Udaipur, Rajasthan, India (by the kids)

Hello people of somewhere,
I am here to talk about blog number 19 (I think), well be ready to be amazed.
On the 3rd we are still on the bus to Udaipur, we are not going to spend much time here which is bad, because there’s actually lots to do here. So today were arriving and going to go to the palace and some temples, all right, so here’s the story. When we arrived the hotel was still a tuktuk ride away, so on to a tuktuk hunt, with all our bags it’s going to be hard to fit them in, luckily the tuktuks are like 2 times the size of the ones before. So we got in one, bags fit in easy peasy, then off to the hotel, the hotel looks small from the outside, but we’ve learnt never be fooled by the outsize. We couldn’t sign in yet so we put our bags down and went to look at some temples. On our walk there we saw a music class, why not? We decided to have a look at it, we can’t do it now, maybe later. So when we arrived at the temple there were a few monkeys, but they were big ones, there tail was really long, biggest ones we’ve seen so far. Inside the temple there were layers of different things at the bottom, right at the bottom there were demons then elephants then horses, then humans, then dancers, and after that GODS. The temple was really cool, after that we went to another one it was pretty similar, but in this one they were selling these painting things, me & Emma bought one. After that we came back to the hotel brought our stuff upstairs then went off to the palace. When we got there we paid our entrance fee then went in, it was really cool, they had two fake elephants fighting and two fake parade elephants, it was cool. There was lots of painting, there was also lots of weapons, I liked that part, can’t explain it that well, sorry. So when we left we went back to the hotel did a bit of blog then we went out to a show, the show is going to be about dancing and puppets. When we got there it turned out to be awesome, the puppets were so cool, one of them could take of its head it was awesome. Then they started dancing, but not average dancing they danced with fire on their head. After that the most amazing bit happened. So first they balanced a big pot on their head then they walked on little pots with the big pot on their head. Not enough for you, well then they put another pot on their head then they walked on the little pots again. Another pot anybody, well they do, let’s say they had about 15 pots on their head at the end. Wait, there more, with 15 pots on their head they then walked on glass you heard right, glass, they walked on glass, it was amazing. After the show we stayed because they said they’d teach us a bit about how to work puppets. So I got to do the one that could take its head of, it was really fun. When we were done we went home and slept. Night night.
On the 4th we were going to follow a map around and see some of the cool stuff around, there were ten stuff we were going to go see, we got distracted and wandered around to different places it was beautiful though. My mum assigned (forced) me to write about a place and in detail, I like talking about stuff but not too much about detail. So, at one point we saw a big arch (this is what I’m talking about for my assignment), the arch way had little precise bumps on it and every window had a different pattern on it. The colour of it looked like ivory, it was also on the river side. There was little elephants on it and lots of carvings, it was really cool. It was also very big, in fact it was 20m tall. It had three main entries and two levels above it, it is called the Gangour ghat, also known as the gate way to the water. The reason I picked this one is because it was the most appealing and was also the one that stood out to me. After that we went to a museum, the museum had a puppet gallery it was very cool, after that we looked at some paintings and stuff, after that we went home, did a bit of blog. Then I played a bit on my computer, had some fun, then off to a show. Let me tell you one thing, it was pretty much the same as last night, first they did some dancing it was cool then with fire on their head (they did that last time). Then they did puppets, it was nowhere near as good as last time, it lasted for five minutes, (the puppets in the other show lasted for twenty minutes). After that they did the same pot trick but this time with only 9 pots, they walked on glass again. But I think the main difference was that in the show on the 3rd they looked like they wanted to be there they were smiling and they were enthusiastic about there dancing. But tonight they looked bored and they were not smiling, their face was blank and they really looked like they did not want to do it. After that we went home and slept. Snore noise, snore noise.
On 5th we started our day by going to a music lesson, its nice to be back on an instrument I haven’t been on an instrument. Wait, I forgot to tell you what we were playing, I was playing the tabla, it’s a type of drum, well it actually two drums except that there always played together. The drums make different sound at every place I hit it, it sound really nice, it inspired the idea to get one when I get home. The tabla is the name of the two drum together, Emma played the sitar it’s something like a guitar except it’s just a little different I don’t know because I didn’t play it, Emma did. After that we went to the monsoon palace, well actually we went in a tuktuk to get there first. When we got there it turned out you can’t ride a tuktuk up the mountain (did I tell you that it was on a mountain). Well, it is up a mountain, so we have to take a car over there, and let me tell you, it wasn’t a pleasant ride. They were going really fast around the turns and let me remind you were on the edge of a mountain. When we got to the top, the palace looked really cool, it was also pretty big, next to the mountain there’s a zoo, the palace is pretty much a bit like an advertisement for the zoo. How do I know, there was a tv talking about it, there was a lion encloser that was 3 meters wide, not so good for the animals. After that we went to a lake and that lake was called tiger lake, apparently there is leopards coming out at night, after that we went to the princess garden. It was a really nice park, plus there were squirrels everywhere, and I like squirrels after that we went to a sunset cruise. It was really nice seeing the sun go down on the horizon, it was beautiful. When we got back we had dinner and went to sleep. Nighty night.
