Ever felt like a Royal King with a fleet of hundreds of elephants, a million soldiers who are ready to die on your one command, a really royal palace where with some really spooky narrow hidden doors and yes the HAMAAM ( bathroom) which is as big as my house in Mumbai, well I got the first hand experience of all this and many more such royal pleasure on my first trip to the city of palaces - UDAIPUR. It was my friends wedding and what a absolutely fun-tastic wedding.
The weekend started with the train journey from Mumbai to Ahemadabad and a 4 hr road trip to Udaipur to one of the most amazing hotels of the Govt. of Rajhasthan - Annd Bhavan. It is situated right next to Fatehpur Sagar Lake. We've all seen lotus which grows in lakes and ponds, but I had never seen a restaurant right at the heart of the lake, where the only way to reach is through a small boat ride. The next stop was the most exhilarating places I have ever been to - THE CITY PALACE. I will not give you the history of this palace, but what I can tell you is that, history of India is amazing and something that should we always remember. Anyways coming to the palace, the most beautifully and strategically created palace with galleries which overlook the whole of Udaipur, it gave me a sense of royal essence and the remainder of the night I felt like and acted like one King whose first name was MAHARANA.. Maharana Kartik...
What I learnt from this amazing trip was we are so caught up in our own day to day life that we hardly get time to reflect back on our history and its significant impact on our society. Anyone planning to take some time off I would recommend UDAIPUR. Its totally worth it...
Ohh yeah again I forgot, the marriage was the reason why I went to Udaipur and it was a night to remember. So thanks Gaurav & Priya Garg for getting married and giving me a heck of a weekend.
I so so so wanna go NOW!!!
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