Rajasthan

In November 2000 Emma and I spent three weeks cycling in eastern Rajasthan, NW India.

Upon arrival in Delhi we took a short domestic flight south to Jaipur, arriving in the early morning. We stayed for a couple of nights, in the Bissau Palace hotel. From Jaipur we took a taxi SW to Kishangarh, were we unloaded the bikes and set off for Pushkar. We stopped for a night at Roopangarh Fort along the way.

After a few nights in Pushkar we cycled to nearby Ajmer and then turned SW down the NH8 highway. We stayed the night in Beawar and spent the next morning on the train in order to avoid riding any more of the highway. We stayed the night in Rawlar Narlai and the morning rode the 38 km to Maharani Bagh, dropped off our bags and went look round the nearby Jain temple at Ranakpur.

From Ranakpur we cycled SW down the length of the Aravalli Hills to Udaipur. We spent three nights at the Kankarwa Haveli there before continuing SW to Jaisamand Lake. After a night on the island we headed back north for Udaipur airport, stopping along the way for a night at Karni Fort in Bambora. The plane took us to Delhi, where after a couple of nights at Nirula's Hotel we caught the plane home.

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4 Nov 00
Jaipur

4 Nov 00
Jaipur

4 Nov 00
Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), Jaipur

4 Nov 00
City Palace, Jaipur

4 Nov 00
City Palace, Jaipur

4 Nov 00
City Palace, Jaipur

4 Nov 00
City Palace, Jaipur

4 Nov 00
Bissau Palace hotel, Jaipur

4 Nov 00
"Mission Kashmir", Raj Mandir cinema, Jaipur

5 Nov 00
Starting out from Kishangarh

5 Nov 00
On the way to Roopangarh

5 Nov 00
Approaching Roopangarh

5 Nov 00
Roopangarh Fort hotel

5 Nov 00
Roopangarh Fort hotel

5 Nov 00
Roopangarh Fort hotel

5 Nov 00
Roopangarh

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Roopangarh

5 Nov 00
Roopangarh

5 Nov 00
Roopangarh

6 Nov 00
On the road to Pushkar

6 Nov 00
On the road to Pushkar

7 Nov 00
Pushkar

7 Nov 00
Pushkar ghats

8 Nov 00
Pushkar Camel Fair

8 Nov 00
Pushkar Camel Fair

8 Nov 00
Pushkar Camel Fair

9 Nov 00
Pushkar Camel Fair, evening

9 Nov 00
Pushkar, late evening

9 Nov 00
Pushkar shave

10 Nov 00
Pushkar to Ajmer road

11 Nov 00
Beawar Railway Station

11 Nov 00
Train to Rani

11 Nov 00
Rawlar Narlai hotel

12 Nov 00
Sri Adinath Jain Temple, Narlai

12 Nov 00
On the road to Ranakpur

12 Nov 00
On the road to Ranakpur

12 Nov 00
Ranakpur temple

12 Nov 00
Some of the 1444 columns at Ranakpur temple

12 Nov 00
Ranakpur temple

12 Nov 00
Ranakpur temple

12 Nov 00
Ranakpur temple

12 Nov 00
Maharani Bagh

13 Nov 00
On the road to Udaipur

13 Nov 00
On the road to Udaipur

14 Nov 00
The Lake Palace Hotel, Lake Pichola, Udaipur

14 Nov 00
Udaipur from Lake Pichola

15 Nov 00
The Lake Palace Hotel, Lake Pichola, Udaipur

16 Nov 00
Road to Jaisamand

16 Nov 00
Fisherman on Jaisamand Lake

16 Nov 00
Fisherman on Jaisamand Lake

16 Nov 00
Camel ride at Jaisamand Lake

17 Nov 00
The 17th century marble dam at Jaisamand Lake

17 Nov 00
Leaving Jaisamand Lake

17 Nov 00
Puncture repair

17 Nov 00
Approaching Bambora, with Karni Fort on the horizon

17 Nov 00
Arriving at Karni Fort in Bambora

17 Nov 00
Bedroom at Karni Fort

17 Nov 00
The pool at Karni Fort

19 Nov 00
Evening in Chandi Chowk Road, Old Delhi

19 Nov 00
The Red Fort, Delhi

19 Nov 00
Waiting for a shave, Delhi

19 Nov 00
The Jama Masjid, Delhi

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