It was a dusky and rainy day on Saturday…..the weather was cool and romantic……but we did not want it that ways this time ;) ……why ??? As we were planning to glide on Sunday…and were hoping that skies be clear and the weather be pleasant for an excellent glide!! And to our luck…….Sunday morning was a perfect one…..and we were too happy and excited about gliding J
Sachin’s friend, Prashant was also travelling from Mumbai, to join us in this adventure filled “ Joy Ride” along with us.
I was so much unaware about this Gliding Centre in Pune, until Atul told me, that he had actually started to learn this fascinating task. This is an undertaking of Civil Aviation Department, which have two seated glider planes and there are several people who come along and enjoy the pleasure of gliding. GCP is open to general public on Sundays and offers a “ Joy Ride” to those who wish to experience glider flying.
After having a nice and heavy breakfast , with Sachin’s Pohe and Trupti’ Tea, we headed towards Hadapsar, on the way we took Priti, my younger sister along with us J
The place is almost 30 mins from Swargate, we could easily locate the place, with help of Atul and the huge ground that was located adjoining to the main road . There were about 10 numbers waiting before us. We booked four slots and then headed toward the yards, where the Gliders were kept….and were getting “ chamko” for our rides ;) The rides usually start by 11, so meanwhile we preferred to start posing for the photos and discovering the place. After a one hour wait, finally the first glider was taken out….it was then carried to the middle of ground with the help of a jeep. We followed it on our bikes.
After reaching the place by 12 pm, the first ride finally started…..we went nearby and had a close look, inside the small plane J . After the belts were tied and the pilot gave a ready go on his mic, the glider moved so swiftly…that it was into the skies in few seconds. We all followed the trajectory along which this plane moved……and were eagerly waiting for our turn. After a five minute ride…it landed back on the grass ground….which was a special run way for these pilots J
We waited until the 10 people before us were finished, killing our time by having loads of snaps…having chikoos and cherries ( which eventually fall short when, Prashant was really hungry) and riding a bycyle of a local boy there ( Sachin and Priti were worried that those tyres could burst, as I was riding it…so mean of them !!!)We waited …waited and waited..untill our turn came almost at 1.30. Prashant was the first amongst four of us, to go for this “Joy Ride” . We took excellent snaps…and the full video shoot of the entire adventure filled task.
The only word we could have in our minds, was Amazing…..Amazingly…Amazing !!! It was a very wonderful experience for all of us. The ride was only a five minute…but for those few seconds you feel as though you are in heaven….with the wonderful view of the city below and you being the only one flying……truly mind blowing…..wish it could be for some more time!! This event is a very nice initiative by the Aviation department, for the common people to enjoy the joy of this beautiful ride !!
On the way back, we had a nice Chinese cuisine , with nice hot soups, deserts, noodles and lots of chicken…..a short and sweet outing..in the city and out of city too….enjoyed my one day weekend thoroughly!!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Konkan Trip
Last year, when Sachin and I came back from the Kerala trip, we decided to go on a similar one every year. Through out the year, there were so many things, that we could not plan for a very big one this time. As a change, we had been to Banaglore to meet friends and had a small one day trip to Karnala, and a very spiritual types Ashtavinayak Darshan tour. Finally as we are nearing towards year end, we thought to go on a short Konkan Trip. We decided to go to Diveagar, Harihareshwar and Srivardhan Beaches and Janjira and Raigad forts.
We started on a early Sunday morning, towards Diveagar. As it was a sunday morning, and just 2 days prior to Diwali, it was not much crowded, the roads were all clear.....we headed towards Chandani Chowk, and then via Pirangut ghat....we headed to Tamhini Ghat...on the way we stopped at a village for breakfast. The place was surounded by lake....which extended for almost half and hour.....the scene was beautiful and pleasant :)
We reached Diveagar by 11.30 we freshened up...and went for lunch..The place we stayed was a small hotel, near by to beach..it was a walking 5 mins distance from the beach.....the backyard was full of coconut tree plantations...and many more spices too..... We had a typical konkani style lunch....and decided to have some fish as well :) Surmai was yumm !! After having a heavy lunch...we could not think of anything but sleep....we slept for nice 2 hours.....then had some tea and went towards the beach.
The only word I could say to describe the beach was , "awesome" . It was a clean, beautiful completely deserted beach...with lush green trees and clear water. The beach is not a crowded one.....it was great to spend much time playing in the water and running through the waves...As it started getting dark.....we prefered to sit and watch the setting sun.....the sunset was too good...it seemed that everything near by was so calm and serene....We then started to prepare a house...so started digging the sand.....we could not prepare a very fancy one...so we just made a small Igloo kind of house :) and returned back to the hotel.
