Tour De Royals : Udaipur
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.
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| Savage Garden Interiors |
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| Savage Garden |
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| Bagore Haveli |
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| View from haveli |
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| Puppet Hall |
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| Worlds largest Safa |
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| Gangaur Ghat |
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