I spoke with Bhswani and asked him the usual question. His long, rambling answer described the American political system as having two main parties and now a “Third Way.” He seemed to imply, without explicitly stating, that India has more freedom and that the US faces issues.
Udaipur’s population was approximately 600,000 in 2011. There’s significant emigration from India due to a large youth population and a lack of job opportunities. These young people, often highly skilled and hardworking, migrate to many different areas.
Land rates in central Mumbai are around ₹100,000 per square foot. In the suburbs, the rates are ₹10,000 to ₹15,000 per square foot. The ₹100,000 figure is correct. To get a rough estimate of the land value in central Mumbai, treat ₹100,000 as roughly equivalent to $1,000 and multiply that by the square footage of the land. This price is for land only, in upmarket areas.

Even the Taj: I checked out in the evening; did not get a receipt so in the morning double checked if all was done Yes sir, don’t be concerned. On the bus they called our leader to say I never checked out. Will sort this out at the next hotel which is part of same chain. As of this writing, there have been three phone calls, four rounds of texts, and two different apps involved. Still not resolved. Hopefully soon.

Air India flight to the hotel. The hotel is a royal palace, so it was 250 years ago that there were actually three palaces: one for summer, one for winter, and one for the monsoon, all located on the lake, as pictured in the monsoon section. One of the palaces is situated high on a hill above the monsoon clouds.

Rest time at hotel then to cruise and dinner Net: get up at 6 am for breakfast and flight, travel to hotel and arrive after about 8+ hours. Flight about 1 hr 15

We are in the city of lakes. Many mountains around and good quarries for marble.

small boat ride around the lake looking at a numerable number of palaces concubine, houses, Third, Barnett, equivalent, etc. etc. Beautiful lake with many small islands each with small palaces. Guide with usual stories of this king killed his sons or sons kill them or a joke. There is no kin in king ship.

There’s a nice mangrove forest with herons sitting on tree tops and Cormorant everywhere.

Sunset dinner, Indian food. I asked the guide about the difference between the food in Mumbai and here in Rajasthan in this latter area it tends to be spicier.

Lots of weddings, dates honeymoon tourists come to this lake tonight. There are events everywhere I can see every square into the property seems to be set up for some type of event guide said 1.2 million people, a year as tourist.

Rajasthani cuisine uses local ingredients and spices, with a prevalence of Jawar, Bajra, Ragi, tur, pulses, and gram due to the desert climate. It features ghee, dried fruits, nuts, and milk-based products. Mumbai, being a coastal city, incorporates more seafood.

Dinner. Two couples fishing about quality of guide and room quality. Some truth about the guide. No truth about the accommodations.

and moonrise to finish the evening off