Thursday, October 26, 2006
20 October, 2006
We woke up at 5h45 to try to get to Udaipur by lunch time. It wasn’t too bad since we had the laptop out and we kept ourselves busy doing some admin work and researching our trip. It took us about five and a half hours to drive just under 300km. Udaipur was really pretty, probably the most beautiful place we had been to. There were lakes all around us and the hotels and restaurants all had great views. The city streets were narrow and windy and the shops were easily accessible. We chose good hotels to dine in and they had rooftop restaurants with magnificent views of the Lake Palace Hotel and the lake. The town is a white city as opposed to the Pink city of Jaipur. We spent the afternoon searching for good Barfi (sweets) and the whole city was decorated for Diwali. People were so happy and they were already starting the celebrations. It seems to be very similar to Christmas. At dinner the sky was filled with fireworks which were stunning especially since we were on the lake but I felt so sorry for the animals. Rich has a bit of a head cold and I have a small rash so we are not too healthy at the moment, but I guess it could be a lot worse here in India!
We woke up at 5h45 to try to get to Udaipur by lunch time. It wasn’t too bad since we had the laptop out and we kept ourselves busy doing some admin work and researching our trip. It took us about five and a half hours to drive just under 300km. Udaipur was really pretty, probably the most beautiful place we had been to. There were lakes all around us and the hotels and restaurants all had great views. The city streets were narrow and windy and the shops were easily accessible. We chose good hotels to dine in and they had rooftop restaurants with magnificent views of the Lake Palace Hotel and the lake. The town is a white city as opposed to the Pink city of Jaipur. We spent the afternoon searching for good Barfi (sweets) and the whole city was decorated for Diwali. People were so happy and they were already starting the celebrations. It seems to be very similar to Christmas. At dinner the sky was filled with fireworks which were stunning especially since we were on the lake but I felt so sorry for the animals. Rich has a bit of a head cold and I have a small rash so we are not too healthy at the moment, but I guess it could be a lot worse here in India!
# posted by Heidi & Richard's travels @ 10:17 AM 
