Ceiling painting
Jagdish Temple built in 17th century
Detail of the carvings of the temple
Udaipur
19-21.01.2008
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View in the morning from our hotel's terrace
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The City Palace
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The historic quarter of Udaipur
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Udaipur - a small Indian town of 400.000 inhabitants
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The famous Lake Palace Hotel
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Our hotel is the white building at the right
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The City Palace
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The beautiful arcades inside the palace
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One of the intricate screens which separated the women from the outside
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A colourfull window
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Window to the courtyard where the maharana received guests
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Mirror room
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another room decorated with colourfull mirrors
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Ceiling painting |
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Miniature paintings on the wall
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Reception courtyard
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Peacock made from cut colourfull glass
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The kitchen of the late queen which lived till late 1970
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The queen´s room
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| One of the courtyards of City Palace | |||
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Jagdish Temple built in 17th century |
Detail of the carvings of the temple |
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| An old building with modern wiring | Small street in old quarter | Different styles of architecture |
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| Morning bathing and washing in the Lake Pichola | Street life | Wall painting |
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| Vegetable vendors on a small street | Chilli vendor in front of the clock tower |
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Meals for the big muslim celebration following next day
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Indian street life
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Paintings on a wall of a house indicating that a wedding took place
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The intricate pattern of wiring never stops to amaze
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Michael feeds a striped squirrel
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Another fearless squirrel
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The inner courtyard of our hotel
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Our room´s sitting place with view of lake Pichola and Lake Palace Hotel
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The restaurant with traditional sitting place and beautifull view
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Sunset over lake Pichola
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 Visit to the car collection of the maharaja |
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| This wheel with the inscript "For animal drawn vechicles" belongs to one of the Rolls Royce | Peacock dance is one of Rajastan traditonal dance |
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| Fire dance | The musicians |
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Dance with pots
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Muslim festival celebrated by carying huge towers through the small streets till the lake edge |
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| Chittorgarh Fort founded in 8th century | |||
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 One of the many temples inside the fort |
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The 37 m high Tower of Victory waas build in 15th century
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Carved stone window in the tower
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View of Chittor town from the fort
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Monkeys watching us from the ruins
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The Tower of Fame
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| Michael enjoys the view from the Tower of Fame | Locals resting near the one of the fort gate |