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My Honorable Guests
... t be further from that if we tried! He escorts us around the City Palace the home of the past and the present Maharana and the royal family of Udaipur. Turns out he is in town and has his vintage MG parked outside his exquisite digs! Beautiful buildings and histories are revealed and the fact that the royal family has no power now really except being very ...
The Venice of India
... kept right on bathing. I am sure this is only a precursor of what is to come in Varanassi.
This is definitely the most touristy place we have been and it is also really busy as there is a religious festival going on so I think there are a lot of added Indian tourists as well. Last night we got to see some of it with the men praising this one goddess in the streets and this morning a lot of women were by the lake and ...
No pooh on ya shoe in Udaipur
... forgot to mention that, whilst there's an absence of cow plops there is an abundance of dog ****. Who said life was perfect. We have had a cooking lesson with Mr Shavita Singh very funny man. All through our lesson a storm raged outside, strangely enough, there was no power failure, when we have a storm back home, there only needs to be one crack of thunder and we are without power for hours. At the end of the cooking lesson we are invited to sit down to lunch and enjoy ...
Exploring Hindu India
... the national government when India became independent in 1947, however he remains a powerful figure in Rajasthan and is the owner of the palace which attracts thousands of tourists each year. Raman indicates that the income from the palace is used for the maintenance of the complex and provides funding for the Maharana Mewar Charitable Foundation. (pic)
As in Delhi, white marble appears to be the building material preferred by the leaders of the country whether ...
A Great Day's Outing
... traffic, it wasn't enjoyable. It's funny how a place can make an impression on you quickly, good or bad.
We decided to take a full day private tour today, instead of staying in town. We hired a driver and went 80 km. to yet another remarkable fort, Kumbhalgarh. Getting there was more than half the fun. So much to take in and so many photo opportunities missed. The people in the small villages and countryside appeared ...
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