Category Archives: Travel

City Palace Udaipur

By | Travel | No Comments

Our last day and our last Palace visit 🙂

india-day-12-1.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-038.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-039.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-01.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-03.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-02.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-04.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-05.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-06.jpgcity-palace-udaipur.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-07.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-08.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-09.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-010.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-011.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-012.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-013.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-014.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-015.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-016.jpg

Narrow hallways in the palace

city-palace-udaipur-017.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-018.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-019.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-020.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-021.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-022.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-023.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-024.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-025.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-026.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-027.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-028.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-029.jpg

We were lucky our tour guide had a relative inside so even if there were a lot of people ( due to the holiday ), we were able to get access quickly and get out quicker without having to wait for everybody else

city-palace-udaipur-031.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-030.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-032.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-033.jpg

The Crystal gallery which was so beautiful, no photos allowed so nothing to share here 

city-palace-udaipur-034.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-035.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-036.jpgcity-palace-udaipur-037.jpg

[email_link]

Sunset Terrace at the Fateh Prakash Palace Udaipur

By | Foodie, Travel | No Comments

As soon as we arrived in Udaipur, we checked in, then went to have dinner.  We took a boat to go across 

sunset-terrace-01.jpg

Beautiful!  Udaipur – the Venice of the East.  It was cold in Udaipur and even more since we were in an open boat

sunset-terrace-03.jpg

Fateh Prakash Palace

sunset-terrace-04.jpgsunset-terrace-05.jpgsunset-terrace-06.jpgsunset-terrace-034.jpgsunset-terrace-033.jpg

Tito Joe and Tita Mary Ann arranged for this dinner

sunset-terrace-07.jpgsunset-terrace-08.jpgsunset-terrace-09.jpgsunset-terrace-010.jpgsunset-terrace-011.jpg

Lumpia 🙂

sunset-terrace-012.jpg

We did not want to have Filipino because we were in India! 🙂

sunset-terrace-013.jpgsunset-terrace-014.jpg

Pork adobo 🙂

sunset-terrace-015.jpgsunset-terrace-016.jpgsunset-terrace-017.jpgsunset-terrace-018.jpgsunset-terrace-019.jpgsunset-terrace-020.jpg

Tito Joe serving everyone wine 🙂

sunset-terrace-021.jpgsunset-terrace-023.jpg

We were all happy to be in Udaipur, a beautiful city surrounded by water.  Thank you Tito Joe and Tita Mary Ann for a lovely dinner

sunset-terrace-024.jpgsunset-terrace-025.jpgsunset-terrace-026.jpg

Raita to help lessen the spice

sunset-terrace-027.jpg

Tempura

sunset-terrace-028.jpg

Thai Green Curry

sunset-terrace-029.jpg

French Fries

sunset-terrace-030.jpgsunset-terrace-031.jpgsunset-terrace-032.jpg

The boys!

sunset-terrace-035.jpg

[email_link]

Oberoi Udaivilas Rooms

By | Accomodations, Travel | No Comments

 oberoi-udai-villas-rooms-01.jpgoberoi-udaipur-letter.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-02.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-020.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-03.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-06.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-014.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-015.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-016.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-017.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-024.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-025.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-027.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-028.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-029.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-031.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-018.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-019.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-032.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-021.jpg

When we arrived, the bathroom was dimmed….How romantic 🙂 

oberoi-udai-villas-rooms-04.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-05.jpg

brighter 🙂

oberoi-udai-villas-rooms-022.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-023.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-026.jpg

Go outside the door of your room and you have a small gate 

oberoi-udai-villas-rooms-07.jpg

That leads to your pool! Super nice!!!  

oberoi-udai-villas-rooms-08.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-09.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-010.jpg

It’s not a private pool – once you are out there you share it with your neighbors 

oberoi-udai-villas-rooms-011.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-012.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-013.jpg

Love Indian textiles!!!

oberoi-udai-villas-rooms-044.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-045.jpg

Good morning 🙂

oberoi-udai-villas-rooms-046.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-047.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-043.jpg

Going out again to see it in the morning

oberoi-udai-villas-rooms-033.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-034.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-035.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-036.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-037.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-038.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-039.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-040.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-rooms-041.jpg

[email_link]

Oberoi Udaivilas Udaipur

By | Accomodations, Travel | 2 Comments

Talk about saving the BEST for LAST! We arrived at our last stop and we did not want to leave anymore!!!  We only had two nights left and we arrived at Udaipur and wow, what a beautiful resort!!

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-01.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-02.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-03.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-04.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-05.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-06.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-07.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-08.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-09.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-010.jpg

Bindi and drinks

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-011.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-013.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-012.jpg

The General Manager of the resort, Vincent.  We were happy because we would see him all the time making sure everything was okay all over the resort.  We did not see any GM in any of the other places we stayed in

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-051.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-014.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-015.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-016.jpg

I loved this console table with candelabras

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-017.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-018.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-038.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-039.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-040.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-041.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-042.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-019.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-020.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-037.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-021.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-022.jpg

Going towards the pool

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-023.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-029.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-033.jpg

How beautiful!!!

