Pushkar and Udaipur

After my last post we walked around Pushkar, yanked our hands away from the women trying to give us henna on the street, bought some bangles and looked at the almost dry lake. We took a tuk tuk back to our hotel and it got a flat tire on the way, so we had to sit in the tire shack while it got changed and listen to a boy play some sort of homemade violin. Goosebumps for sure. I got sick that night which was a bummer but I'm feeling better now. Not sure if its the food or I had some bad water or something. Sarah and I have been eating the same things so I guess I just have a weak stomach.

The drive from Pushkar to Udaipur took 6 hours. Rajeev got a flat tire on the way, guess we are bad luck. Once in Udaipur we checked into our hotel which over looks the lake (this one has water in it) and the town which is white building built up on the hills surrounding the lake. Its a really pretty city. After a short rest Rajeev took us to a fabric store where I picked out a sari - blue, of course. It will be delivered to our hotel this afternoon. After that I told Rajeev we wanted henna so he took us to his friend's house whose wife did it for us. I did not know it took so long. We got our hands done, palms and tops, and it took 3 hours total. The family invited us back to their house for dinner tonight and so his wife can show me how to properly wear my sari. Should be fun! We had dinner on our hotel's roof which had beautiful views of the waterfront city lit up at night. This is definitely the prettiest city we've been in so far.

Today we went to City Palace, the largest palace in Rajasthan. Now we are at an internet cafe that has 1 functioning computer. This afternoon before dinner Rajeev is taking us to a craft market. I'm running out of room in my luggage!

Tomorrow we drive to Jodpur, the blue city.