After having a warm shower, we went to the nearby " Suvarna Ganesh Temple" ....the idol was supposed to be found in the sea...which was locked in a big suit case.....it weighs almost 10 kg of gold. After coming back...had nice sea food in the dinner, with drinks and had a relaxing evening ...sitting in the open garden and enjoying the stars.....up !!
The following day, we went to Janjira fort, which is situated in the midst of sea....on a rock Island....the fort was constructed sometime in 11th century, and remains to be one of unconquered fort !! The remaining day we visited Harihareshwar and Srivardhan Beaches. Harihareshwar is supposed to be the " Swayam bhu Shankar Temple" also considered as the Dakshin kashi.
Third day we went to Raigad fort....we spent almost 3-4 hours on fort, understanding the history , it being the capital of all forts at that time. There was a MSTDC guide who accompanied us, and have us worthwhile information about Raigad and Shivaji Maharaj. We reached back to Pune at around 9 that night. The trip was a small one, but a very relaxing, must say Konkan is such a beautiful place, which will definetely rejunevate and relax you !! Looking forward to a next trip soon now !! :)
We started on a early Sunday morning, towards Diveagar. As it was a sunday morning, and just 2 days prior to Diwali, it was not much crowded, the roads were all clear.....we headed towards Chandani Chowk, and then via Pirangut ghat....we headed to Tamhini Ghat...on the way we stopped at a village for breakfast. The place was surounded by lake....which extended for almost half and hour.....the scene was beautiful and pleasant :)
We reached Diveagar by 11.30 we freshened up...and went for lunch..The place we stayed was a small hotel, near by to beach..it was a walking 5 mins distance from the beach.....the backyard was full of coconut tree plantations...and many more spices too..... We had a typical konkani style lunch....and decided to have some fish as well :) Surmai was yumm !! After having a heavy lunch...we could not think of anything but sleep....we slept for nice 2 hours.....then had some tea and went towards the beach.
The only word I could say to describe the beach was , "awesome" . It was a clean, beautiful completely deserted beach...with lush green trees and clear water. The beach is not a crowded one.....it was great to spend much time playing in the water and running through the waves...As it started getting dark.....we prefered to sit and watch the setting sun.....the sunset was too good...it seemed that everything near by was so calm and serene....We then started to prepare a house...so started digging the sand.....we could not prepare a very fancy one...so we just made a small Igloo kind of house :) and returned back to the hotel.
After having a warm shower, we went to the nearby " Suvarna Ganesh Temple" ....the idol was supposed to be found in the sea...which was locked in a big suit case.....it weighs almost 10 kg of gold. After coming back...had nice sea food in the dinner, with drinks and had a relaxing evening ...sitting in the open garden and enjoying the stars.....up !!
The following day, we went to Janjira fort, which is situated in the midst of sea....on a rock Island....the fort was constructed sometime in 11th century, and remains to be one of unconquered fort !! The remaining day we visited Harihareshwar and Srivardhan Beaches. Harihareshwar is supposed to be the " Swayam bhu Shankar Temple" also considered as the Dakshin kashi.
Third day we went to Raigad fort....we spent almost 3-4 hours on fort, understanding the history , it being the capital of all forts at that time. There was a MSTDC guide who accompanied us, and have us worthwhile information about Raigad and Shivaji Maharaj. We reached back to Pune at around 9 that night. The trip was a small one, but a very relaxing, must say Konkan is such a beautiful place, which will definetely rejunevate and relax you !! Looking forward to a next trip soon now !! :)
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Bangalore Trip
We had planned this trip since last one month, Marriage was only one of the reason to go Bangalore. We wanted to spend time meeting most of our friends there. Still I missed on most of them…will catch up with you guys next time I come J. Sachin and I had a wonderful time together, and we thoroughly enjoyed the trip.We started on a weekday that was Thursday J, happy as it was a weekday…and rest of the people were in office…and we were going out of town J
Wednesday night we were done with the packing and stuff, Sachin went out and got some nice snacks for the long train trip that we were going to have. We woke up early on Thursday morning….I had prepared tea and Poha…got freshened up and left home at 10, we quiet reached in time, for our train …….the train journey was beautiful…one as it was not crowded and second…as the path along with the train moved was amazing……the trail was completely through nice fields and fresh air breezed in so smoothly …. It literally seemed to be in some hill station. We had a early sleep that night…and reached Bangalore early morning by 6.45am. We preferred to take the Volvo bus to Pankaj place…where we had decided to stay.