On the 6th we are going to go to a fort the fort is huge, it has the second biggest wall in the world, after the great wall of China, only problem is that the drive is two hours away. The driver we had wasn’t that good, here are the things that weren’t so good about him. First when we were going there he had to stop for twenty minutes to fuel up, then when we were driving he told us there were no food in the fort so we had to stop at restaurant (there was actually food at the fort, we think he just wanted to eat at the fort). When we got there the fort was actually really cool it was ginormous, the fort was up a hill it was a kilometre walk up, the fort was awesome. But my favourite part was going to where they used to live, it was really cool there was tight little passageways and a few houses. When we were done with the fort we decided to walk the wall, it was really big, we were going to walk to a point, so we could have a look around. When we got to a place in the way there was a door, a very big door to be precise, bad news, it was closed, so we couldn’t go through to where we wanted to go. There was a light & sound show so we decided to see it, we were waiting and looking at the fort, but there was nobody else, that’s weird, then dad noticed the everyone was some where else. When we went there it wasn’t facing the fort, it was facing somewhere else. When the light show started it turned out it was not on the fort, well there was a little bit on the fort, we were waiting for the end because on the picture the fort was lit up, and mum wanted a photo of it. When it ended it turned out the fort didn’t light up. We went home disappointed then we went to bed. Night night
Andrew (very almost 10 years old0

Hello, hello and more hellos. On Wednesday we took a night bus to Udaipur. You may not know yet, but I hate buses. I spewed on bus twice. It was a 14 hour long bus. Boring. On Thursday we arrived and went and found our hotel. it is a lovely stay. Then we went to some temples. I loved the feeling of the walls. I also loved the colours as well. They looked so beautiful. In one of the temples, we heard music playing. After that we went to the palace. It was ginormous. There were two big elephants at the front and a tiger behind them. there were lots of painting and weapons. It was cool. There were lots of stained glass. You’re probably wondering what stained glass is. It is glass that you just stain with colours. It was so beautiful. If you want a picture of it, just type in stained glass. In the afternoon, we went to a show that had 20 minutes of puppets and 40 minutes of dancing. I liked the puppets. They were so funny. And when it was done, we got taught how to use puppets. The was this dancer that balanced ten big pots on their head. They looked very happy to be there. It was an amazing show. On Friday we went on a heritage walk. We saw a big arch, a few bridges and saw the city. For our assignment today, it was: find a building or place that I will talk about in details. I am going to talk about a place. That place is near the river. It is a bunch of buildings that were very colourful together. One of them were yellow, some were green, some were red and plenty of other colours as well. They were all facing the river. They were all tallish. Some were hotels and some were homes for only a few people. I am talking about this one particular place because the colours catch my eye. Then we had lunch and after lunch we went to a museum. It was a big one. Then we went back home to do blog. We had a show in the afternoon. Again. But this time it was in the museum. They had a tiny puppet show. All of the dancers this time looked like they did not want to be there. They looked like they were fake smiling. They were good at dancing, but I don’t think they wanted to be there. On Saturday we went to a place where we got taught Indian music. I played the sitar and Andrew played the tabla. The sitar is like a guitar mixed with a violin. It has a long stick at the top, that you put your fingers on to make the notes. And at the bottom there is a circle. That’s were you pluck. But guess what you don’t pluck with your finger, you pluck with a triangle thingy that you put on your finger. The tabla is two drum that don’t make the same sound. One is big and one is small. I learnt the scale and that’s all. I had an hour to learn how to play it. after that we went to the monsoon palace on the hill. We took a tuktuk up to the front gate and a jeep to the top. There were pictures, fake animals and lots of other stuff. Then we went to the tiger lake. It was just a lake you could walk next to. there are leopards that come out at night. Then we went to the princess park. I have no idea why it is called that, but it just is. There were billions of squirrels. me and Andrew chased them as long as we could. After that, we went on a sunset cruise. It was lovely. We met a French person. And a few other people as well. We thought we were going to miss the sun set. But we arrived just in time. On Sunday we went to the Jain temple. It is a massive temple that is made out of marble. There were gorgeous sculptures carved into the ceiling.it was absolutely beautiful. Then we went the fort. It was ginormous. we could go inside and outside. We could go all the way to the tipity top. It was pretty cool. We got to walk on the second longest wall in the world. As we call it the great wall of India. In the afternoon we went to the light show on the fort. It was a total letdown there were hardly any lights on it at all. The only reason we stayed right to the end was because we thought the whole thing would light up but guess what, it didn’t.
Emma (still 8 and a half years old)Okumaya devam et