CUADERNO DE VIAJE Nº 5 – UDAIPUR – 5 NOV 2010
Estamos en el cielo de Rajasthan, el lugar más romántico del subcontinente Indio.
Estamos en Udaipur.
Hotel en Udaipur - Oberoi Udaivilas
Estamos en Udaipur.
- We are in Rajasthan sky, this is the most romantic place in the Indian subcontinent.
- We are in Udaipur.
- This city of cream, pink and honeysuckle tones, crowned by domes, is for many the most romantic city in India. Surrounded by Lake Pichola. Lake Palace emerges from the center of the lake, which seems to defy architectural laws when the rains are heavy.
- The Palace of the city is next to the lake, crowned by balconies, towers and domes. It ended up being a palace complex, since it includes other 11 different smaller palaces, once again, Marajás built adjoining buildings resultina in a surprising set. Inside, weapons museums, rooms with pieces of glass and mirror and rooms decorated with minuature paintings, typical of the school Mewara and certainly wonderful.
- The city Palace in Udaipur, was built in a flamboyant style and is considered the largest of its type in the state of Rajasthan. It was built atop a hill, in a fusion of the Rajasthani and Mughal architectural styles, providing a panoramic view of the city and its surroundings.
- There are so many things to see...
- All the paintings inside the palace are awesome.
- Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains and Buddhists. Although he is known by many attributes, Ganesha´s elephant head makes him easy to identify. Ganesha is widely revered as the remover or obstacles, the patron of arts and sciences and the deva of intellect and wisdom. He has the body of a human and an elephant´s head.
- The palace was picturised as a hotel in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy.
- The view from where we were, were awesome.
- Everybody knows about the gorgeous Lake Pichola: it´s like another vital identity of Udaipur. It is a 4kms long lake and is believed to be one of the most beautiful ones as well. There we took a boat ride that I think nobody can´t miss out. It starts from Rameshwar Ghat in the City Palae. The lake has two famed islands namely Jagniwas and Jagmandir.
- Nothing disturbs the daylife routine around the lake.
- The Jagmandir Island, with its entrance flanked by a row of enormous stone elephants, the island has an ornate 17th century tower, the Gol Mahal, carved from bluestone and containing a small exhibit of Jagmandir´s history, plus a garden and lovely views across the lake.
- Once the tour finished, we got fully into Udaipur, with the intention of buying some sweets. They invited us to eat at the house of our guide´s cousin!!. They also let me into the kitchen to make bread. This is another unexpected visit that I took advantage of. There, they don´t like excessive gratitude, but it´s the way we do it. The Hindus are so hospitable that they don´t expect you to be thanking them all the time they have invited you. We are in Diwali.
- Concentration to do things right is a must. These women make between 50 and 60 flat breads everyday to eat their food.
- On our way back to our hotel, we stopped in a pharmacy. We couldn´t find it!.
- Everything was ready for that night, that was the most important night of Diwali.
- During this fiesta, people wears new clothes, shares sweets and fills the cities with lights and fireworks This is the beginning of the new Year and one of the most important and happiest nights of the year.
- Cities are decorated to the infinity and beyond, and you find yourself in the middle of a city full of colour and sparkling.
Otro día maravilloso en este país increíble.
- Another gorgeous day in this so incredible country.
El nene no es muy bonito que digamos...jejeje....seguro que el postre de los pastelillos ese tenia que estar de "rechupete" ...ummm
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