Jodhpur - Mount Abu - Udaipur

This time we planned for Rajasthan again,but not for a day.This trip was of three days. We decided to travel Jodhpur,Mount Abu and Udaipur there sequence. We five left Delhi on Saturday[18/02/2012] for Rajasthan by Mandore Express.I am narrating the three day tour of  Rajasthan.

Day-1 ,Sunday[19/02/2012]:- Train was approximately 2 hours late. So we reached Jodhpur around 9 A.M. We went to hotel SandDunes nearby the station. 

                                            Ummed Bhavan Palace - I

                                             Ummed Bhavan Palace - II

Firstly we went Ummed Bhavan Palace having good interiors and museum .

                                    Aerial View of Jodhpur the Blue City

                                               Mehran Garh Fort

After that Mehran Garh, from where the glimpse of Blue City was watchable. 

                                                  Jaswant Theda

Then Jaswant Theda the so called Taj Mahal of West was also attractive.

                                                   Mandore Fort

Mandore Fort was waste of time as most of the part was dirty and rest of the part was under construction.

                                                   Massuria Hill

                               Aerial view of Jodhpur from Massuria Hill

 

In the last Massuria Hill. From Massuria Hills the city's aerial view in the evening was soothing.Overall it was a great day of our trip.

Day-2 ,Monday[20/02/2012]:-From our hotel we left at 4:30 A.M. for Mount Abu. Here we covered following points:-

                                                    Nakki Lake - I

                                                      Nakki Lake - II

                                                      Nakki Lake - III

Nakki Lake where boating could be done but was relatively costlier.There was nice surrounding of hills.Apart from the boating there was horse riding and shops having traditional outfits. 

                                                Dilwara Jain Temple

 

We went to Dilwara Jain Temple which was maintained well and had great architect.

After that we went to a Jain Temple of Bhagwan dattatreya. 

                                               Devi's Temple on Hill

 

It was on a great height.Above that there was another temple of a Goddess. Cool breeze was on its height.

                                              Observatory on Hill

There was an observatory on the next hill and was not open for public.Brahma Kumari Peace park good and had a small workshop  too. 

                                                    Sunset Point

 

Sunset Point was not the spot we had heard of. Since it was completely ignored by the tourism officials. It was full of scarps and dirt. We waited for the sunset from about 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. It was caped with tourists at the time of sunset.
After we were done with Mount Abu we left for Udaipur in evening. We reached Udaipur around 10:30 P.M. and booked two rooms in a economy luxury hotel :) . We then slept after dinner as we had plans for morning.

Day-3 ,Tuesday[21/02/2012]:- Thank to alarms in our mobile phones who made us wake up.It was Mahashivaratri and we went the Shiva Temple near to our hotel.

                                                   Rope-way

There was rope-way but not much fascinating like we enjoyed in Rishikesh.

                                                      Udaipur Palace

So from there we moved ahead to Udaipur Palace or City Palace.This was very nice palace after the Sumedh Palace.

                                                  Near Udaipur Palace

The Palace was giant and beautiful as well.After the palace we went Fateh Sagar Lake .There we also enjoyed camel ride. 

                                                     Saheliyo ki Baadi

There was a way to the Saheliyo ki Baadi by boat which was basically a park surrounded by water.  

                                                   Sajjan Garh Fort

Finally we went Sajjan Garh.From there the aerial view of the whole Udaipur city was great.We reached Udaipur railway station at 4:30 P.M.  Train timing was 5:20 P.M.
So guys that was the end of the remarkable Rajasthan trip.