Well thats New Year out the way and a big Happy New Year to everyone.
Felt a bit like Charlie Boorman in 'By any means' getting to Udaipur in Rajasthan. We left Varkala and arrived non stop 32 hours later via and in order tuk tuk, local train, tuk tuk, boeing 737 from Kochin to Mumbai (delayed 3 hours), Air bus something or other from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, ambassador taxi (1979 model with dodgy brakes), sleeper coach, tuk tuk !!
Once you had entered the airport to catch a flight you were not allowed to step out of the terminal so we felt like Tom Hanks in the film. It was really frustrating as we were subjected to endless repetitions of Christmas Carols played on the sittar. Man were we ready for a shower and a few cold beers after that epic journey but it was worth it.
Fantastic place we hired a Vespa and went all over the town and up a nearby mountain with a dilapidated palace on top. Jonny was just like a local weaving in and out of the traffic between cows, tuktuks, buses, cars and pedestrians. Diane tried sitting side saddle on the back like the local Indian ladies but gave up and just clung on for dear life.
Udaipur has the big posh hotel in the middle of the Lake as featured in James Bond's Octopussy. We thought of staying there but as it costs a minimum of 500 dollars per night we settled for a room with a lake view in the old part of town.
Really arid terrain dry as bone, hot in the days and cold at night so it was woolly hats at midnight as we sat on the highest rooftop restaurant watching the fireworks all over the city.
Hotel and food great and a real taste of Rajasthan action. We are heading for Jodhpur on the 8.00 bus in the morning so its 8pm local time beer o'clock in any other language :)
Felt a bit like Charlie Boorman in 'By any means' getting to Udaipur in Rajasthan. We left Varkala and arrived non stop 32 hours later via and in order tuk tuk, local train, tuk tuk, boeing 737 from Kochin to Mumbai (delayed 3 hours), Air bus something or other from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, ambassador taxi (1979 model with dodgy brakes), sleeper coach, tuk tuk !!
Once you had entered the airport to catch a flight you were not allowed to step out of the terminal so we felt like Tom Hanks in the film. It was really frustrating as we were subjected to endless repetitions of Christmas Carols played on the sittar. Man were we ready for a shower and a few cold beers after that epic journey but it was worth it.
Fantastic place we hired a Vespa and went all over the town and up a nearby mountain with a dilapidated palace on top. Jonny was just like a local weaving in and out of the traffic between cows, tuktuks, buses, cars and pedestrians. Diane tried sitting side saddle on the back like the local Indian ladies but gave up and just clung on for dear life.
Udaipur has the big posh hotel in the middle of the Lake as featured in James Bond's Octopussy. We thought of staying there but as it costs a minimum of 500 dollars per night we settled for a room with a lake view in the old part of town.
Really arid terrain dry as bone, hot in the days and cold at night so it was woolly hats at midnight as we sat on the highest rooftop restaurant watching the fireworks all over the city.
Hotel and food great and a real taste of Rajasthan action. We are heading for Jodhpur on the 8.00 bus in the morning so its 8pm local time beer o'clock in any other language :)
3 comments:
Sounds tuff!!!....enjoy happy new year!
Jonny you tight wad why you no pay for that hotel, i'd have done it honest.......
Happy new year both enjoy
Tell you what Al the rate the water is receeding it,ll be a hotel in a swamp :) Glad i saw it while the water is still there. Gonna try uload a few more pics now, cheers bud
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