The two of us left Hyderabad early Thursday morning to visit the city of Udaipur in Rajasthan for the weekend. Udaipur (or, "the diaper", as Woodson dubbed it) is absolutely gorgeous. It is a relatively small town (about 600,000 people) that sits in a valley of an arid mountain region and features two central lakes. Two palaces sit in the middle of one of the lakes.
City Palace
Westerners may know Udaipur from the 1980s James Bond film "Octopussy", which was predominantly filmed in Udaipur and is a claim to fame for the town. The movie is shown every night at a number of restaurants and bars throughout the city.
The Lake Palace
After arriving at about noon, we walked through the city and toured the City Palace (there are four palaces in the city). We were a bit parched after exploring, so we thought high tea at the palace was in order. In true maharajah fashion, we enjoyed tea time at the palace in an enclave overlooking the Lake Palace. Yeah, we're definitely not wearing the same shirt...
High Tea at City Palace
Did you guys dress alike on purpose?
ReplyDelete"Woodson, make sure you wear khaki shorts and a black shirt today"
ReplyDeleteYou're supposed to have pinkie out when you "take tea". Did they also serve crumpets?
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