Kankarwa Haveli
"Havelis" are large homes common to Rajasthan and some other parts of
India. Many in towns like Udaipur have been wisely turned into
guesthouses and hotels. The Kankarwa has a lovely lakeside location
where we could gaze out our window at the lights around the lake all
night. The rooms wind around a main courtyard via narrow staircases.
This place was beautiful in it's simplicity and the staff couldn't
have been nicer. There was one young man that Broch would say
"Namaskar" (a more formal, poetic, respectufl form of "Namaste") to
whenever with saw him. The young man would get a huge smile on his
face than then call Broch "sir" and be very attentive.
door lock was especially cool - a giant key locked it up when we left.
Up another flight of stairs from our room was the rooftop restaurant.
In the morning we would wake to the "whap, whap, whap" sound of women
pounding their laundry on the "ghat" at the riverside. We'd head up
the stairs and get our breakfast - included in the price of the room.
Omelet, toast or chocolate pancakes with juice, fruit and coffee. At
lunch and dinner, Broch could get pasta and butterscotch ice cream
while I always opted for the "thali" for 200Rs (about $4). A thali is
a round metal tray with little bowls of various veggy dishes, rice,
some type of flat-bread and a dessert item. At Kanarwa, the food
served in the thalis is the same that is prepared fr the family and
staff, so it was always fresh and a little different. My first on had
a spinach dish and pumpkin curry that were both good. Each evening
were there we met other travelers at neighboring tables that were
friendly and interesting
