Things to do in Vadodara (Baroda)
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Laxmi Vilas Palace
Laxmi Vilas Palace was built in full-throttle 19th-century Indo-Saracenic flourish for Rs6 million. After purchasing your ticket at the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum head north along Nehru Rd to the second gate (after the entrance to the golf course and before the grand main entrance to the palace). At the palace, pick up an audio guide (included in the admission) and have a leisurely sticky beak at the elaborate interiors of the palace. The Naulakhi Well, a fine step well, is 50m north of the palace.
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Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery
Within the shady park - Sayaji Bagh, is the Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, which houses Asian statues and carvings, some rather mangy zoology exhibits and an Egyptian room. The gallery has lovely Mughal miniatures and a motley crew of European masters.
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Tambekar Wada
This wooden multi-storeyed townhouse is a typical Maratha mansion, once the residence of Bhau Tambekar, Diwan of Baroda (1849–54). Inside are some beautiful but decaying 19th-century murals, many featuring Krishna and European subjects.
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Mandap
One the best thalis in town, served in a splendidly decorated room with a desert-tent interior.
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Rajputana
Specialising in Punjabi and Chinese vegetarian, with a few pizzas thrown in, this intimate restaurant is partitioned by feature walls of hanging chains and bells, and window tables have a view over the busy Sadar Patel Chowk.
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Tropical Woodlands
This place, tucked into one of those shopping malls bristling with signs, serves delicious North and South Indian and Chinese food behind big plate-glass windows for views of the busy road.
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Kansaar
A classy thali joint on the 2nd floor, with impeccable service and delicious food; the thali is bottomless and you can eat inside or out on the terrace to enjoy the street view.
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Kalyan
Kalyan is a breezy student hang-out serving healthy portions of south Indian food and less healthy attempts at Western fast food (though all dishes are vegetarian).
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Baroda Prints
A shop selling hand-printed textiles. In the Salatwada store you can see the printers at work in the back room.
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Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum
Tickets to Laxmi Vilas Palaceare available from this underwhelming Museum.
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Cafe Coffee Day
As well as espresso coffee, this cool refuge serves fresh cakes, snacks and cool concoctions.
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Crossword
A good bookstore, with CD's, DVD's and a revitalising Coffee Brio cafe.
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