Shikarbadi Hotel Udaipur

... decorated, and overlooked Lake Pichola with the famous City Palace looming on the shore. As evening approached, it became clear that the light from City Palace and the lighting submerged in the water would provide the perfect amount of ambient light through the translucent curtains for sleeping while still allowing us to view the sunset without lifting our heads from the pillows.<br><br> Lake Palace is technically a "small ...

... view of the undulating valley and surrounding hills make the boat trip more than worthwhile. An arcade of the palace courtyard is now a restaurant, but you&#8217;d have to make a special trip to eat there, because the tour boat halts for only 20 minutes.<br>* Boats leave every hour from the jetty at the Promenade.<br><br><br>More Sight-seeing ...

... at weekends (it was Sunday), in order to learn all about the temple, as he&#8217;ll eventually take up the priesthood.<br><br>The main temple is the Chaumukha Mandir (Four Faced Temple), dedicated to Adinath (1439), along with Neminath, Parasnath and a Sun Temple. Beautifully carved, the main temple also includes a huge tree, planted at the time of the temple&#8217;s construction, along with many, many tiny chapels around the periphery, housing Jain gods. The whole ...

... in 1884 as a place to escape to during the monsoon rain season. (sort of a week-end home for his highness) The road is very steep, and the royal family had to take elephants to carry themselves and their belongings up the hill. Water was also brought up in big drums by the elephants. Not as richly decorated as the city palace, the place is now suffering from maintenance problems and looks rather dowdy. The view, however, is ...

Heat rising all the time here and what is left of the lake is disappearing before our eyes! I have had the most wonderful stay here in Udaipur with Deepak and Meetu. We have had many excellent meals together; I have met many of their friends and family; and I have seen Udaipur in a completely different light - off the tourist track! And I can even say that I have not once been bothered by a guide, or street seller! The birdwatching here is fantastic - there are many lakes near to the ...

... age of 15 it seems. Me and Angharad woke up on the roof terrace with the kitchen guys asking us if we wanted breakfast - no thank you and straight down to bed. After 5 days in in Udiapur it was time to say our goodbyes and leave. Melissa and me had been intending to head off to Jaiselmer to do some camel trekking but we had now run out of time to get up to Jaipur for the Elephant Festival so in the end we got a 7am bus to Jodpur. Pics

... s offrent à moi. A priori nous allons partir demain car la ville n enchante personne. Peut être est ce parce que le temps est brumeux et que nous nous rendons compte que le temps passe ! On a intérêt à se dépêcher si on veut aller jusqu'à Varanasie avant le départ de Florent le 25 janvier. Nous avons mangé dans le meilleur resto depuis notre arrivée en inde : Chez Maxime café. J ai pris des Alu Gobi (pomme de terre choux fleur) sur les conseils de Sam Sam et c était vraiment super bon !

We are having a delightful vacation day in the quiet city of Udaipur. It is on a man made lake and surrounded by mountains. It is a place where royalty travelled for pleasure. The nights are cool and the day is (sorry) a perfect, dry 78. We started the day visiting a palace on a hill which was built over a 400 year period. I loved the garden courtyard at the very top level with trees gowing there for ...

Joel: We love it here. It is a city but feels much more like a small town as it is easy to find your way around and has small windy streets. It is also incredibly beautiful, particularly the views over the lake to the place in the middle, once a maharajas palace and now one of the most famous hotels in the world. We stayed in Udaipur ...

... eventually my body gives in, my teeth starts chattering and my body shivering. Luckily it's not too long of a journey and with further descent the warmer it gets, until eventually I hit the warmth of pollution. Ah it feels good, even a truck blasting me with exhaust fumes is pleasantly welcoming. Keeping things active I am back in motion to my next destination, which is a very kind 3-4 hours away. The destination Dungapura otherwise described as ...