Across the lake: the view from our room

An elegant tourist boat. In addition to the oars, a small motorboat on the other side propels the boat forward

Women washing clothes every day

Later we went over to see how the steps and water looked up close.......not exactly a Maytag.

The men washing themselves and some clothing

Fishing in the lake

We sent email messages from the shop on the left.

It costs 75 cents (USD) per hour.

A view of our room from across the lake. We had a balcony view right on the middle floor just above the Lake Pichola Hotel sign.

The palace

Email (actually P-Mail) a long time ago before the current information highway

For those who are a little more equal than others: the elegant Lake Palace Hotel - we did not choose to stay there

The maharana (king) created a nice garden with fountains for his daughter. All of the water flows by gravity without pumps. This is a peaceful and beautiful place.