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Udaipur, also known as the "City of Sunrise", is built around four man-made lakes surrounded by the Aravalli Hills. Udaipur has a reputation for maintaining its independence despite numerous attempt of controlling the city. they fought and won against the Turkish, Afghan, Tartar, and Mongol invaders. The oldest part of the city is located around Lake Pichola, which is where the city palace and the water palace can be found.
On our first day, we explored the areas around the lake, which is much bigger than the one in Pushkar. We walked through a beautiful garden until we reached a place called sunset point. We were offered camel rides but thought that since we would be going on a camel safari it wasn't worth spending money on a short camel ride. We looked at the camels for a while, Marco mesmerized by their big eyes, and then we got an offer we couldn't refuse. The camel owner said he would take us around for 100 rupees (2$). We took the offer and climbed up the ladder that reached the camel's back. It was terrifying yet absolutely amusing at the same time. We walked around for 20 minutes and walked back to our hotel with huge smiles glued to our faces.
The next day we walked around and looked at the lake palace, which is built in the middle of the lake. It was a beautiful palace from the exterior but we were never able to visit the inside as it is difficult to get to.
While we were in Udaipur, we celebrated the Holi festival, which is the festival of colours. Basically, everyone walks the streets armed with coloured powder that they throw at each other and especially at any passing foreigners. The festival lasted all day but after a few hours of wandering in the chaotic streets and being sufficiently colorful, we had had enough and returned to the hotel to take a shower an take of the powder before it stained our hair, skin an clothes.
After the festival, we set off for our next destination, Jodhpur.
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