Theloststory
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We recently spent over two months road tripping in Rajasthan, mostly for work.
Since we had to take plenty of stopovers, research etc, we decided to drive down and keep the car with us. The trip, which was supposed to last a couple of weeks, stretched over two months, and we weren't even prepared for the winters.
We left in September and took the NH8 to Udaipur, our first stop. We left at 6 am and were in Udaipur by around 6pm. The highway is well built but extremely boring, with factories on either side and tonnes of trucks.
The moment you hit Rajasthan border though, the journey becomes scenic again. Road conditions are fairly good, but we don't remember eating great food in this stretch. It was just OK.
We spent a day in Udaipur, finished our meetings and moved towards Jaipur. This part of the journey is beautiful. The exit from Udaipur towards Jaipur has a gorgeous new tunnel which cuts through the Aravallis, which I think are amongst the most beautiful hills I have seen.
We stopped at a lovely dhaba for breakfast. While the man prepared the yummy parathas, we went for a stroll next to a river and spent some good bird watching.
(some pictures are shot on a Fuji X Pro 1, some on an iPhone and some on Kodachrome on a Canon A1. )
Since we had to take plenty of stopovers, research etc, we decided to drive down and keep the car with us. The trip, which was supposed to last a couple of weeks, stretched over two months, and we weren't even prepared for the winters.
We left in September and took the NH8 to Udaipur, our first stop. We left at 6 am and were in Udaipur by around 6pm. The highway is well built but extremely boring, with factories on either side and tonnes of trucks.
The moment you hit Rajasthan border though, the journey becomes scenic again. Road conditions are fairly good, but we don't remember eating great food in this stretch. It was just OK.
We spent a day in Udaipur, finished our meetings and moved towards Jaipur. This part of the journey is beautiful. The exit from Udaipur towards Jaipur has a gorgeous new tunnel which cuts through the Aravallis, which I think are amongst the most beautiful hills I have seen.
We stopped at a lovely dhaba for breakfast. While the man prepared the yummy parathas, we went for a stroll next to a river and spent some good bird watching.
(some pictures are shot on a Fuji X Pro 1, some on an iPhone and some on Kodachrome on a Canon A1. )
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