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Pleasent Udaipur
... It is located on the east bank of the Lake Pichola and has several palaces built within its complex.
The City Palace in Udaipur was built in a flamboyant style and is considered the largest of its type in Rajasthan, a fusion of the Rajasthani and Mughal architectural styles, and was built on a hill top that gives a panoramic view of the city and its surrounding, including several historic monuments such as the Lake Palace in ...
A taste of Europe in India
... hand! Plus it was extremely outside our budget!
One afternoon we had a ride out on a boat round the lake to see the city from a different perspective. Udaipur sure was the ideal place to relax after Pushkar and although we didn't do a great deal while we were here, it was good just to sit and take in such a pretty place!
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Nights of fire - Place of beauty
... quite the empire here in Udaipur. They own the city palace which is open to paying visitors, they have two hotels attached to their living quarters and own the island that holds the Taj Lake Palace Hotel, one of the most expensive and exclusive hotels in Asia. They also have a hill top monsoon palace that they will rent out to weddings and the like.
We ventured off to a garden built by one of the past kings for his daughter who wanted a place to visit with her ...
The palaces of the Maraharajas of Rajasthan
... some great wine.
Our first full day and we promised the kids no sight seeing but shopping instead. We dived into colourful Udaipur and went hunting for traditional saris for Katherine and Georgie and all white trousers and jackets, the traditional male clothing, for me, Jamie, Zach and Ben. We had to sell it to Zach as a karate outfit which got him pretty interested. We are planning on having an authentic Indian ...
The Venice of the East
... places. They were no less grand, though - the cenotaphs to the Maharajas of Mewar were unbelievably ornate. We had a walk through the spice and vegetable market, eating street food and drinking chai. A beautiful place, and one which would make a great holiday destination as well as travelling destination.
Yesterday we entered a music shop. I've always been a fan of the sound of the sitar - the steel-stringed buzzing gives a ...


