HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
We had an early start – at least for New Year’s Day. We left the hotel around nine in the morning to walk over to the City Palace and a guided tour there.
It came out, this had been a sensible thing to do – as there were very few other groups – and as such we got around the usual chaos.
Coming back from the boat ride most of us joined in for a performance of Rajasthan traditional dances in the Bagore Ki Haveli Museum.
Following that – it being New Year’s Eve – we made it back to the hotel and the rooftop restaurant to make it into the new year. Hot ginger, lemon and honey – with an addition of rum – was my drink of choice this year … nice taste and (most important) keeping one warm.
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We left Castle Bijaipur and continued to Udaipur. The city – complete with a massive city palace – sits straight next to Pichola Lake – often described as the most romantic place in India. To me it certainly had a … Continue reading
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We left the tentsite this morning by 4WD – our next destination being Castle Bijaipur – another heritage hotel. En-route we stopped near a village for a walk around the fields towards the village – to get yet another glimpse … Continue reading
We had some time to rest, have a tea and relax, before me met up again in the late afternoon for a walk along the lake and up the hill to the ruins of what used to be the local fort. On the way back we joined some locals and continued to the village to have a look around there – before making it back to the campsite.
We left Bundi and continued by train and 4WD towards what the itinerary listed as permanent luxury tentsite.
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We spent a whole day in and around Bundi – going through the local attractions. We started the day with – what I consider the most impressive – a visit to two stepwells – both simply wells with steps leading … Continue reading
After the tour of the palace we made our way back to the hotel by foot … no ‘exciting’ tuk-tuk rides this time 😉
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On arrival in Bundi – after a quick stop at our hotel and an ‘exciting’ tuk-tuk ride we made it to Bundi Palace for a guided tour …
After two nights in Jaipur we continued our trip and – this time on private transport – continued towards Bundi.
