This whole traveling thing is exhausting. I'm having a great time but Rajasthan is so amazing that there is so many place to see and things to do. My plans keep constantly changing too. I'm not sure what I'm going to do next.
A couple of days ago, I was in Mt. Abu. It was a nice place...something like Ooty but nothing spectacular. The downside to seeing amazing places is that when you see something good, it becomes a waste of your time. It's hard not to compare one place to another. I was planning of staying in Mt. Abu for one day but I spent one afternoon and decide to leave the following day for Udaipur...good decision.
I got to Udaipur yesterday afternoon and walked around a bit. There is something special about this place. I'm glad I'm here. Last night we watched the James Bond movie "Octopussy". I've seen it a long long time ago so I didn't really remember the story. A good number of restaurants here show the movie every night because a good chunk of that movie was filmed here in Udaipur. It was actually cool seeing the movie on a rooftap restaurant and just point out the Lake Palace or the Monsoon Palace while watching the movie. The was a good way to spend the first night in here.
Today, I went to the City Palace with some fellow travellers. It was nice but I've recently been to other more stunning palaces or forts the past few days. It was crowded and just average. Later that afternoon we headed to the Monsoon Palace up the mountain. The palace has been abandoned but the view from that mountain was stunning. I wish I could have stayed there longer. We watched the sunset and the lights slowly light up.
Earlier today, we called to see if we could have lunch or dinner at the Lake Palace. I'm told that the rooms are about $600 to $1000 a night. They told us that lunch was 2,500 rupees for lunch plus tax and 3,500 rupees for dinner plus tax per person...too much for my blood. I also was told that the restaurant was already booked for the whole month. Which means that even if I was willing to pay, I still could go. I hate places like that...they make me sometimes feel so small.
Tomorrow will be my last day in Udaipur. I've already schedule a half day horse riding excursion around the countryside in the morning. I'm looking forward to that. I'm should be back in the hotel around one or two. The rest of the afternoon I hope to just chill and get ready for my next stop...Chittor or Bundi or both. I'll decide tomorrow evening.