Okay - pop quiz. The semester is racing by. Pretty soon you will get kicked out of the house, and told to fend for yourself for a month. For now, you live one train ride away from the City of Lakes. What do you do?
The answer is a simple three words - Treat. Yo. Self.
Inspired by modern day heros on the staff of the Pawnee Parks and Recreation department, I decided to go for it, and treat. my. self.
So a trip to Udaipur it was!
Long story short: The weekend went fabulously. I feel as though I have done very well by myself.
Long story medium-length: There were almost no bad moments in the whole weekend - from watching the sunrise over the train after arriving in Udaipur while drinking a freshly made chai, discovering chocolate balls and other quasi-european baked goods at lake view bakeries, driving a rickshaw along the lake while singing along to Bollywood songs played off the rickshaw walla's phone, walking around a spice market, seeing too many "Octopussy" signs to count, accidentally eating lunch next to the GM of the Lake Palace Hotel, relaxing on a pre-sunset lake boat tour, and so on.
It just felt telling when we finally arrived to our last lakeside T.Y.S. restaurant on Sunday night, and as we walked in fireworks went off over the lake. And then as we sat down at a table, we watched a rehearsed dance go off across the water in the lit up City Palace.
One week left before I am heading off on my own way, and I feel so contented.
Long story, in photos:
Our first view as we arrived.
"This shirt? This shirt was a gift from a rich man!"
They're already ready for my big sis!
Sold me some juice!
Apparently this learnin' school teaches elephants to paint.
Udaipur's City Palace
This sign was on the verge of causing an existential crisis.
The iconic image of Treat. Yo. Self. -- Just hanging out, laughing and relaxing.
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