Don't try this one at home

Found a couple of stray pics from our Adventure World media trip to India in May  - these are of the waiter having fun with the gullible foreigners.

They were taken in Samode, at a gorgeous former palace which has been turned into a hotel, about an hour's drive from Delhi. It took a while to wrap the exquisite cloth around the Animator's head but it gave the kitchen staff (and me) something to laugh about.

Apologies for the rubbish photos (old and dodgy iPhone meets leaking water bottle, etc).

Fancy staying in a 16th Century palace?

Don't mind if I do.

We spent Monday night at the gob-smackingly beautiful Samode Palace, about an hour north of Jaipur. Built as a Rajput fort by the local royal family, it was converted into a luxury resort in the 19th Century. Today, its marble floors, mosiac walls and mirrored ceilings give themselves up to anyone with deep pockets and a desire to be utterly spoiled.

I've never stayed in a palace before, and probably never will again, but holy crap it was stunning.

      

Later, when it got a bit cooler (as in 38 instead of 44 degrees!) we did a tour of the tiny Samode Village. There wasn't much to see but we  met some of the locals and joined in a game of cricket with the village kids. The colours in Rajasthan though are outstanding - a clash of bright yellows, reds, greens and pinks that could only work under an Indian sun. So from a photographic point of view, Samode Village was truly an over-achiever.