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Udaipur Slideshow
Udaipur
Travel Blogs from Udaipur, India
State of Rajasthan
... at our hotel - eggplant and tomato coconut curry and chicken masala AND surprisingly good REAL cappucino (a rarity so far in India). Udaipur is also good for shopping - fabric mirrored lanterns, handmade paper booklets bound in old sari's, jewellery, ...
Monkeys, Temples, Haircuts & Hockers
... quieter and over a meal of Tandoori chicken with a Kingfisher beer in hand, it's easy to see why so many people come to Udaipur (and India in general). Some of the main other highlights in Udaipur were: -Liz got spat on. Maybe this is more of a lowlight, ...
The bus ride
... journey was over so soon, I staggered to my feet, collected my bags and went outdoors. Yawning, I asked the driver "Last stop? Udaipur?" he promptly replied - "No," and named some unknown destination. I looked at him blankly. "Udaipur? I need to get to ...
The Venice of Asia, Week 4
... both the teachers and the students. Tuesday evening was my last class with the orphanage kids, although I would be back in Udaipur for Mondays class I had decided that it would be more disruptive for Christine if I went and then came back for one ...
This is one of them moments!!!!!!!!
This is a top pick! ... factory after marble factory, driver was telling us that its the main business along with tourism as they have marble quarries all around udaipur, where its taken to be split, cut and finished before being sold on - and by the looks of it big business. ...
Happy Birthday Charlotte,Grandpop and Leanne
... rooms exactly how they were. Next was a boat trip around the lake palace. James Bond buffs get ready: Octupussy was actually filmed in Udaipur and all the restaurants play it at 7pm every night! Even some of the rickshaw drivers claim to have been in it ...
STILL IN UDAIPUR
... . [b]NOTE... City Palace, the majestic white royal building towers itself on a hill and is surrounded by crenellated walls. Udaipur City Palace was completed in its present form by the contribution of many rulers. Originally started by Udai Singh, the ...
Cooking up a storm in Udaipur
Avoiding trains, we flew into Udaipur from Aurangabad, with a fast changeover in Mumbai. Udaipur is a beautiful and romantic city, with clean (for India) winding streets, old whitewashed buildings with intricate paintings on the walls and doors and large ...
BOMBAY TO UDAIPUR VIA AHMEDABAD.
... Indian blend of white-washed buildings, marble palaces, lakeside gardens, temples and havelis (traditional mansions). Strewn with stalls, Udaipur's narrow lanes still carry the flavour of a heroic past, epitomizing valour and chivalry". Udaipur is way ...
Want to see my shop?
... , die etwa die Groesse einer Stoff-Einkaufstasche hat. Bei mir ist schon die Kameratasche groesser... Nach Mumbai ging es nach Udaipur, das man wahrscheinlich besser vor 30 Jahren besucht hat. Heute besteht die Stadt im Zentrum eigentlich nur noch aus ...
Udaipur
Udaipur is a pretty cool place. Based around a lake with some huge palaces and forts there are some really pretty areas. We arrived after another long bus ride and checked into a beautiful hotel with a pool and resident tortoise!! ...
Safe in Udaipur
... and take the chance to see the James Bond film Octopussy a couple of times! The second most prestigious hotel in India is the Lake Palace Hotel in Udaipur - it's an island that's a hotel, or a hotel that's an island...either way the effect is that ...
Udaipur: The Venice of India
... side and they drive on the left side of the street. How crazy is that? - - - - - - - Udaipur is a lovely city. It's surrounded by a mountain range (which our guide said was the ...
Clean pants day
... so I went a little overboard. Why Greek food, I don't know. (perhaps this was a mistake ordering greek food in India J ) [Naresh: Amy did not mention-was perhaps ashamed to mention-what may have been a factor in our weird dinner ...
