Knowing the City & states and travel through
them makes you more aware about the people in there and it gives you a sense of
Rich culture, knowing the Wonderful and amazing people, the great treasure of
Delicious and hidden cuisine and many more. Treating yourself with those
mouthwatering, lip smacking cuisines, introducing yourself with a turban man,
Shy village women's, kids playing in mud. These lucky gods creations enjoy the
true pleasure of living in god's own created world, away from the concrete
jungle is something which you always can just dream of and miss all these jewels
in your real life when you are living in those Concrete/crowded cities surrounded by the
high rise buildings and ear bursting noisy environment.
To get the experience i visited the one of the Most
romantic place which is in the Heart of The Rajasthan, UDAIPUR. It is also
called city of Lakes or Venice of East. Most beautiful Architecture, Most
Amazing incredible hotels, Delicious food, Colorful Houses, Traditional variety
of Shopping, Hue in the markets can attracts anyone, So many lakes and the
lighting in the evening explains the liveliness of this city and above all the
beautiful people of UDAIPUR.
This was a two nights 3 days visit to Udaipur and
wanted to explore some good places with some local food which is specialty of
Udaipur.
Udaipur is hot in Summers but if you want to go in
summers then you can, but careful during the day time and consume adequate water
and energy drink. Morning & Evenings are pleasant. Visiting Udaipur in
Winters is more Beautiful experience as being a part of Rajasthan you will be
experiencing the chilling cold and will enjoy the sun.
If you are visiting Udaipur alone then prefer the home
stay which is economical and will find many Local families and they will welcome you with so much of warmth. I had got a very good home stay in Udaipur which was just adjoining of
Picchola lake and was walking distance form Jagdish Temple, Bagaur ki Haveli,
Hathipol market, Bapu Bazaar etc. I was travelling alone so was not a problem
in staying in home stay. After checkin i got fresh and had my lunch and stepped
out for a walk in the market and covered 3-4 places.
As i said it is really hot in summer, so better carry a cap and
shades. After leaving from there i First visited Jagdish Temple which is near
the picchola lake and is one of the famous temple in Udaipur.This temple was
made in 16th Century, Precisely 1651 and since then people get the blessings of
LORD JAGANNATH. It is one of the Largest temple in Udaipur and its entrance has
the 32 steps stair to reach to its main temple entry. You can have a sight of
LORD JAGANNATH's Black Stonned Idol which is single carved Idol and its incredibly
Beautiful. It is situated in the middle of Market streets and around this
you will see many shops of craft and
local famous artistic stuff's.
With in the walking distance there is another place
to visit, If you are willing to explore the living style of the kings. For that
you can visit Bagore ki Haveli which is just walking distance from the Jagdish
temple and it is converted into museum. There is a ticket to visit this
property and you will see the miniatures of the Raja's and Rani's of that era,
dressed up in bright and glittering outfit. One of the section in the Haveli
showcases the tradition of marriages and living culture of that era and it
feels that it is a storyboard of any film which will tell you the complete
screenplay of the marriages happening in that era and also how they used to the
live they lavish lives. Inside the haveli there is a section where every day
you can enjoy a puppet show which starts in the evening at 6 pm. In haveli on
first floor there is a hall where you can buy the authentic puppets, crafts
stuff etc.The colorful puppets will attract you and you cannot miss buying one
of the pair to decorate your lovely home.
It was the end of the Day one and now i wanted to
have some chit chat with the other people who were staying in the same homestay
with me. We had a great time over the dinner. Next day plan was to visit City
Palace Museum, Lake Palace, jagmandir, Lake fatesh sagar, Saheliyo ki baari,
and some more on the way places.
So i started from Saheliyo Ki Baari which was
near by the Fateh Sagar lake and can be reached by auto or you can walk
from lake pichola if you want to explore the street. It was roughtly 2.5 Km
from my place where i was staying so i opted a walking way to reach Saheliyo
Ki Baari and reached around 8 Am over there. It is said that all the queens
and their Daasi's use to come here an use to take bath in the artificial pond.
this place is covered with the green lush garden from three sides and you can
enjoy the fountains installed in every garden. you can also enjoy watching the
lotus which you will find in garden's fountain area. There are sculptures
installed and some of the places where you can use your photography skills to
click the photographs.
Next i wanted to visit the Jagmandir, City Palace
Museum and Lake Palace which are in same proximity and you can cover all of
them in one go in one boat ride only. So i woke up early, got ready, had my
breakfast and started wwalking towards the city palace. Instead of taking ny
public transport i chose to walk as i could see some of the shops to buy some
stuff from there. The streets of this part of Udaipur will give you a feel of old artchitechture which
is mesmerizing and you would want to capture all those carved Doors, Windows, The
Pavements outside the hosues, the Bright and eye catchy colors on the walls and
the temples in every street or at some distance. People in this city are so
lively that they always will give you a smile and it feels that you belongs to
here. I was about to reach the Museum gate. To enter in the museum, jagmandir
and the Lake palace Boat ride you have to take tickets. So i bought the tickets
and started walking towards the Boat site. boat ride will take you to
Jagmandir and also will give you a boat
ride for pichola lake and you can have a look at lake palace, jagmandir, can
capture the beautiful house alongside of lake. After a 10 mins ride we reached
at Jagmandir which is an Heritage hotel cum tourist place. You can access this
place by boat only. It has restaurants and a small museum where you can see the
old weapons and some paintings.
The view from Jagmandir is breathtaking and you can
relax here for some time.
after this ride one thing is clear that t he way
people stayed in these Palaces and they way they have maintained or made these
is not easy task. They must have lived the most lavishes life in their time,
anybody can ever think of. Well, now these palaces has become the show pieces
and a venue for the parties and marriage functions as lot of people choose
these palaces assa destination wedding venue.
udaipur is beautiful city and the beauty of this
city lies in its palaces, people and the Lakes. The City has lot of love for
travellers and tourists, the city has its own cuisine which is world famous,
the city has its own charm which attracts people from around the world, the
city is not
like any other city. It is different and it is
Unique. My experience in this city was so warm and i can't forget this
memorable destination and would love to visit again and again in this Paradise
which is called the "Venice of east"
Best season to visit Udaipur is September to
Feb-March. Best way to stay is homestay to get the feel of Udaipur. Best food
is local food including lal Maas. and the best places you have already read
above. If plans a backpack then
"Backpackers Panda" is the best choice to stay. Do not forget to buy
the Craft items from here, as this is speciality of this city. Also the laakh
Bangles, Bandhani, Suits, Saaris, etc.
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