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    • Day 14

      Udaipur bonjour 😌

      March 12 in India ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Hello tous, ça devient compliqué de sélectionner des images car tout est beau ! Très différent de ma première étape. Beaucoup plus dense ....
      Je n'ai pas encore entendu de silence 🤓et je loge dans une guest house conseillée par ma fille et tenue par deux jeunes femmes qui me considère avec beaucoup de gentillesse. Une rue très étroite ou seules les vaches et scooter (nombreux)peuvent passer . Et au vu des maisons les personnes travaillent et vivent bcp dehors....Beaucoup de vie partout,scooters et couleurs dans tous les sens ..
      il faut s'y adapter
      ce matin j'ai choisi une rue au hasard et j'ai marché. L'étonnement est sans fin,le coeur serré parfois aussi devant des très vieilles personnes très pauvres avec a la main un mini seau de lait que je me demande si ça n'est pas LE repas de la journée
      j'essaye de ne pas m'affliger sinon je ne sortirais plus la misère est bcp plus présente mais les sourires restent...

      Hier soir repas sur un toit dominant le magnifique lac, ce midi soupe de millet et occasion de rencontrer une jeune hongroise avec qui je passerai l'après midi à visiter le palais de la ville. Elle vient de Budapest où elle a justement présenté un mémoire sur la peinture indienne on était toute les deux bien satisfaite de nos découvertes C'était magnifique mais trop...trop grand trop de trop 🤪🤩. Je vous salue et file ! Des biz !
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    • Day 15

      Udaipur ce jour

      March 13 in India ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

      Yo everybody !
      Quelques images de cette nouvelle bien belle journée bien que j'aie démarré ''tard'' ( pour la température du moins)
      J'ai mis quelques légendes sur les photos c'est plus simple et plus facile aussi pour comprendre.
      J'espère que vous allez bien . J'ai mis des photos de fleurs pour vous faire patienter jusqu'au printemps 😌👍🌞
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    • Day 26

      Shiv Niwas Palace - looking for 007!

      April 29, 2023 in India ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F

      Yes, we are staying in a palace for 2 nights, no biggie. 😳😁 Part of the James Bond movie “Octopussy” was filmed here! The palace was built in the early 20th century, in the reign of Maharana Fateh Singh (1884-1930). It was reserved exclusively for visiting dignitaries and guests of the House of Mewar. And here we are! Fair warning - I think I may have to post a couple footprints-worth of photos of this lovely place while we are here.Read more

    • Day 27

      Invitation to a wedding celebration!

      April 30, 2023 in India ⋅ 🌙 70 °F

      We were invited this evening to an Indian pre-wedding ceremony in the neighborhood right outside the palace hotel where we are staying!! Our driver/guide is friends with a man who lives in the neighborhood that was celebrating the wedding and he invited us to come eat dinner and see the celebration!

      This was a dinner and celebration held the night before the actual wedding, and just for family and close neighbors. The groom does not take part in this event. The food was amazing of course, and they invited US up on stage between dancing acts, which was a bit embarrassing but also an honor. That way we were able to meet the bride and give her our best wishes.

      Our host then took us to meet his parents up in their room in their 100-150 year old house, and then up onto the roof for the view. This neighborhood reminded me of being in Venice - skinny maze of roadways-alleys that cars couldn’t fit in, and the bottom floor walls of the 3-4 story buildings/houses were two feet thick.

      This is just one more experience on this trip that we will never forget!
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    • Day 47

      Udaipur Shiva Festival

      February 21, 2020 in India ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      We were both awake by 8am and made our way up to the roof terrace to wait for our free breakfast. We were a little early but didn’t mind as we both really liked the view from the terrace. When breakfast came we kept eating more and more, the poor guy who worked at the hostel had to keep bringing more...we had 2 boiled eggs, 4 curry toasties and about half a loaf of bread worth of jam on toast (Jammie dodger jam). Very satisfied and now fuelled for the day we left our hostel and made our way across the bridge, it was a gorgeous day, clear blue skies and a nice warm temperature.

