Like Royalty at the Taj Lake Palace Hotel
At 8 a.m. Manu is at the hotel door, waiting. Our bags loaded, we set off for Udaipur, famed for its palace turned hotel floating in Lake Pichola, the luxurious Taj Lake Palace, perhaps one of THE places to visit in Udaipur. It...
Today Changes All of This: Our Reactions to India
For whatever reason, I have not had quite the same reaction to India that Greg described yesterday. It is true that it is almost excruciatingly hot right now. [A word of advice: everyone tells us this is the “slow season” and...
Udaipur’s City Palace: The House of Maharana
I wake early this morning with Bombay Belly. This is the 1st time on the trip either of us has come down with anything except a cold. I go down to breakfast, but halfway through, retreat to the comfort of our bathroom. We are...
The Midnight Train to Jaipur
Our last day in Udaipur and the Lake Palace is a quiet one. We have secured a late check-out time from the hotel and plan to take advantage of their ample sitting and viewing spaces outside of our room to try and catch up on some...