Like much of the economy worldwide, tourism is suffering but there were always lots of families visiting historic sites.
In the fort at Bikaner there was a splendid deHavilland plane given to the Maharajah of Bikaner from a grateful British Empire in recognition of raising a regiment to fight in the First World War. The Maharajah was one of those who signed the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
The plane soars for ever in a great hall.
In another building in Bikaner trophies hang on the wall.
There are lots of portraits too including this curious one.
I got the photos in the wrong order. Here the lovely warm sandstone of the courtyard of the fort with complicated stone carved window screens.
Elephant details abound.
A tranquil pool.
A bedroom fit for a princess with mirrored walls.
And a bedroom whose ceiling is decorated with clouds - balm in an almost desert climate. The mirror silvering lends a mysterious air.
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