Tour De Royals : Udaipur

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On new year’s eve we reached Udaipur and at the clock of 12pm it started raining heavily.First day of the new year was sullen and cold , not ideal day for outdoor sightseeing hence we decided to check of the indoor places.

City Palace
The perfect review for this place can be found out on the tripadvisor , one of the reviews read,
“Its collections of worthless things maharaja doesn’t know where to put”
  Its actually true , the palace maintained by so called charitable trust charges 115 rs entry fees , highest so far in rajasthan , camera charges are whopping 225 rs extra. Despite of that the palace not well maintained there are heavy queues outside each exhibition room. Forgettable experience to say the least.
By the way if you get tired after standing in queues , feel free to treat yourself with a cup of tea at Maharaja’s restra , tea here costs just 250rs.



Markets and the Streets
 Probably the best thing about Udaipur is its streets and the markets which are very colorful and offer plenty of opportunity for street photographers ( no I am not one of them ). The walks through alleys are fun and you can expect to find hidden treasures such as the restaurant Savage Garden , chicken Wajid Ali , combination of Dryfruit paste stuffed chicken pakoda , carrot rice and delicious mughlai curry. The place itself is a cleaver use of old house and its transformation into a frenzy restaturent.
During one of such walks we came across a museum , not known much locally , nor it is on the tourist maps , Bagore Haveli Museum  on Gangor Ghat. The museum charges nominal fees and is far less crowded , infact there were only 4 tourists visiting.

Bagore haveli has collection of puppets , turbans and the haveli itself is mixture of Rajasthani , Gujrati , Maharashtrian and Goan architecture and artifacts.
Savage Garden Interiors

Savage Garden


Bagore Haveli

View from haveli


Puppet Hall



Worlds largest Safa

Gangaur Ghat

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