] This may be the most perfect photo I've ever taken of myself. It's sunset in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, at the derelict Monsoon Palace, which overlooks the city and surrounding landscape like a fairy-tale castle from a fierce-looking nearby mountain. It's been abandoned for years, and to get into it, you have to baksheesh your way past the policemen. Well, it's sunset in what must have been one of the palace's grand ballrooms. I saw this window and knew right away what kind of photo it would make. My friend Roger snapped the shot. It seems like another emblematic image for my trip, doesn't it?   Back to the main page Back to the World Tour page   © 1999 P. Jason Cochran