Udaipur can make you feel at home, I swear !! #padharomaredes- 2/4

Enroute Udaipur !

I remember being squished in the crowd outside the Dargah when I'd visited Ajmer in 2003, and I just didn't want to go back. But somehow I got into this trap of 'backpacking' that I'd laid for myself. And its all about making spontaneous plans or sometimes not having a plan too. So the most impromptu decision we made was to take an Uber from Jaipur to Ajmer and not directly head to Udaipur. Isn't that the best part of travelling all by yourself ? We left from Jaipur in the evening, and reached Ajmer for dinner.

It was Bakri-Eid and we were at Hazrat Khwaja Garib Nawaz Dargah, it couldn't get any better. We had some unique encounters as we walked to the Dargah. We saw blood red water flow down the gutters in the narrowest of lanes because of halal of the mutton. We walked through really narrow lanes, small homes, unhygienic surroundings and yet it was such a happy place. It make me realize what happiness actually means. There was this feeling of uncomfort that started showing on our faces after a bit , which we tried to oversee, but we were glad to be here on an auspicious day.

So we were now heading to Udaipur, via Chittorgarh. We had enquired a bit, and booked a cab that would drop us.

(Tip : Speak to the locals, they know better than you for sure, one of the locals helped us with the taxi and got us a good deal too..)

Chittorgarh isn't a huge task to cover, 3 hours is more than enough, but we took just 2. Tried to locate all the things we had heard about in Padmaavat(movie) on the main map which is at the ticket counter and went about accordingly.

We reached Udaipur at 8pm. We were staying at Zostel, which has a killer view of the Pichola lake. We had dinner at Ambrai, which is at the Ambrai ghat and called it a day off.

Must try Laal Maas.

The best thing about Zostels are how conveniently they are located. Everything was at walking distance. So we decided to complete the City Palace first. Take a certified guide or else the palace will make no sense, it's like just walking aimlessly :p

There wasn't any concrete plan for this day. We visited Saheliyon Ki Bari, we got done in 20 minutes, as it's a small place.

While we were talking to our Ola auto guy, he told us about this museum that was about Maharana Pratap Singh, we were definitely not keen, but we just gave it a shot as we weren't planning for anything else. And this museum is so engaging, it took us a whole of 3 hrs to complete. After a quick lunch we walked around the Hatipole market and Mochi bazaar.

Ive been crazy about visiting market lanes. They give you the gist of the people, their produce, the food, inobedient traffic skills, their clothing, every single thing. We spent a nearly 2 hours just walking around, before we headed to Gangore Ghat for sunset.

Udaipur has alot to offer to artists btw, miniature paintings in just one thing, it has grafitti walls, artists stalls, artist communities, art studios, contemporary art, modern art. All of it.