Cycle Rajasthan with Intrepid; Trip report. Day Five and Six, Udaipur

The Journey from Pushkar to Udaipur was tough, it was only 70Km today but the roads and terrain were hard. 
We were getting into rural Rajasthan now. Also one of the group had an incident where children threw stones at her, leaving her quite shaken.

Cycle Rajasthan with Intrepid

Cycle Rajasthan with Intrepid

Cycle Rajasthan with Intrepid

Cycle Rajasthan with Intrepid

Cycle Rajasthan with Intrepid

It was dark by the time we got to the hotel. 
This hotel; Atulya Niwas, was located a long way...15km out of Udaipur. 
I was extremely disappointed by this as Udaipur is all about the lake and staying near to the lake. This was also my least favorite hotel during the tour of Rajasthan. The hotel did not have a bar and the drink's list consisted of Beer and Whisky. It had a very basic restaurant, none of the staff could speak any English, the positives were the rooms were large and clean and the bed comfortable.
The following day we cycled from the hotel into Udaipur; as we were staying in Udaipur for the day we did not dress in cycling clothes/ or shoes. After a quick 15 Km cycle around the lake we were in the town of Udaipur.

The first stop was at the City Palace. The palace towers over Lake Pichola and the (James Bond) Lake Palace hotel.

The City Palace was massive and we only visited a fraction of it.

As we had the afternoon free, most people went shopping, we got a Tuk-Tuk to the Oberoi Hotel for a relaxing lunch in the lush gardens of the hotel.

At sunset we went on a boat trip across lake Pichola, from the lake you can really see how large The City Palace is.
The whole group had opted to go to the optional Cultural Show, this was held in the beautiful Bangore Haveli building. 
The crowd was predominantly Indian tourists, and the children really enjoyed the puppet show, and I really enjoyed watching the children's reactions to the puppets- especially when one of the Kings was beheaded. The show was very good. 
To end the day our group ate at a Rooftop Restaurant, overlooking the lake, this was the end to a perfect day.