Udaipur (17th - 18th March)
With
a long bus ride from Jodhpur to Udaipur – we were ready to get off
the bus and celebrate Holi in style! With a pool party and DJ in
action, we got our Holi powders out – threw them around and began
the celebrations!
(Holi pictures to be added)
Streets of Udaipur
We visited a shop where artists painted various pictures and also painted nails and henna tatoos. Camel eyelashes and squirrel tail hairs are used to make their paint brushes!!
Camel eyelashes and squirrel tail hair brushes
We
were lucky enough to have a free nail painting – one a Ganesh
and the other... a Karma Sutra drawing!
A
cooking class was something we definitely wanted to do while in
India, being a fan of the delicious curries here – so we did it!!
We took part in making Chai tea, Samosas, Cumin Rice, Dahl, Palak
Paneer and an eggplant curry. All dishes were delicious and the
cooking class showed that as long as you have fresh spices and
vegetables – anything is possible!
Freshly made Chai Masala (Milk, water, Darjeeling tea, black pepper, ginger and cardamom)
Andrew taking part in the cooking class - his speciality... samosas!
After
this meal, we enjoyed the views from the rooftop balcony – looking
right over the city of Udaipur.
Beautiful rooftop view of Udaipur
We visited Jagdish temple, where a local walked around with us and told us many things we would have never known by just walking around.
Jagdish temple (outside)
Jagdish temple (inside with evidence of recent holi celebrations)
At
sunset, we visited the famous Pichola Lake (Octopussy was filmed
here) and took a relaxing boat cruise around. The hilly city made
for beautiful photos.
Local man bathing in Pichola Lake
Sun setting over the lake
Sun setting over the lake
Sun setting over the lake
