Guest Houses in Udaipur

... around the world. Their mission: to navigate themselves through a series of airports, bus stations, temples, beaches, second-rate guest houses and dodgy food vendors. Toronto, Ontario, was the starting point for the first leg of the race. With ...

... left, I checked in on Janice, and she was sleeping like a baby.  I was feeling peckish and went upstairs to the guest houses' rooftop restaurant, which was adequately lit, had a good, relaxing vibe to it, lovely view of Pichola Lake ...

... most of our meals here because the food is excellent and the view at any time of the day is breathtaking.  Most of the guest houses in the area have roof top restaurants, but because of its location, this one seems to be one of the more popular. But ...

... house in the back they line up to get their meal. Many of the old buildings around the temple are now guest houses, because many backpackers visit Udaipur. An old friend of mine had a small restaurant some years back, but owns now two big guest houses ...

... que tiene son las vistas que tiene desde los muchos rstaurantes que tiene en las azoteas de las guest houses y hoteles. antes de seguir hablando de udaipur tengo que contar que indu, la duena de la guesthouse de jodhpur me llamo para vestirme con ...

... bus I felt much better. Udaipur is a cool little city made up of narrow streets. There are tons of small shops, cafes, and guest houses. The city is set on a small lake that is surrounded by buildings and temples. This morning as we drove in the views ...

... setting for the 1981 James Bond movie, Octopussy.  The film is still shown every evening at the various cafes and guest houses.  Udaipur is most famous for its two island palaces that appear to be floating on the lake.   Both palaces ...

Yesterday, Kate and I flew to Udaipur.  The air, the smells, the clothes, and the houses are a world away from Mumbai.  From the States, its hard to realize just how enormous India is.  Vijay referred to it as the "United States of India," ...

... border. This is supposed to be another small (50 thousand0 village, on the middle of the Thar desert build with sand like colors. Udaipur is not very well connected by train. There are buses, but I prefer the trains. Therefore I may need to go overnight ...

... nbsp; Our room has a balcony over the narrow end of the lake and bridge which is a great vantage point for my continual observations! Udaipur is a city of 389,317, small for an Indian city, but huge compared to the cities of Sri Lanka.  Our hotel is ...

... of Udaipur, it was nice but there is only so many temples you can see and be amazed by! Udaipur is made up if all different Haveli's (Large town houses made up of large courtyards and open living spaces), they have converted one of these into a Museum, ...

... still bloody singing (shouting) with microphones. Will it ever bloody stop. How many nights is it now?........ Anyway - that aside, Udaipur really is relaxing but not as quiet as I had initially thought. We were fooled into thinking it was a quiet ...

... for extravagant weddings (Elizabeth Hurley recently married there), and by night a look alike mothership for the lake.   ....Udaipur may also sound familiar for another reason... it was the location of the 1983 James Bond flick, "Octopussy." By ...

... friend) and her family at their home in the Defence Colony.  Tanya and I were leaving Delhi Saturday morning on a 5:30AM flight to Udaipur so the decision was made to stay up all night and not sleep...why do I do this to myself. Anyway...Friday in ...

We love Udaipur!  The journey here was realtively hassle-free, we had our first experience of the private bus system and it seems to run fairly well, on India-time (ie. an hour late, no worries) and despite their age and general rickety state they ...

... in the world. Another classic moment of degradation! When we had seen the not so impressive markets, we headed to one of the guest houses that overlooked the lake for a drink. It was so beautiful there. After not so long- the waiter came over who was (we ...

... however it’s most famous credit comes in the form of James Bond’s Octopussy.  On any given night most restaurants and guest houses have a screening of it and, even if you don’t care to watch it yourself, it’s amusing enough to ...

... , das man wahrscheinlich besser vor 30 Jahren besucht hat. Heute besteht die Stadt im Zentrum eigentlich nur noch aus Souvenirlaeden und Guest Houses. Das staendige "Come and see my shop. Nice silk scarf..." kann einem schon auf die Nerven gehen. Mich ...

... of con-artists and salesmen! The hotels are a mixture of 5 star luxury, complete with mirrored mosaic fronts, and small (less luxurious) guest houses (we're staying in the latter, of course! - Hotel Lakeshore, right on the water front... it's no palace ...