We must do a tour of the Lake Pichola first thing in the morning. We were supposed to actually see the lake at sunset....alas. Two island palaces are among Udaipur's most famous features. Jag Niwas - Lake Palace was built as a summer palace during the reign of Jagat Singh (1628-52), which unfortunately is February is a wedding month; subsequently our plans were changed today. Due to evening weddings not open to tourists since the terrorist attacks of Mumb...

Our drive from Jodhpur (266 meters above sea level) to Udaipur takes us south-south-west, but we remain in Rajasthan - "the land of kings". While it is only 258 kilometers, the drive takes in excess of 6 hours due to the rough hilly roads. Our drive takes us gradually from plains up to the eastern flank of the Aravalli Hill Range to Ranakpur at 436 meters (1431 feet) and ultimately on to Udaipur at 479 meters above sea level (1919 feet). We drive through mor...