I arrived to Udaipur this evening at 7:30pm after leaving Jodhpur at 8:00am. I had arranged a seat in a car with another group that was staying at Yogi’s in Jodhpur and going the same route as me however when it came time to get in the car it was apparent that someone was going to have to sit with the luggage in the back since there was not enough seats. Since I was the odd man out I got the cozy seat. We made several stops along the way. Once again I can’t recall the name of the temple we stopped at but I can remember the name of the Kumbhalgarh Fort. It was awesome, in the truest sense of the word. The fort has perimeter walls that extend 36 kilometres in length. Claimed to be the longest in the world after “The Great Wall of China”. Over 360 temples are within the fort. We spent a good three hours at the fort, and got back on the road about an hour before sunset. We had about two and half hours left of driving to Udaipur. As the sun was setting the driver started fidgeting with the cars blinkers, high and low beams, and every other button attached to the dashboard. It soon became apparent that the car didn’t have any working headlights. The only thing more intense than driving in India is driving in India at night, and the only thing more intense than that, is doing it without any headlights. I felt like my time was up and that it was simply a matter of a few more turns before I met my maker. Thankfully that didn’t happen and I survived. Although I think I might have lost a few years from the stress.
I did not have a room reserved ahead of time and since Christmas is celebrated EVERYWHERE finding a room was not easy. Fortunately I did find a very small but decent clean room in about an hour of arriving but only for one night. I want to stay here for four days but I think finding a room that I can stay in is going to be very difficult. Tomorrow the search is on for a room with a window and for one that is bigger then I am too.