      Today was the Hindu festival of Shivaratri, a festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva. We walked through the colourful streets and our first stop of the day was Jagdish temple, a large Hindu temple raised on a tall terrace that you had to climb up to via very steep stairs, plastered with beggars and people trying to sell us tat. Upon entering the temple there was a nice atmosphere, obviously fuelled by today’s festivities. There were people sat around a shrine in the centre of the temple singing and playing instruments, which we watched for a little while before walking round the rest of the old temple. Back onto the streets we then made our way over to the City Palace, however before we got there we were blocked by a large group of Hindu people dancing and singing in the street to incredibly loud music. We watched as they had their party and then went to look at getting tickets for the city palace. It was 300 rupees which we thought was quite a lot, but it was one of the main things to do here so we went for it. Inside the palace was quite busy, with it being the festival today. There were loads of Indians, so we sat and let the majority of them feed through before we started our walk round. The palace was really well kept, and pretty interesting as each reigning Maharaja had added bits onto it over a period of 400 years so each bit was different. We were enjoying it as the palace was nice and cool with amazing views out over Pichola Lake and the rest of Udaipur. However, we quickly became annoyed at pretty much everyone else in the palace as all they seemed to want was a picture of themselves in front of some artefact, without even looking at it or taking it in. We were ushered out the way numerous times for one of these photo shoots which we felt was a bit silly...but Indians love a picture of themselves.

      We spend a good three or four hours at the palace before we left to check out a viewpoint we’d seen on maps.me. It was a pretty easy walk to the bottom of it and not too hot, so we started to climb. There was a cable car you could take up, but you couldn’t get to this viewpoint. On the way up we saw a. Abandoned pink tower which had a little rooftop, so we went off the path and clambered up the hillside to get to it. Up three flights of stairs and to the roof and we were treated to an amazing view of the lakes, palace, and temples of Udaipur. After a bit, we climbed even higher up try hill to get the sunset view.m and found these two pagoda things which seemed to have the best view of the city. We were up here quite early for the sunset, but we got some really nice pictures and just watched the scenery change as the sun went down. It was absolutely gorgeous, and as it got darker the city palace and other buildings started to get lit up.

      After soaking it all up, we made our way down (via the top of the pink tower again) and then began the walk back to the hostel. On the way back, this man on a bike pulled up and showed us a WhatsApp text, it had words like ‘bull’ and ‘guys’ and ‘massage’ in it at a quick glance. We walked on, but I turned to Tom and insisted that was some sort of sexual offering. He wasn’t so sure, but I was certain. Out of curiosity, we slowed down a bit and sure enough the man stopped next to us again. We asked him what he wanted and he plainly responded saying “I want sex, you have sex with my wife”. We were speechless and couldn’t actually believe what he said. He then clarified and said that he and his wife were swingers...we had to politely decline his offer but wished him luck. After this, we were really keen for food, so stopped at a place which looked busy, always a good sign, and we decided we’d get a mixture of dishes after we’d had thali for what felt like weeks. We got vegetable pakora, this guys own veg biriyani and a peanut masala, the latter of which arrived with a flame coming out of it! All the food was amazing and safe to say we gobbled it all up.

      As it was the Shiva Festival today in Udaipur there was a load of people now out on the streets and we got offered this creamy/green drink. This western guy said to me that it wasn’t strong, so we both took a cup. When we drank it we couldn’t even taste any alcohol, so it must have been really weak. It wasn’t the nicest of drinks, so Tom only had a little bit, whilst I had the whole thing as we were in front of the guys who gave it to us and I didn’t want to seem rude. We walked up the street so Tom could dump his in the bin, as two kids followed us desperate for the drink but Tom refused to give it to them. We made it back to the hostel finally and went to the rooftop to chill out for a bit. Up there we met an English girl and a Finnish guy and we were all just chatting about generic travel stuff. It was at this point I started to feel a bit weird in my stomach and I immediately thought the drink had poisoned me. However, I then overheard the Finnish guy say that the drink the locals give out on the street is a ‘special lassi’. In other words it’s a drink laced with marijuana. I hadn’t been poisoned, I’d got accidentally high. Tom has looked over to me and I was in fits of giggles at absolutely nothing at all...at least I was happy high and not depressed. Everything made me laugh, even the name of the state we were in ‘Rajasthan’ and even more so the people called ‘Rajasthani’s’ nearly had me on the floor. This went on for a while, and even Tom started to just laugh, more so at the state I was in. We went downstairs as I had some chocolate biscuits, so we demolished them and then decided we’d go on a midnight hunt for Oreos. We went down to the main door, and it was shut, but couldn’t be locked as you can’t lock people in or out of a hostel. We spent about 5 minutes pushing and pulling, looking for a lever, trying to twist bolts and pulling chains that were on this door but for the life of us we couldn’t figure it out! We had to find and ask the hostel manager how you open the door and he just said ‘slide them’...actually so simple. We got our Oreos smashed them and then duly went to bed. It had been a long and eventful day, but a fun evening.
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    • Day 41