After having a very typical south Indian breakfast, with onion uttapam and rava dosa….we started for the wedding. The wedding was ideally somewhere very near to Pankajs place….but we all the way travelled through the Bangalore traffic, took a terrific long cut to reach the marriage hall KK !! It was Purshottams marriage…my friend in Subex. We were in the wedding for more than a hour, and could see some of the marriage rituals in a typical Andhra style marriage……followed by the feast on the banana leaves J
After marriage, we planned to get back to Koramangala…to the place, which we belonged to so muchhhh…….I really really miss wondering on the streets of Koramangala…which used to be so much of fun. First we preferred to go to the flat where Sachin used to live, 111, Sony world..that’s what we refer to it always…we had a look…..from out…..and sachin seemed to miss those days a lot…and was happy recollecting all the memories back J same was my case, when I passed through the streets of 396 forum J, which was the placed I stayed for almost 3 years!!
Rekha works in Koramanagala….so we thought to meet her....and it was good to see her after a year…..it was a celebration ….as she gave us the good news of her getting married J
Back to Koramangala, and back to Forum, and back to Transit, where I spent so much of time…..we had a small chat for about an hour and left….then I took Sachin to the park…where I and Pankaj used to sit and chat for a long time……we relaxed there for a bit….and then I thought of buying the “Death by Choclate” , ice-cream from Corner house for Sachin, we thought to share it with Pank…so we got it parceled. On the way we took some fruits for Pank as he was fasting J
We were really tired by this time….we had travelled almost 50 kms….throughout the day…so we thought to go on Panks room and relax a bit…but guess what…??? Mr. Sachin lost the flat keys…..!! L L So went to the terrace and started to chat there….we could not resist our temptation to eat the ice-cream….and started gulping spoon by spoon…giving a false explanation to ourselves that the ice cream could melt until Pank would come back J !! In the evening after Pank came, along with Manoj we went to one fine Chinese restaurant ….and dabun khala !!! J
That day we had lot of gap shap with Pank….I slept…..(surprise for Sachin J) …and Sachin saw a Marathi movie, name “Hapus” with Pank !!
Following day, we met my Sasken friends, Srinivas, Bijaya and Nitesh, thanks all you guys for the French fries and coke…those are Sachin’s favourite !! Followed by them I had a small meet with Malini and Ramesh. I felt very bad that I had to call Ramesh from a very far distance…but could not spend much time with him L. I should really appreciate Sachin too, for his patience…he rode so much that day !! J . From Bagmane tech park we moved towards sarjapur road…to Sushils house, Sachins friend…..Swati, Suhsils wife, had made poha for evening snacks and accompanied with tea…we started reviving some talks of subex days…..as we were colleagues at some point of time. Sushil and Swati make a lovely pair…..and so do Prabhjot and Vaibhav….whom we visited next J Thanks Anup for the gifts !!
We stayed overnight at their place……and I am sure..Sachin loved the time…as those are his friends…with whom he spent maximum time when he was in Bangalore….!!
The other day morning, I had a plan to meet my Subex friends, but I could not meet all of them, as 2 were onsite L and one was out of town, but luckily I had the opportunity to meet Shiva J
After meeting Shiva, we left towards hosur road, to meet Sateesh Uncle…..it was nice and warm to be at his place…..a very cozy and small house…..which is filled with lot of love and gratitude J
Their 6 old girl, sonu was also at home, as it was a Sunday……we had lunch there….and started to move towards Panks room, to collect our luggage…!! On the way we met Manish and Giffty….bapre…pot phatla…kahun khaun…….these two sweetie pies forced us so much to eat…that we decided to skip the evening dinner J
Then started off to Majestic…..by 365 volvo….to catch the Udyan at 8.00…..Pank accompanied us….and on the way too we had nice talks……back to Pune…and Byes..to Bangalore…..it was a wonderful trip with all wonderful people in our lives JJ. It was such a relaxing trip though it was such a long one……Love u all a lot J !!
Wednesday night we were done with the packing and stuff, Sachin went out and got some nice snacks for the long train trip that we were going to have. We woke up early on Thursday morning….I had prepared tea and Poha…got freshened up and left home at 10, we quiet reached in time, for our train …….the train journey was beautiful…one as it was not crowded and second…as the path along with the train moved was amazing……the trail was completely through nice fields and fresh air breezed in so smoothly …. It literally seemed to be in some hill station. We had a early sleep that night…and reached Bangalore early morning by 6.45am. We preferred to take the Volvo bus to Pankaj place…where we had decided to stay.
