Udaipur by night

I took a taxi to my hotel in Old Udaipur, 27 kilometres from the airport. It was a few degrees cooler than I've been used to - a mere 21°C!

The taxi couldn't get up the narrow streets of the old city, so he dropped me about 300 metres from my homestay. It's quite a maze. I had to ask a couple of people to direct me, but I found it eventually 😀.

Once there, I met the lovely family who run the place and was shown to my room. It's basic, but clean. What more do I want for 5400 rupees (about £42) for seven nights? 😂

I dropped my bags and went for a wander and to find something to eat. First impressions of Udaipur is that it is a lovely old city. It certainly looked pretty when it got dark and all the lights came on.

I found a pharmacy that sold large plasters for my blisters - hoorah! I ended up having dinner overlooking Pichola Lake. There are far more vegetarian restaurants here than non-veg, so I chose one of those and had mushroom mutter with jeera rice and a butter paratha. It was really nice, but there was far too much, so I got the leftovers boxed up. I'll have them cold tomorrow. At the restaurant, I bumped into the couple from Liverpool. They like Udaipur because 'it's not like being in India'!Læs mere