      So viel Wasser und Paläste in Udaipur

      October 23, 2022 in India ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Udaipur, ehemals die Hauptstadt des Reichs Mewar, wurde im Jahr 1559 von Maharana Udai Singh II. gegründet. Dank der prunkvollen Residenzen und einem künstlich angelegten Seensystem im Herzen der Stadt lässt sich Udaipur ohne Zweifel als Stadt der Seen und Paläste bezeichnen.
      Der größte See im Zentrum ist der Pichhola-See, an den der Stadtpalast angrenzt. Im See selbst gibt es den Sommerpalast "Jag Niwas", der heute als Hotel "Lake Palace" genutzt wird, den Gartenpalast "Jag Mandir", der von steinernen Elefanten bewacht wird und noch ein kleine mit Säulen bebaute Insel.
      Hoch auf einem Berg 5 km westlich der Stadt steht zudem der „Monsunpalast“ Sajjangarh, der ursprünglich zur Observation der Monsunwolken genutzt werden sollte.
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    • Day 18

      Udaipur

      July 31, 2023 in India ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      We flew from Trivandrum to Udaipur, the city of lakes, via Bengaluru (Bangalore). We were met by our guide, Mr Deepak, and personal driver, Mr Singh, both gentlemen and at our service. We checked into our beautiful hotel, The Trident. What a sight, so peaceful and luxurious. I am not going to lie - the cold beer and hot shower were very welcome, although I would not change our experience at the orphanage for anything. Our dinner was a delicious buffet of local cuisine to the backdrop of Indian dancers and traditional flute playing. We ended our meal with the beautiful Marsala tea.

      The next day after after a huge breakfast selection we were collected by Mr Deepak and Mr Singh for a day of sightseeing.

      We visited City Palace, where the Royal family still reside, the same family since 566. The largest royal compound in Rajasthan, built with granite and marble. It is built atop a hill, overlooking Lake Pichola. Several lakes were constructed in the area, providing beautiful scenery and water to the city. The city is also surrounded by mountains and was never conquered by the moguls.

      Mr Deepak took some time to explain some of the Hindu origins and beliefs and we visited a few temples in the area. We took a boat ride on Lake Pichola, which is encircled by the Aravalli mountain. We visited the island in the middle of the lake which used to be owned and occupied by the Royal family and used as a place of relaxation. It is now a hotel. It is beautifully peaceful away from the hustle and bustle of the city. We were taken shopping to an incredible fabric centre where we could not pass the opportunity of having some locally made outfits tailored for us which were delivered to our hotel later that night. We had a small rest before being picked up once again to witness some beautiful Indian dancing alongside some commentary.
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    • Day 16

      Vrouuum

      March 14 in India ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Incroyable journée de découverte des collines en scooters Durant de nombreuses heures et je ne sais plus combien d'arrêt pour soucis mécanique divers et variés. Le tout à la découverte d'une population au delà de tout ce que j'ai pu imaginer.... Dénuement total... Au beau milieu de nulle part une école et une grosse centaine d'enfants en uniforme rassemblés sous un préau en tôle pour la classe. Et plus tard nombre d'entre eux rentrent à pied par les collines en uniforme mais. ... Pied nus . ...
      La journée c'est terminée par un massage ayurvédique qui me permettra éventuellement de tenir sur mes jambes demain 😂
      Je prends un bus à onze heures du soir pour arriver le lendemain à kota et trouver un autre moyen de locomotion pour me rendre à bundi (je dis ça pour ceux qui suivent sur carte )
      Et donc,
      Très peu d'images aujourd'hui..... c'était carrément pas possible .... Il y a des moments difficiles à transmettre...
      Bizatous
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    • Day 11

      אודייפור - סדנת בישול

      October 8, 2022 in India ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      את היום השני התחלנו בסדנת בישול אצל דיפיקה (deepika) אשר נמצאת ממש סמוך למתחם הארמון שבעיר העתיקה.
      לפרטים נוספים:
      Women skills handicraft and cooking class
      https://g.co/kgs/DAF1nR

      בישלנו מספר מנות:
      התחלנו עם הכנת צ'אי הודי מתובל וטעים.
      המשכנו עם הכנת הרוטב הבסיסי שישמש לתבשיל העוף, במקביל הכנו תבשיל ירקות (על בסיס תפוח אדמה וכרוב).
      תוך כדי למדנו את מכינים במיה ובמקביל לכל הסירים, הכנו גם קינוח נקרא פודינג אורז.
      הכנו אורז עם גרעיני ג'ירה וקשיו וצימוקים וגם את הצ'פטני.
      בסוף ישבנו ואכלנו את מה שבישלנו.
      היה מאד מיוחד, מהנה וכמובן טעים.

