Paradise. Never have I stayed in such a lovely room as i will be tonight. It's like a palace. Hopefully I will be able to upload some photos becauseIhave found a better internet cafe and I really want to write down what I have done.

Yesterday i was staying out in the countryside and I went for a walk up a mountain to watch the sunset. It was beautiful and reminded me of New Zealand. It was in a small place called Ranakpur and it had one of the most beautiful Jain temples I have ever seen. It was so exquisite and i was there for ages.

Today I have arrived in Jodhpur and went to yet another royal palace (which since 1973 has been a hotel) this was Ok but the fort was amazing. I had an audio guide and learnt all about the Rajput dynasty of Marwar...bloody loaded they were and always fighting someone...apart from the British!!

Then to another peaceful temple and finally into Jodphur. The hotel is stunning and I have just eaten on the terrace over looking the city and earlier I bought loads of spices, coz this city is famous for them. I have bought so much I don't know how I am going to carry it all home!! Oh well. It's all inthe boot of the car at the moment. I'm going for a typical Jodphur breakfast tomorrow of deep fried chillis...sounds interesting!! Now Sanju knows I love spicy food he keeps on wanting to test how spicy I can go. I think a deep fried chilli breakfast may be my limit!!
Right I'm off to my palace now and gonna sleep like a Princess!!! Night