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Udaipur – Ringing in the New Year in a Floating Palace

January 01, 2006
by Wendy
airport, Ambrai Restaurant, Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal Folk Art Museum, dinner, haveli, hotel, Hotel Gangaur Palace, Lake Palace, museum, New Year, pre-paid taxi, Rajasthan, shopping, Shree Jagdish Mandir Temple, taxi, temple
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Fireworks over the Lake Palace for New Year's
Fireworks over the Lake Palace for New Year's
Happy New Year!  We rang in the new year in style at Ambrai Restaurant.  They had a really nice outdoor buffet last night, right on the lake and overlooking the Lake Palace here in Udaipur.  There were a ton of fireworks all around us and not just at midnight, either!  We almost got lost getting there when the power went out (a common occurrence), but we were prepared with our flashlight.  
Shopping in Udaipur
Shopping in Udaipur
There are no easy train connections to Udaipur – they’re in the middle of a major gauge conversion program.  We took a flight on Air India, and it was a comfortable short hop.  It was on time, but apparently delayed flights are quite common.

The airport in Udaipur is an hour out of the city and there is a pre-paid taxi stand.  We shared a ride with someone to reduce the price.  We’re staying at Hotel Gangaur Palace – an old haveli (house with a central courtyard) which is 250 years old and has been converted into a hotel.  It’s really nice and the thick old walls kept us warm last night and still cool this morning.

Shree Jagdish Mandir Temple.  A 17th century temple in the middle of the Old City dedicated to Vishnu's avatar Jagannath.
Shree Jagdish Mandir Temple. A 17th century temple in the middle of the Old City dedicated to Vishnu's avatar Jagannath.
Did a whole bunch of shopping and a little sightseeing – the crafts and particularly the textiles are beautiful here.  If  you’ve seen the Indian wallcoverings with the mirrors and embroidery in them that’s from Rajasthan – the area of India that we’re in.  So it’s fun browsing through everything.

We went to see a temple yesterday.  Shree Jagdish Mandir Temple which is a  17th century temple in the middle of the Old City dedicated to Vishnu’s avatar Jagannath. 

Flowers for sale in Udaipur
Flowers for sale in Udaipur
Today we just finished touring the City Palace and then we went on a short boat ride around the lake.  Very pleasant.  The weather is beautiful, sunny and warm – Wendy’d be in shorts if any of the other women were wearing them!

We visited a horrible puppet museum -Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal Folk Art Museum – where we took photos of graffiti drawn right on

City Palace, Udaipur
City Palace, Udaipur
the main exhibits…We’re off to do more shopping, and hopefully pick up something nicer to wear tonight for dinner at the Lake Palace.  Good thing that Ian kept the email reservation – they’ve more than doubled their rate, but they’re agreeing to honour the price they quoted him in email – yeah! 

The Lake Palace is the one that was featured in Octopussy – it was built on an island in the middle of the lake but it takes up the whole of the island – giving the effect of a palace that’s floating.  It should be a special way to ring in the New Year!

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