Visitamos el palacio de la ciudad, y después fuimos a dar un paseo en barca por el lago Pichola para ver de cerca la Isla de Jagniwas, donde está la que fuera la residencia de verano del Maraja de Udaipur, que adivinad en que se ha convertido! exacto, en un hotel de lujo. El otro palacio de mármol blanco que hay en la otra isla del lago, llamada de Jagmandir, cuentan que fue construído inspirándose en el Taj Mahal. Como digo, hay más palacios y museos por toda la ciudad, que es sin duda una de las joyas de Rajastan. 
Para rematar, hemos subido al palacio Monsoon, del que se supone se ven las mejores puestas de sol de Udaipur, y efectivamente, la vista, espectacular. La pena es que el palacio está bastante deteriorado, pero aún así, el edificio, o lo que queda de él y su situacion privilegiada, te dan una clara idea de lo que debió de ser en su dia. Proxima parada: Pushkar.
After a long journey by bus, not as bad as expected, with a bus driver who didn't look older than 15, we arrived in Udaipur. In the first page of the Lonely Planet, Sarina Singh says: "the first time I saw Udaipur's lake palace, as a child, I asked my father if it has been stolen from a fairytale book. Years later, when I returned to write about the city, I couldn't resist asking the Maharaja of Udaipur, owner of the palace, the very same question. He quizzically raised one eyebrow, paused, then with outmost seriousness said...perhaps". That's exactly the feeling one has when seeing the palace, especially illuminated at night. This city, more romantic than spiritual is full of palaces, havelis, museums and temples. The common denominator of Indian cities is also present in Udaipur, the hassle of shopkeepers. It's impossible to look at any item even from the distance, handicraft, clothing, or silver without 3 or 4 shopkeepers hassling you to get into their shop while they say "only look, only look, it's free".
We visited the City Palace, and then went for a boat ride in the Pichola lake to see the Isle of Jagniwas, once the summer residence of the Maharaja of Udaipur. Guess what the residence has been converted into! exactly a five star hotel. They say that the other palace made of white marble in the other island on the lake, called Jagmandir, was built inspired by the Taj Mahal. As I said, there are more palaces and museums all over the city, which is without any doubt one of Rajastan's jewels. To finish off, we went to the Monsoon Palace, from which you're suppossed to see the best sunsets in Udaipur, and indeed it was beautiful. The Palace is completely abandoned, which is a shame. You can tell by the building or what's left of it, how beautiful it must have been, and the location is just perfect. Next stop: Pushkar
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Que envidia me das marieta!!!!
Se te ve tan feliz.....
encantada de volverte a tener cerca a traves de la red, si voy a londres te localizo para tomarnos unas beers , beso grande del surrealismo
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