Udaipur (day 8)

The day started nicely with a delicious breakfast, after breakfast the day could really start. First we went to the city palace of Udaipur. This is the second biggest mahal in India, only in the south of the country there's a bigger mahal. The mahal in Udaipur is built in the shape of a ship. In this mahal lived / lives not a maharaja ("big king"), but a maharan (sort of high king). This title is unique and only to gain when the king never surrenders to the enemy / conqueror. The king in Udaipur is (if I'm right) the only king in Rajasthan with this title.

The mahal doesn't look really spectacular from the outside, but from the inside it's a completely different story. The interior looks beautiful... with a lot of decorated walls, ceilings and floors. Made of many different colored inlay tiles and mirrors. Altogether it has a pattern of an image (just like a mosaic for example). After seeing the palace we drove to a lake (Udaipur is known for the many lakes it has). At one of the largest lakes we made a cruise on a boat. This was very relaxing and cooling, with a nice breeze. Love it when it's 30°C! Finally we went to a place where a big and beautiful garden is located. This garden has 4 fountains, each founain represents a season (summer, winter, fall and rain season). Except the fountains, there are also tropical plants / flowers and trees. From here on we drove back to the hotel, because we finished the program for today. So after a day full of sweating, it's time for refreshing dive in the swimming pool! 🙂 Tomorrow the travel continues to Jodhpur, you'll see a new post then! 🙂

Day 7

Travel overview

Day 9