Leaving Goa behind we set off for a short tour of Rajasthan with John, Suz, Tony and Brenda.  We flew in to Udaipur for the first 3 nights taking in the sights of the City of lakes.  Our time was spent gazing at Lake Pichola from rooftop restaurants, touring The Royal Palace, and taking in the views from the cable car.

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

The weather during the daytime was perfect sightseeing weather, about 23C, but we were glad that our hotel had an enclosed rooftop restaurant as the nights dropped down to around 7/8C. 

We then met up with our driver Santosh for the next few days and he drove us on to Jodhpur via Ranakpur, a beautiful white marble Jain temple.

• 

• 

• 

After a quick lunch stop we travelled on through the Rajasthani countryside and arrived in Jodhpur late afternoon. We planned to stay in the old city where the streets are too narrow for cars so for the last part of the journey we transferred into two rickshaws. There was a bit of confusion over exactly where we were heading but we finally made it in time for a few beers before dinner.

We needed a good nights sleep as we had special plans for the next day……….which will be revealed in the next diary entry.