17-21 February 2010 – Udaipur, Rajastan

With curved, airy palaces, narrow streets, lakes, trees in blossom, Udaipur is called ‘the most romantic city’ in India. I totally agree. Udaipur is fabulous. We spent 4 days there and in spite of forthcoming trip, we did not want to leave.

The hotel where we stayed, Anjani, is within 5 minutes walk from the City Palace and Jagdish Temple. The interior is in typical Udaipur style, white walls, carved balconies. We had a terrace with a lovely city view in our room, a perfect place for afternoon chillout! 

Anjani

  

Jagdish Temple

Completed in 1651, its external walls and dome are decorated with carvings of Gods.

Market

Spices, fruits, woven baskets, clothes, you may find everything here.

Park that Maharana built for his daughter

This is locals’ favorite place for walks and quality time with kids. As usual, I was photographed, on the quiet and openly. One couple asked us to pose with them on a photo. They were flattered when I took a picture of them both. 

Cenotaphs
Symbolic graves of Udaipur’s Maharanas, impressing with their solidity and architectural sophistication. 

Now some of my observations of the city life:

 

A common dialogue on the street:
- Rickshaw?
- No, thanks.
- Smoke joint?
Apparently, every other rickshaw driver is in weed smuggling business.

Four days later we left Udaipur in the night train. Our next destination was Mumbai. I guess some of you are curious to see Nastya-the-traveller:

Unfortunately, only few photographs of Udaipur were saved. Why, I will tell you in the next part.