Udaipur

 Our next stop for two nights was the city of Udaipur.  This city is distinctive for the number of interconnected man-made lakes surrounding the city.  These lakes were built because the leaders understood the need for a water supple during a siege by an invading army.  Our hotel, Lalit Laxmi that sits on the shores of Pichola Lake.  The view was quite stunning.

Late in the afternoon we took a boat ride on the late.  The wealth of these ruling families was quite evident with one palace on the shore, the summer palace on the lake, and the monsoon palace high in the hills.  We visited an island that now serves as an exclusive hotel with four guest rooms and a restaurant reserved solely for the hotel guests.  We had a pleasant refreshment before boarding the boat to return to our bus.  

This evening we were on our own for dinner but we all ended up eating in the hotel restaurant.  Two of our group shared a birthday today and a second cake (the first was in Narlai) capped off the evening.

I now must confess that the rest of the night and most of the next day I was unable to participate in the group outings due to the fact that something I ate needed to be evacuated from my system.  I hope that was delicate enough to not ruin anyone's meal they might be enjoying.  I was, however, able to rejoin the group for dinner that evening even though I was cautiously eating light.  

Tomorrow: A day of travel