We walked around the fort in Jodhpur and admired its incredibly elaborate architechture and ornaments
Inside, we saw a collection of beautiful palanquins, some destined to be carried by elephants, others by men.
And always, the colours and the beauty, in spite of extreme poverty.
People wearing traditional attire or occidental jeans, animals, street shop, you have it all here. Only the cow is missing.
At the entrance of a temple, she was presenting people with food offerings
I like the way the older ladies are looking at the boys. Hadn’t noticed them when I took the photo!
That day, they made us get up in the middle of the night to fly to Udaipur. Wake up call at three o’clock, to the airport, and I was so tired I don’t even remember getting there! 
We started off by visiting a Hindu temple. As always outside temples, there are people selling all sorts of offerings, from food to flowers
I liked that lady with her cell-phone, a lovely mixture of modernity and tradition
Then, we visited City Palace,
with its ornate windows
We looked at the view from the top of the Palace,
Later on, we sailed to an island on the lake, and in the afternoon, we visited the lovely garden dedicated to the ladies in waiting of the princess, Saheliyon-ki-Bari
In the evening, we went to the colourful bazaar
More photos of Udaipur here
I guess I am going to try and choose a few photos, among those that are more meaningful for me as a way of remembering this great trip.
That first day in Delhi was mostly dedicated to visiting places like the memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi
Outside the Mosque, we left our shoes next to these that didn’t belong to our group
Mostly, I felt that I was looking at everything from a distance, at zoom length, or through the window of our coach. I was not sure what I could or could not photograph, yet
Here women were praying at Jama Masjid Mosque
But already, I was impressed by the different shapes and colours that caught our eyes
a mixture of colour, tradition and modernity
More photos here
Currently in Nepal and about to fly back to Delhi en route to Paris.
This is a view of the ghats at Varanasi with literally millions of lit
candles.
What an experience!
Quite lovely, really. I so would like to send more interesting photos
like one of the elephant we rode up to the Amber Fort this morning.
Pretty hot weather but very dry, which makes it quite tolerable.
Tomorrow, on our way to Agra and the Taj Mahal
Am sending this from Jailsamer further on West. Wifi opportunities are
scarce and our days are very long.
I must say it’s very hot (today was 35•c) but people and landscapes
are just wonderful. I am having the time of my life. I can’t thank
each of you for your kind messages but they are really appreciated.
Sorry for the iPhone "quality" of the photo. I AM taking loads with my
normal camera.
Till next wifi connection…
One of Delhi’s beautiful monuments. A total change of life.
What we see through the coach window has nothing to do with the
monuments we visit.
My first organized trip…
I am the kind of traveller who doesn’t really get ready until the last minute. But this time, I’m off for several weeks and I’m worried I will forget something.
I don’t usually wear sunglasses, but everyone’s been telling me that I wanted to protect my eyes against dusty winds.
Off to Rajasthan in a week, here is my brand new pair of sunglasses, a large cotton scarf to protect head and arms from the sun (I loathe hats) and of course, my beloved iPhone, with a guide book and a couple of murder mysteries, to read on the road.
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