15/May/2007. I am in Udaipur. For some reason, I am sneaking up a car to ascertain whether it is the same car in which I had made some previous trip. The car is parked only a little distance away from Vaibhav's house. But the area, nor the house looks like Vaibhav's house at all. I move away from the area and keep walking towards a marketplace. This place is a no traffic zone. There is a very beautiful palace here, which is unfortunately in ruins. I think that someone should buy and convert the palace into a hotel. Right next to this palace, there is a second palace which is in an equally bad shape. And then a third palace which is actually being converted to a hotel. But the renovation is progressing in total distaste. There is a lot of fine detailing on the walls and pillars of the palace, all of which is being covered with uniform plain marble slabs. Further on, I find a Shiv temple. The priest of the temple is saying that someone gave a hundred rupees donation, obviously indicating that I should offer some money too. So I hurry away from the temple. This temple is in a big air conditioned hall. A little distance away is a library where I find a beautifully compiled index of books. I think I would just be able to browse in the library, so I am pleasantly surprised when the librarian tells me that I can get books issued as well. Just as I am thinking about books, Vaibhav calls up. She is working in Bhopal and asks me to come over. She tells me it takes two hours by bus to Bhopal. I am thinking that if it takes just two hours, I still have a lot of time before I board the bus.

... and then it was day break