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Monthly Archives: August 2009
India day 43 – Bundi, Rajasthan
Bundi is a small town of 100,000 people. The old walled city is typical with its narrow streets, minimal traffic and the usual array of animals wandering unhindered: dogs, cows, goats, pigs even sheep. The Bundi Palace towers over the … Continue reading
India day 42 – Udaipur to Bundi, Rajasthan
We seem to have spent most of our time in Udaipur shopping for presents – for ourselves as well as others. India is a treasure trove of gorgeous handicrafts which are hard to resist. But the need to keep within … Continue reading
India day 41 – Udaipur, Rajasthan
We have begun to have serious problems with the Dell we bought in Thailand. My Asus hasn’t worked for a long time now – it crashed and never recovered – and the Dell has become the surrogate for blogging (to … Continue reading
India day 40 – Udaipur, Rajasthan
Young children, not to mention some adults, have a clever little coin scam, which is quite harmless but a inventive twist on straightforward begging and far more discreet. In fact, so subtle is it that it’s not immediately apparent what … Continue reading
India day 39 – Udaipur, Rajasthan
On our wanderings today we discover a second clock tower and realise that this is the hart of the local bazaar and not the one we came upon the other day having taken our directions from Lonely Planet. Here the … Continue reading
India day 38 – Udaipur, Rajasthan
We are moving from the Old Jheel Guest House. The four flights of very narrow and steep steps, the lack of even the most basic security – often there is no one in the reception – the trek up to … Continue reading
India day 37 – Udaipur
The weather is a bit hotter today, but nothing like the heat in Jaisalmer and Bikaner a few days ago. Having spent yesterday orientating ourselves and doing some more shopping, today we are sight-seeing. The City Palace, the larges in … Continue reading
India day 36 – Udaipur
Dubbed the Venice of the East by Lonely Panet, Udaipur is very different from anywhere else we have visited in Rajasthan. Situated on Lake Pichola and surrounded by the Aravalli Hills, it is set in countryside as lush and green … Continue reading
India day 35 – Jodhpur to Udaipur, Rajasthan
We take a taxi to travel the 280 kms from from Jodhpur to Udaipur for 2700 rupees. The countryside is mostly flat, scrubby desert until we reach the small village of Ranakpur 90 kms north of Udaipur where it becomes … Continue reading
India day 34 – Bikaner to Jodhpur, Rajasthan
In order to get to Udaipur in Southern Rajasthan we have to return to Jodhpur where we stay overnight and pick up a taxi tomorrow to take us the remaining 280 or so km. Udaipur is very poorly served by … Continue reading