Today was the day to view all of the pretty sites of Udaipur. One might say that Udaipur is more scenic than Delhi, but only in its difference. In Delhi, there are lots of things to see and you are always entertained as you drive down the road. You are also saddened somewhat when you see the poverty that is evident almost everywhere throughout the city. Udaipur has that as well, but it is not so prevalent. As we drove around, we noticed a few similarities between Udaipur and Delhi. Udaipur seems to be a city that is wealthier than Delhi. I’m sure that, since there are so many more people in Delhi, it attracts those without much money. There is not as much garbage around here, and there also seem to be more garbage cans.
We visited a palace in the city (aptly called “City Palace”), which is about the size of Baden. It is the home of the current Maharana of Udaipur. It seems that there are a lot of dignitaries in India. India has a President and a Prime Minister and the city of Udaiupur has a Maharana and a Mayor. It is probably a part of their efforts to employ as many people as possible.
Udaipur seems to be the marble capital of Rajasthan. I’m sure every town is the marble capital, but they sure do have a lot of it here. Stores sell items made out of marble and there are open-air warehouses that sell slabs upon slabs of it. One day, India is just going to cave in because all of the marble holding up the foundations of people’s houses will be gone.
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- Here we are at a temple of some sort
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- Kumbalgarh fort at night
