Udaipur

is supposed to be Rajasthan's most romantic city which inspired lots of you to give us gifts to use there - we spent three gorgeous days there taking in the many sights and indulging at the spa!!!

Another rose petal bath - with floating candles this time!

Udaipur city palace - which was just amazing inside

map of Rajasthan showing the different ethnic groups

Lake Pichola - unfortunately dried up so we didn't manage that meal on the floating pontoon!

A view of Udaipur from the monsoon palace

temple in Udaipur

entrance to the city palace

Tommy and his new best mate, Durga

a special congratulatory cake from the hotel

Examples of mendhi designs

The royal cenotaphs

Tommy alone in the swimming pool

Ranakpur - Jain Temples

This is one of the biggest Jain complexes in India. The main temple has 1,444 pillars supporting it - with no two pillars alike.

Jodphur

this was a really impressive town - the fort was without doubt the most amazing we saw, beautifully preserved and bustling with people. The market place was also really colourful and lively and well worth a trip.

The marketplace

glass bangles

The sati handprints of the maharaja's wives when they burned themselves on his funeral pyre

different spices on sale

The Mernagarh - Jodphur's extremely impressive fort

The cenotaph

Kitchen pots shop

No artificial colouring in this ice cream then!!!

Amazing intricate sandstone screenwork

The blue city below the fort - Brahmins houses are painted blue