Dream Trip 2008: September

Great Travel Moment

The romantic Indian city of Udaipur is dominated by the palace of the Raj, which overlooks the famous (if dwindling) lake. We took the standard tour of the palace, along with crowds of other tourists, wandering through the spectacular rooms. But out of the corner of my eye, I noticed one of the well-dressed guards had decided to take a tea break. His calm presence, amid the architecture of the palace, appeared to be an image from an earlier, bygone era.