Jodhpur continued. I took a tour of the fort in the morning before it got too hot. The Fort was founded in 1459 is in burnished red sandstone and stands 400 feet above the city, great views of the blue city below. The blue wash applied to most of the houses orginally denoted high caste Brahmin residences and resulted from the addition of indigo to the lime based white wash. It is thought tp protect the buildings from insect pests and to keep them in the summer. It's pretty impressive. Just a short stop in Jodhpur and then on to Udaipur, our final stop. Kim and Lara spent a couple of days here in Udaipur and left last night on the train to Delhi. Kim flies home on the 22nd via London, hopefully given what is happening with the closed airports throughout Europe and the UK. Lara leaves for Thailand the next day, I miss them already, they were terrific travel companions.I am here in Udaipur until the 26th when I fly to Delhi and home on the 27th via London. I opted to spend the extra time here versus Delhi for many reasons, but mostly because it's small, laidback and very pretty and not one tenth as crazy as Delhi. The hotel we picked is lovely and has a pool, but tomorrow I am changing hotels I found a really nice one on the other side of the lake, with great views of the City Palace. Will continue to update you, Less than a week to go, it's hard to believe it could go by that quickly..Love to all, Winn