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We left the craziness of Jaipur and took a public bus to the relatively quiet small city of Pushkar. After the noise and traffic on Jaipur it was a nice change. Pushkar is "famous" for having the one and only (in the world) temple dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma. There is also a small lake in town with a number of ghats (steps down to the water) for puja (worship) and bathing. We walked around the lake and sat on a couple of the ghats to watch the world go by. We missed the annual Pushkar camel fair by about a week, which would've been interesting, but at least we were able to relax a bit. While sitting at our hotel, I heard some music so headed back into town with my camera and took some pictures of a couple of wedding processions, which was cool to see. The next morning was an early one again as we had a long drive to Udaipur, the lake city. It was nice to be traveling in a car as we were able to see the countryside as we drove. During the drive we went past an almost endless number of marble manufacturers. We stopped and saw how they cut the blocks into slabs and then polished them. I dont know how many millions of dollars worth of countertops and tiles we would have passed, but it was a lot. We arrived in Udaipur had some lunch on a rooftop terrace overlooking the lake and then went on a boat trip. Walked back through the city palace and then had a nice rooftop dinner. Out next stop is Jodhpur, the second largest city in Rajasthan and where the polo riding pants came from.
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Linda Wow - amazing adventure you two, glad you are enjoying it. Pouring rain here today..