Monday, June 29, 2009

whimsical udaipur

the maharaja of the rajpots and the pride of a nation. the arch enemy of the mughal army(invading muslim army) and a state believing in its free independence. not to forget those fury mustaques. their most famous warrior was pretap and their arch enemy was akbar the great.
history aside , udaipur was a splendidly beautiful city. the white city as they call it , or the palaces on lakes or the white marble city. just by looking at it,you have a feeling that this has got to be another world.
coming back to reality, yes it was still the typical indian city that i am so familiar with , but with much more colours and a proud history.
however when i was there , udaipur was facing a prolonged summer and the monsoon was not in yet , almost making it feel like a drought was going on. the lakes were almost dried up but the city has got lots to offer and lots of wild life to look and enjoy.

the guest house i was in , was a joy to be in , big spacious and lots of favour. just loved the location of the place which was right beside the lake ghat which i insistantly wanted , it was also the best bet with a great host and great views.

did i mention that it was really quiet and very peaceful there, as my room was facing the lake (yes i had no ideal that my room was a lake facing one as i arrived there at 4am in the morning can you believe it lol). noise was also not a problem as my room was way off the road and the road was not a main road.

also it was easy getting lost in the winding ghats of udaipur and most of the time i must walked into the lake bed which had dried up and went on my merry way to my guest house docks by the lake. which was way cool if i might add.

spend a relaxing 3 days there and did i say that the food on these wonderful sun kissed rooftop restaurants where fantastic? a great way to just idle the day away from the hussle that i happening inside.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Jeremy,

    So you have been in Udaipur and enjoyed the Palaces on the lakes (minus the water!). Sure, you are seasoned traveller in India by now and I am happy to note that you have been keeping well and having a splendid time. Embrace the land, its people, colours and scents. You will probably not do this again for a long time as there are so much more to explore in other parts of the world. Memories like these sometimes only come once in your life-time.

    I am leaving this Saturday for Thailand and China (4 July - 2 August) but I will certainly track your journeys.

    Cheerio and have more fun....

    U.L.Tiang

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