{"id":1609,"date":"2019-11-30T19:48:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T19:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/?p=1609"},"modified":"2019-12-05T03:34:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T03:34:52","slug":"udaipur-city-of-lakes-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/2019\/11\/30\/udaipur-city-of-lakes-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Udaipur  &#8220;City of Lakes&#8221;- India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 1558 by Maharana\u00a0Udai Singh II.\u00a0 It has seven lakes surrounding the city.\u00a0\u00a0Fateh Sagar Lake,\u00a0Lake Pichola,\u00a0Swaroop Sagar Lake, Rangsagar and\u00a0Doodh Talai Lake.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1612\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1612 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3391-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3391-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3391-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3391-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3391-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake Pichola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Most of the architecture in Udaipur is the\u00a0 Indo-Aryan\u00a0style, also known as\u00a0Rajput style, this is useuse in religious, secular and military constructions, characterized by carved pillars, decorated ceilings, painted walls and lush halls.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1614\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1614 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3396-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3396-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3396-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3396-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3396-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise ceremony at lake Pichola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1621\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1621 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3393-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3393-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3393-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3393-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3393-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lake Palace situated over an island in Lake Pichola, was constructed to serve as a royal summer palace. Built of white marble, the palace is now a 5 Star hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Udaipur is a very charming city, specially the areas near Lake Pichola since is the most touristy part with the City Palace and the Jagdish Temple so close by.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1619\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1619 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3439-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3439-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3439-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3439-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3439-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rangsagar Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1615\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1615 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3434-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3434-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3434-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3434-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3434-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laundry time at Rangsagar Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1620\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1620 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3606-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3606-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3606-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3606-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3606-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dronacharya Eklavya Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1622\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_4367-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_4367-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_4367-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_4367-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_4367-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The city is full of small streets where cars, motorcycles, tuk tuks, people and animals\u00a0 move almost like they are dancing.<\/p>\n<p>To me the best time of the day is late night where the noise seems to disappear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1623\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3441-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3441-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3441-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3441-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3441-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1625\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3217-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3217-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3217-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3217-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3217-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed my time here very much. From all the places that I visited in India I believe Udaipur it&#8217;s the &#8220;easiest&#8221; for a foreigner to assimilate to. Everything looks so picturesque, the narrow stone streets with cute shops. There are many restaurants that offer Indian, Chinese and Continental food and at the same time its feels nice no to see big food chains everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1627\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3313-e1575136265412-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3313-e1575136265412-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3313-e1575136265412-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3313-e1575136265412-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3313-e1575136265412-1200x902.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below is me enjoying my first bhang lassi, according to indian law, or how it was explain to me, eating the marijuana leaves it&#8217;s not illegal, but smoking marijuana it is, if its not part of a religious act. However, as a tourist this was constantly offer in all forms of consumption.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1626\" src=\"http:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3239-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3239-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3239-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_3239-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 1558 by Maharana\u00a0Udai Singh II.\u00a0 It has seven lakes surrounding the city.\u00a0\u00a0Fateh Sagar Lake,\u00a0Lake Pichola,\u00a0Swaroop Sagar Lake, Rangsagar and\u00a0Doodh Talai Lake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1609"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1732,"href":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1609\/revisions\/1732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/franciscaclaret.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}