Udaipur

Udaipur is the Land of Maharana Pratap. The capital of the erstwhile kingdom of Mewar. Often called the 'Venice of the East', although the title sounds a big exaggeration, the city can definitely be called 'City of Lakes'. There are 7 lakes in and around the city and you will not realize that you are in Thar Desert region of India.

Getting There By Train:

The city is well connected via rail. You could check out your options here.
The city has two railway stations: Rana Pratapnagar and Udaipur City. We got down at Udaipur City.

Things to keep in mind:

It's a small city and station and if you are arriving late then do not relax on the platform for long. You will not find Auto's immediately and will have to get to the main road.

If you are a budget traveler, try to book the rooms on the Platform itself in advance via irctc.com. They will be almost 50% less costlier then the hotels.

There is hotel within walking distance of the station exit as well and it's actually not a bad option.

In and Around the City:

Udaipole (Pole in the local language means Gate) is around 3 KM from this place. The major attractions: City Palace, Gulab Bagh, Vintage Car Museum of the City are at a walking (within a 2 KM radius) distance from Udaipole.

The Auto-wallah would show you around 9 points in the city and will charge anywhere between 400 to 500. Not all these points are worth watching in my opinion. My recommendation is the City Palace and Pratap Smarak only. City palace is walkable from Udaipole, Pratap Smarak is a bit far.

Attractions:

City Palace:

Surya: Emblem of the Clan

 

Main Entry to the Palace

Pratap Smarak

Pratap Smarak

Shopping:

Rajasthan has quite a few Zinc mines and Hindustan Zinc has a production facility in Udaipur. You will get a lot of decorative items and women's accessories made out of zinc mixed with other metals in the city and these are the areas specialty.

As Moradabad is famous for it brass-work, one can say that Udaipur is famous for Zinc work.