Monday, 27 November 2017 - Woke early and drove to a mountain overlook before heading to Udaipur for a long drive, checked into the hotel overlooking the lake, then walked through a nearby village with vibrant painted homes, watched a local wedding unfold, and ended the day with sunset views over the fields and colorful village scenes.
We were up early - but not early enough. We drove for an hour to get to a mountain view of the
desert - unfortunately the sun rose before we got there.
The mountain terrain.
Bee hives are under an overhang on a large bolder.
We then went back to have breakfast and then drove to Udaipur - another 4-hour ride
At the hotel in Udaipur this woman was cleaning the rooms.
The view from the hotel of downtown Udaipur - the city palace is the huge building.
Rose petals in the hotel
After checking in and eating lunch we headed out to a small village behind the hotel.
Almost every building had a painting of an elephant - we came to learn it meant there was a
wedding.
There was a wedding getting started as we moved through the main square.
The house paintings were very colorful
A very green home.
A door with a small talisman
Old blue doors
In this village we saw a multicolored turban for the first time.
At the wedding.
A group of older women were sitting on a porch watching the wedding.
Lots of color.
The hand is to keep bad spirits out of the house.
Yet another house painting of an elephant
Purple accent.
The setting sun at the hotel.
The fields from our hotel - which was on top of a hill.
The sunset over the little village we had just visited
The city palace from the hotel. The building which is white in front of the palace is the
hotel Taj Lake Palace - which is on an island in the reservoir.
The water palace - Jagmandir - a wedding was going on so it was very colorful