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-034.jpg

View from the pool!  They say Udaipur is the Venice of the East

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-035.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-024.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-025.jpg

Long hallways to the room – we have to give atleast 5 minutes to get to and from the room

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-026.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-027.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-028.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-030.jpg

Villas – you have access to a semi-private pool which you share with your neighboring villas

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-031.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-032.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-036.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-053.jpgawhlb02.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-054.jpg

Going to the hotel shop and coffeeshop

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-044.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-045.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-046.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-047.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-048.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-049.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-050.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-052.jpg

They have feeding in the morning, around 1030am.  You have to go through the gardens at the back – you may even see peacocks in the garden if you are lucky 🙂  

oberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-055.jpgoberoi-udai-villas-udaipur-056.jpg

Click below to go to their website

hotels-in-udaipur-luxury-hotel-in-udaipur-india-the-oberoi-udaivilas-udaipur-hotels-20121213.jpg

 

Jain Temple Ranakpur

By | Travel | No Comments

On our way to Udaipur, we stopped by the Jain Temple in Ranakpur.  This is a must must see if you are in Rajasthan!  It’s just amazing!!!

jains-temple-02.jpgjains-temple-01.jpgjains-temple-03.jpgjain-temple-ranakpur-about.jpg

James was wearing shorts so they had to put pants on given by the office

jains-temple-036.jpgjains-temple-04.jpg

The carvings are just so amazing!  Almost the whole temple is carved!

jains-temple-05.jpgjains-temple-06.jpgjains-temple-07.jpg

There are almost 1,500 columns inside the temple and not one of them are alike

jains-temple-08.jpgjains-temple-09.jpgimg_3332.JPGjains-temple-010.jpgjains-temple-011.jpgjains-temple-012.jpgjains-temple-013.jpgjains-temple-014.jpgjains-temple-015.jpgjains-temple-016.jpgjains-temple-017.jpgjains-temple-018.jpgjains-temple-019.jpgjains-temple-020.jpgjains-temple-021.jpgjains-temple-022.jpgjains-temple-023.jpgjains-temple-024.jpgjains-temple-025.jpgjains-temple-026.jpgjains-temple-027.jpgjains-temple-028.jpgjains-temple-029.jpg

Monkeys on top 🙂

jains-temple-030.jpgjains-temple-031.jpgjains-temple-032.jpg

Top of the temple

jains-temple-033.jpgjains-temple-034.jpgjains-temple-035.jpg

[email_link]

[email_link]

Lunch at Fateh Bagh, Ranakpur

By | Foodie, Travel | 2 Comments

Goodbye to Jodhpur and road trip again on the way to our last stop – to Udaipur!  You can arrange with your hotel for them to pack some take out food packs.  And wow, I love their food packs!  I really never really had to take the snacks I brought from Manila!!  I shared them with James and Mohan instead 🙂

 img_2270.JPGimg_2272.JPGimg_2273.JPG

india-day-11-1.jpgindia-day-11-2.jpg

We stopped for lunch at Fateh Bagh Heritage Hotel for lunch 🙂

lunch-at-fateh-bagh-01.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-02.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-03.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-04.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-05.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-06.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-07.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-08.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-09.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-010.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-011.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-012.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-013.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-014.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-015.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-016.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-017.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-018.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-022.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-021.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-019.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-020.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-023.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-024.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-025.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-026.jpglunch-at-fateh-bagh-027.jpg

[email_link]

Vendors in India

By | Photography, Shopping, Travel | No Comments

Again I wish I had my SLR and zoom lens to capture the many sights in India!  Here is a compilation of vendors I saw during our trip.  We did not get to try any food vendors on the street because we were warned to be careful

vendors-in-india-01.jpgvendors-in-india-02.jpgvendors-in-india-04.jpgvendors-in-india-03.jpgvendors-in-india-05.jpgvendors-in-india-07.jpgvendors-in-india-08.jpgvendors-in-india-09.jpgvendors-in-india-010.jpgvendors-in-india-011.jpgvendors-in-india-012.jpgvendors-in-india-013.jpgvendors-in-india-014.jpgvendors-in-india-015.jpgvendors-in-india-016.jpgvendors-in-india-017.jpgvendors-in-india-018.jpgvendors-in-india-019.jpgvendors-in-india-020.jpgvendors-in-india-021.jpgvendors-in-india-022.jpgvendors-in-india-023.jpgvendors-in-india-024.jpgvendors-in-india-025.jpgvendors-in-india-026.jpgvendors-in-india-027.jpgvendors-in-india-028.jpgvendors-in-india-029.jpgvendors-in-india-030.jpgvendors-in-india-031.jpgvendors-in-india-032.jpgvendors-in-india-033.jpgvendors-in-india-034.jpgvendors-in-india-035.jpgvendors-in-india-036.jpgvendors-in-india-037.jpg

[email_link]

FILTER