Friday, November 4, 1983 (continued)
Flew from Aurangabad to Udaipur.
It was here that in the madness of getting a taxi driver, a young Indian family, the T family, from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada, asked if I wanted to share a taxi for the day. Although Indian, they had never lived in India and had come to visit the land of their heritage. Jay and Hansa were accompanied by their six-year old son, Jaymal, and oh, how kind they were to a single woman traveler!
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| Sukhadia Fountain |
The 21 m/70' tall Sukhadia Fountain was built in 1968, and the wheat sheaf symbolizes prosperity. It is located in a circle commemorating Rajasthan’s former Chief Minister Mohan Lal Sukhadia.
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| The entrance to Sahelion-ki-Bari/Courtyard of the Maidens |
Sahelion-ki-Bari/Courtyard of the Maidens is a garden built in the 18th century by Maharana Sangram Singh for the royal ladies.
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| Sahelion-ki-Bari/Courtyard of the Maidens |
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| Sahelion-ki-Bari/Courtyard of the Maidens |
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| Sahelion-ki-Bari/Courtyard of the Maidens |
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| Sunset |
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| Maharana Palace |
The Maharana Palace was built in 1911 by the Maharana Fateh Singh.
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| View across Fateh Sagar Lake |
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| Chetak Smarak |
Chetak Smarak is a memorial built for the horse, Chetak, of the ruler Maharana Pratap. Despite being injured, the horse carried Pratap to safety after the battle of Haldighati in 1576. The horse supposedly died on this spot.
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| Hillside garden |
Stayed in the Bhagwati Hotel.
Next: Jaipur.
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