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Happy Halloween!!
Woke up before our alarm today, after the best nights sleep we've had since we've been in India! Left the hotel around 10.00am and headed to the waterfront (Lake Pichola) to enjoy the views and see the Lake Palace Hotel (apparently used for scenes in Octop**** . After a few photos we headed to another temple - Jagdish Temple, which had beautiful carvings, within the marbelled buildings and an extravagant golden shrine of Vishnu. However, the Temple felt very cramped and out of place due to the surrounding buildings, which both seemed to squash and overlook it.
Next we went to the City Palace (where we managed to get student discount, thanks to the guy at the gate), which was much more extravagant and impressive, than we had imagined. We spent a while in the gorgeous gardens, before we entered the Palace (also a museum) following a group of Pepsi-clad American tourists.
After a rest in the gardens, baking in the sun, we headed through the narrow widing streets to the Clock Tower for a photo stop. Then it was straight to the bangle store so Sarah could get some bracelets to match her skirt she bought in Delhi. A snip at 5p for 2 (she got given too much change! - Well, we're not going to say anything are we!?)!
We had a brief look round the Tibetan Market then soaked up the sun on the rooftop terrace before heading down to the waterfront for sunset, where Indian women were still washing their clothes in the mucky lake waters.
Back to the hotel for a very Western tea of spaghetti and chips!
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