Udaipur: 007 laesst gruessen
... Alkoholgehalt um 2,5% schwanken kann). Naja geschmeckt hat es gut, also Prost! Naja, was gabs denn noch so in Udaipur: Habe nun ein Handy, welches ich aber eigentlich nur als Wecker benutzte, aber fuer Hotelreservierung ganz nuetzlich sein sollte. ...
Lake Palace
Although the station was chaotic the night train to Udaipur was surprisingly OK. Despite the fact that tickets are strictly seat allocated, a large group of French tourists spent the first 2 hours of the journey wandering about from berth to berth and ...
Udaipur..."Venice of the East"
... After an eventful journey (involving a missed train. jumpong off a moving train, three buses and lots of scary people) we arrived in Udaipur and it was areal breath of fresh air. It was beautiful and our room had a panoramic view of the lake and ...
Lunch at the palace & lime soda at another palace
... that I decided if they cant do a fresh lime soda what is the hope for an afternoon tea! After further wander around Udaipur including a great haveli which had been really well restored (the before photos where something to be seen) and is now a museum I ...
The White City
... very exclusive hotels, slightly out of my budget range me thinks...you have to get a boat to the steps at the main entrance. Udaipur reminds me of a mini Varanassi. It has ghats, ceremonies on the holy lake, musicians sitting by the water strumming away, ...
Last days of the Tour
Last Days of tour We are up early this morning and have packed and are ready to drive to Udaipur our last stop on this tour. We stay in yet ANOTHER delightful residence (I feel so fortunate) and leave immediately after dropping our bags to enjoy a boat ...
Taj Mahal and the Palaces of Udaipur
... chewing gum! Decided to get out of Agra straight away as no point in spending a night there and took the overnight train to Udaipur which is in Rajasthan and known as the City of Lake Palaces. Although it is very hot here, it feels more bearable than ...
The name's Bond, ........
... hotel and restaurant at 007pm has a showing of the film which has made famous this beautiful little lakeside town. Udaipur was our favourite town by far in India with a stunning palace set on top of a mountain - The Monsoon Palace - overlooking miles of ...
Honeymooner's Heaven
... and an elderly black labrador limping around and dribbling at our feet, it was yet another surreal moment. For our final night in Udaipur we dined in style at Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel. Togged up in our sarees (tweaked and pinned lovingly by the lady at ...
The White City, Week 2
... time to spare to enjoy a chai with the gang before heading to orphanage... very proud of my mission accomplished! Udaipur... easy peesy! As I was getting more settled in the second volunteering project life was starting to become very routine; not ...
Puppets and Folk Dancing
This was a big shopping day for Andy, and he spent hours in a shop selecting wall hangings for us to decorate our house with. Later in the day it was puppet buying. We got a cobra to accompany Jai's snake charmer, and a King that turned upside down to ...
The Muslims
... simply evil people that pose a huge problem in this world. In my travels, whether in Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and India, I was fortunate enough to interact with many Muslims. Without exception, they were always the most hospitable, cleanest, ...
GET IT INDIA - PART II
... the movie nightly. Caroline has also set the budget back again with the extravagant purchase of some lovely silver jewellery, Udaipur's most famous export. Today (Tuesday) we have an Indian cooking class (yes, we have caved and given the cuisine ...
One of the most romantic cities in the world
... ; As it is our honeymoon, we are no longer traveling "budget." We've booked a lake-side honeymoon suite here in Udaipur thanks to many of you who gifted us honeymoon expenses for our wedding. The room is absolutely gorgeous and we are convinced ...
Temples (eventually) and lunch
... which are still visited every Monday by the Maharajah of Udaipur (well he isnt a Maharajah they are called something different in Udaipur and I'm blowed if I can remember right now...) Lots of women inside the temple selling flowers and other offerings - ...
Are those fireworks coming from your pants :) ?
... expect the statues disolve in the water, other wise the lake would be 10% water 90% Ganesh by now. Anyone who's been to Udaipur,will already know this fact... you cant be in town for more than 30 seconds without becoming acutely aware of it...its the ...