On Thursday, we drove from Luni to Deogarh. We had few expectations -- Deogarh is not listed in our three travel books and we frankly, forgot why we had put it on our list. Perhaps the recommendation of Sandi's friend, Deb, in whose footsteps we are sometimes travelling. Well, as is often the case, no expectations lead to unanticipated pleasant surprises. Deogarh is a town of about 10,000 people. The countryside is lovely as we approached it. We stayed in yet another converted palace owned by the Maharaja of Jodhpur, in whose realm it fell. The palace had been in the family since 1670 and the geneology chart was on the wall to prove the fact. In 1994, when economic liberalization seemed to incent many to invite tourists into their lives, the place was fully renovated
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