Udaipur - the city of the Octopussy movie. The Taj Lake Palace (where Beyonce recently sung for some rich dude’s wedding) sits in the middle of one of the lakes.I think James bond hooned around it in a speed boat. He stayed at the Shiv Niwas Palace - a very nice hotel.
This place is gorgeous at night.It is a place to chill and soak up the atmosphere. We’ve had heavy monsoon rains for 2 days. But it hasn’t stopped us doing anything. It was a good excuse to complete a little retail therapy today. We all bought beautiful block printed duvet covers...and a few other bits and bobs.
We continue to gain friends as NZers . Every Indian we’ve met is gutted at the way the cricket final played out.
We cruised around today in tuk tuks - such a good way to see the life of the city. There are so few tourists that the tuk tuk drivers are only too happy to spend the day ferrying us around.
I went to buy a SIM card. $10 for a month with 1 GB/day of data. No wonder everyone here is glued to their phones!
We did a cooking class last night with Sunny at Millets of Mewar. Check out his instagram - he’s into sustainable, vegan food. It was devine food. We’ve all stayed vegetarian and have had the most amazing food. Egg plant curry still rates up there - but paneer curries are gaining favour now. Indian gin is not too bad either!
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