Day 4 –Udaipur Journey completed (and back to boredom)
The checkout time in hotel was 11. So I asked them to take care of my bag and before starting to Fateh Sagar Lake I called Jai Prakash, the guy I met at the first day of my journey and to my luck he was there in Udaipur and readily agreed to accompany me to Fateh Sagar Lake and Nehru Garden.
My train Chetak Express was at 5 so I had 6 hour in hand and that was well used at Fateh Sagar Lake. Like lake palace, Nehru garden is also in the midst of a lake known as Fateh Sagar. There is a ferry ride that costs 30 Rs per head for to and fro journey. It is the second artificial lake of Udaipur.
The garden comprises a boat-shaped restaurant and the wetland is perfect for avian population.
Although I am not sure that whether they were resident or migratory but I managed to click few of them.
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| This breed is called love bird, usually resident, found everywhere in monsoon |
This lake is encircled by hills from three sides and present stunning views of the Aravalli Hills.
Finally it was time to say bid adieu to my friend Jai Prakash and to this beautiful place which completely rejuvenate my mind and soul.
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| My friend Jai Prakash |
hi!
b’ful pictures all thru…without under estimating ur photographic skills wud just like to know which camera do u use :)
Thanks Tanya, glad you like it.
I use DSLR Nikon D3100 with 22-80 mm wide angle and 70-300 mm telephoto lens.
Your photography skill is improving with every next pic.
Very well clicked pics.
Cheers!
Thanks Vinay bhai, you are always kind with your words :-)
Enjoyed your all post on Udaipur / Mount Abu.
Thanks a lot Mahesh Ji.
Thanks for the wonderful journey Amit. And I laughed out loud at the Love Birds comment. Keep writing.
Thanks a lot Vibha. Its good to bring smile on our editor’s face, that means I passed with flying colors :-)
bahut khoobsoorat tasweeren utari hain aapne,
bahut-bahut badhai
Thanks a lot for your encouraging words :-)
Hi Amit,
The post on Mount Abu/Udaipur was quite interesting. This pole business – we also found in Bikaner.
Romancing the Romantic was quite informative, thanks for that.
Auro.
Thanks a lot. Glad you like it.
I also heard that this particular specie of bird(s) is very brave and it is NOT a good shagun to shoot and post their pictures on public forums. Though in your case, you have done it discreetly.
To see more of these by another investigative-journo, Nisha, look at the below post.
https://www.ghumakkar.com/2010/01/28/garden-of-five-senses--the-other-side-of-it/
Great series Amit and congratulations for being the ‘Featured Author’ of September 2011. A trip is due. :-)
Thanks a lot Nandan. I have gone through the Nisha’s link, and that was certainly more brave attempt than mine. Finally thanks to Ghumakkar for this honor :-)