DAY 6

February 2, 2025

A DAY OF REST

After they had “the best breakfast yet” the Kids departed with Shurti for a day of adventure in Udaipur – the City Palace – the Crystal Palace – a Hindi temple – a Muslim food market – dining on street food. Lots of walking

Karen and I relaxed in certainly one of the beautiful hotels we have experienced. The service at all the hotels has been the best ever. Everything is spotless. And, of course the food is excellent. The kids plan to come back some day and just “hole up” at this and most of our other hotels. So far, all the hotels were palaces of Maharajas in the past.

The Kids return midafternoon in time for our private boat ride around the lake. The City Palace dominates the landscape on one side. We see two other luxury hotels, a restaurant we had lunch at previously. Then there were a variety of birds from giant pelicans to tiny ducks. A very pleasant and serene experience.

Our hotel featured an evening Indian entertainment – music on strange instruments and beautiful (both the women and the elaborate costumes) young’s female dancers. There are three restaurants in the hotel – we chose the simplest. External music is extremely loud. There is a party on the second level roof top. Todd had checked it out earlier – they were celebrating the birthday of a one year old. There must have been fifty or more attendees. Any excuse for a party right. Indians love to party. Weddings in India are a huge deal, lasting four days and often ultra expensive. Over the years we have witnessed several on the fringes.

Another super fine day!

Robert