Day 41 to Ranakpur and Udaipur

The day started with a Skype session with Shelly and then Jen and Jack, first time we connected with the Canadian family.  Love this new technology!
 
The drive today was thru the most undeveloped section we've seen.  We took small rural roads thru one-block towns and then had to pay at a toll booth jammed with trucks and busses.  The last 20 mile trek took an hour and half on a washboard road with craters every half mile.  We finally made it to an ancient Jain shrine but our guide never showed! We walked around the temple but did not go inside; I guess we're in temple overload.

Jain Temple:

Monkey at the car park:

The trip on to Udiapur was as pleasant as the trip before was unpleasant.  We had a good lunch and a cold beer and arrived in this city on the lake about 4:30.  This hotel is spectacular.  It was recently constructed from a 150 year old fort that was moved to this mountain top.  Views are awesome and the place is like a palace.  We're here for two nights.

Arriving at hotel:

Sunset view from patio: