19th February 2014 (Day 11) Delhi to Udaipur

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After staying overnight in a hotel in Delhi, we head off to the airport on a bus.   A young woman on a balcony contemplates the urban morning….

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Vignettes of life flash by as we proceed.

Next we board a plane from Delhi to Udaipur in Rajasthan (refer map in the Itinerary).

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Now in Udaipur, we are heading to our hotel.

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A family on a motorbike as we pass by.

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A view from our hotel room of the Monsoon Palace, on a nearby hill in the middle of Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary.  It was formerly a royal palace and has recently become open to the public.  The wildlife sanctuary “is a reserve for reptiles, tigers, nilgai, sambhar, wild boars, hyenas, panthers, and jackals, and is also popular for bird watching”.  We did not subsequently visit there.

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Another view from our hotel.  This is actually a duo-toned monochrome rather than a colour image.

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We were staying in Hotel Fatehgarh on top of a different hill.  A derelict palace had been transferred here stone by stone and recreated to a modern hotel.

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And we had a wonderful view of the spectacular city of Udaipur on an evening with perfect weather.

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The last of the sunset.

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Early next morning it was overcast and the light was subdued.

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We climbed into the bus again and headed off into the city….

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The morning magazine.

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Commuters.

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