Women carrying bricks

Udaipur

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December 7th 2009
Pushkar to Upaipur - 302 km, approx 6 hour drive 7th December Our next stop was Udaipur, a city set on Lake Pichola. There is a beautiful city palace on the banks of the lake which we explored and then treated ourselves to a beer (or two) at the very posh hotel in its grounds while we watched the sunset. On the lake is the Lake Palace where some of the Bond film Octopussy was fil ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more