Showing posts with label udaipur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label udaipur. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

udaipur--the city


we toured udaipur today..very interesting..had a very nice guide..we figure he's about 25 and his family is looking for a bride for him...they will choose...he has never dated...interesting...then, they will live at his house...so, we went to the temple today..it was very high up, with alot of stairs...it was interesting...while we were there, they were chanting and ringing this bell...really loud...the older people go every morning to this temple...it's an interesting process...then, we drove to the palace...that place is huge! it's sooooo long and big..there is the maharana's side and the queen's side...there are all these windows, where the women look out because they aren't to be seen...the palace was highly decorated with tiles, pictures etc...very ornate and beautiful...there is still a royal family, but now they don't govern, they are just making alot of money...then, we went to some shops..that was fun..bought some fun stuff...russ was pretty bored at this stop! then, we went to some gardens which were nice..another stop for jewelry...then, to the museusm...their museums are weird in the fact that they always have these little dioramas showing things...interesting...then, they gave us a puppet show...it was cute...we also stopped for lunch at this little place...pretty good...by then it was about 4 pm so we came back to the hotel...it is such a pretty spot...we have been cooling off in the pool outside our rooms..watching the deer, vultures (they look like hawks), peacocks..it's fun to see...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

udaipur

today we flew to udaipur. it is north of mumbai..about an hour flight..last night before we left we went to dinner at this great indian restaurant...the chef came out and told us that he would bring us the food we should eat...it was fantastic...the taxi ride there of course was pretty scary...it's unreal how they can drive...we're staying at the gorgeous oberoi hotel...it's amazing...i could just stay here and not even see the city...but, we will go out and see that tomorrow...i'll take pictures tomorrow...we have a little semi private pool that serves a few rooms...our room looks out on a animal conservation area...there are wild boar, deer, vultures..i don't know what else..pretty cool...i had a fantastic massage, russ and kathy stayed at the pool for the afternoon..then we went and had a great dinner...so, tomorrow we'll see the sights...