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Udaipur - The venice of Asia

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August 9th 2011
Day 1 - Still aboard the bus, we woke around 6am to the sight of spectacular lush green mountain scenery. Arriving in Udaipur (the chosen set for the bond film Octopussy), we jumped off the bus and into a rickshaw where we were taken by our driver to the lovely hotel Lakeshore. After checking out the room which we were more than happy with (a spacious room ornately decorated with a balconette wi ... 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