      בתיאבון.
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    • Day 40

      Von Verkäufern und Souvenirs

      October 22, 2022 in India ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      In Udaipurs Altstadt gibt es jede Menge kleine Läden die Kunsthandwerke verkaufen. Von Hippie-Kleidung über Maßschneidereien, Lederwaren und gemalten Kunstwerken ist alles dabei. Die Spezialität der Stadt ist dabei die Miniaturmalerei im Mewari-Stil auf Papier und Seide. Viele Handwerker hier haben diese Kunst von ihren Vorfahren erlernt, die Künstler für die Könige waren.

      Von den geschäftstüchtigen Verkäufern wird man häufig auf der Straße angesprochen und erstmal nach der Herkunft gefragt. Auf die Antwort wird meistens mit ein paar Fetzen deutsch reagiert. Mehr oder weniger raffiniert versuchen sie einen in das eigene Geschäft zu locken.
      Ziemlich raffiniert macht das ein junger Künstler, dessen Namen ich leider schon wieder vergessen habe. Er erzählt uns, dass es in der Pinakothek in München demnächst eine Mewari-Kunstaustellung geben wird und auch Kunstwerke seiner Künstlerfamilie ausgestellt werden. Er würde dafür nach München reisen. Wahrscheinlich keine wahre Geschichte, aber egal. Er gibt uns noch ein paar nützliche Reisetipps, wie einen guten Spot für den Sonnenuntergang und informiert uns über die günstigere staatliche Bootstour. Da ich ohnehin in Udaipur eine Miniaturmalerei als Andenken mitnehmen möchte, kommen wir gerne in sein Geschäft und lassen uns von ihm den Herstellungsprozess erläutern:

      Traditionell werden für die Malereien Naturfarben sogenannte 'Stone Colours' verwendet, die aus Früchten, Blumen, Blättern und Steinen gewonnen werden. Zu feinem Pulver gemahlen und mit Wasser und natürlichem Gummi vermischt entsteht die Malfarbe. Die feinen Pinselstriche gelingen mit feinen Haarpinseln aus Eichhörnchenschwanzhaar. Dafür wird den hier heimischen Streifenhörnchen hin und wieder ein Haarschnitt verpasst. Die Motive sind meist königliche Ereignisse oder einzelne Tiere in einem zweidimensionalen perspektivischen Stil mit mehrfachen Bordüren.
      Häufig werden auch die drei für Rajasthan wichtigen Tiere: Kamel, Elefant und Pferd kombiniert. Das Kamel steht für Liebe und die Stadt Jaislamer, der Elefant für Glück und Jaipur und das Pferd für Stärke und Udaipur. Bei manchen Gemälden werden zudem noch der Pfau für Jodhpur, die Kuh für die heilige Stadt Pushkar und der Tiger für den Ranthambore Nationalpark ergänzt.
      Neben unserem Favoriten Ganesha auf Seide, dass uns beiden schon auf den ersten Blick richtig gut gefallen hat, kaufen wir noch eine Seidenmalerei mit den sechs Tieren. Denn alle sechs wichtigen Orte Rajasthans sind auf unserer Reiseroute - auch eine schöne Erinnerung.

      Immer noch im Kunstgeschäft steht schon der nächste Verkäufer parat. Der Onkel, der noch besser Deutsch spricht, hat sich zu uns gesellt und erzählt von seiner bekannten Schneiderei 'Sandouk'. Bei ihm könne man hochwertige Maßanzüge zu einem geringen Preis anfertigen lassen. Judi Dench, besser bekannt als 'M' aus James Bond und ihr Freund haben auch schon bei ihm, während der Dreharbeiten zu "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel", eingekauft. - Udaipur war übrigens auch ein Drehort zu James Bonds "Octopussy". - Noch mehr shoppen wollen wir aber nicht und lehnen ab. Da wir in der Nachbarschaft nächtigen, sehen wir die beiden hin und wieder. Einmal erzählt der Onkel, dass die Touristenzahl nicht annähernd Vor-Corona-Niveau erreicht hat. Für uns gut, für die Verkäufer nicht.
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