After having a very typical south Indian breakfast, with onion uttapam and rava dosa….we started for the wedding. The wedding was ideally somewhere very near to Pankajs place….but we all the way travelled through the Bangalore traffic, took a terrific long cut to reach the marriage hall KK !! It was Purshottams marriage…my friend in Subex. We were in the wedding for more than a hour, and could see some of the marriage rituals in a typical Andhra style marriage……followed by the feast on the banana leaves J
After marriage, we planned to get back to Koramangala…to the place, which we belonged to so muchhhh…….I really really miss wondering on the streets of Koramangala…which used to be so much of fun. First we preferred to go to the flat where Sachin used to live, 111, Sony world..that’s what we refer to it always…we had a look…..from out…..and sachin seemed to miss those days a lot…and was happy recollecting all the memories back J same was my case, when I passed through the streets of 396 forum J, which was the placed I stayed for almost 3 years!!
Rekha works in Koramanagala….so we thought to meet her....and it was good to see her after a year…..it was a celebration ….as she gave us the good news of her getting married J
Back to Koramangala, and back to Forum, and back to Transit, where I spent so much of time…..we had a small chat for about an hour and left….then I took Sachin to the park…where I and Pankaj used to sit and chat for a long time……we relaxed there for a bit….and then I thought of buying the “Death by Choclate” , ice-cream from Corner house for Sachin, we thought to share it with Pank…so we got it parceled. On the way we took some fruits for Pank as he was fasting J
We were really tired by this time….we had travelled almost 50 kms….throughout the day…so we thought to go on Panks room and relax a bit…but guess what…??? Mr. Sachin lost the flat keys…..!! L L So went to the terrace and started to chat there….we could not resist our temptation to eat the ice-cream….and started gulping spoon by spoon…giving a false explanation to ourselves that the ice cream could melt until Pank would come back J !! In the evening after Pank came, along with Manoj we went to one fine Chinese restaurant ….and dabun khala !!! J
That day we had lot of gap shap with Pank….I slept…..(surprise for Sachin J) …and Sachin saw a Marathi movie, name “Hapus” with Pank !!
Following day, we met my Sasken friends, Srinivas, Bijaya and Nitesh, thanks all you guys for the French fries and coke…those are Sachin’s favourite !! Followed by them I had a small meet with Malini and Ramesh. I felt very bad that I had to call Ramesh from a very far distance…but could not spend much time with him L. I should really appreciate Sachin too, for his patience…he rode so much that day !! J . From Bagmane tech park we moved towards sarjapur road…to Sushils house, Sachins friend…..Swati, Suhsils wife, had made poha for evening snacks and accompanied with tea…we started reviving some talks of subex days…..as we were colleagues at some point of time. Sushil and Swati make a lovely pair…..and so do Prabhjot and Vaibhav….whom we visited next J Thanks Anup for the gifts !!
We stayed overnight at their place……and I am sure..Sachin loved the time…as those are his friends…with whom he spent maximum time when he was in Bangalore….!!
The other day morning, I had a plan to meet my Subex friends, but I could not meet all of them, as 2 were onsite L and one was out of town, but luckily I had the opportunity to meet Shiva J
After meeting Shiva, we left towards hosur road, to meet Sateesh Uncle…..it was nice and warm to be at his place…..a very cozy and small house…..which is filled with lot of love and gratitude J
Their 6 old girl, sonu was also at home, as it was a Sunday……we had lunch there….and started to move towards Panks room, to collect our luggage…!! On the way we met Manish and Giffty….bapre…pot phatla…kahun khaun…….these two sweetie pies forced us so much to eat…that we decided to skip the evening dinner J
Then started off to Majestic…..by 365 volvo….to catch the Udyan at 8.00…..Pank accompanied us….and on the way too we had nice talks……back to Pune…and Byes..to Bangalore…..it was a wonderful trip with all wonderful people in our lives JJ. It was such a relaxing trip though it was such a long one……Love u all a lot J !!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Wayanad Trip
Before leaving Bangalore...I at least once, wanted to be to Waynad...had heard a lot about the place.....and was really looking forward to go there.....My Motorola office colleagues planned for the same this weekend. We were six people.....Marliyn, Srinivas, Dechen, Yashwant, Pankaj and Me :)
Marilyn : Sweet girl , coordinator of all the accommodation and plan for travel....ready and enthu for all the activities.
Srinivas : Ready to help anyone for anything...and anywhere....(phisalta hain..bar bar)
Dechen : This girl slept maximum time....as soon as we used to enter the cab...she always managed to take a nap :)
Yash : Cool banda....apni hi dhun me mast !!
Pankaj : Challa jaata hoon kisi ki dhoon main....machalte dil ke tarane liye :)
Trupti : I had promised myself and everyone....that I would give up phone for one night and one day ;) ......and hurray I did it !!!!
Day1 : 5.00 am
We started early morning by 5 from Bangalore..had hired a cab....we managed to reach Mysore by 8. On the way we had nice breakfast.....at Mandya...a place few kms
from Mysore.....Marliyn had got 2 CD's written, but we had already finished with all the songs until we reached Mysore...so we got a new CD of A R Rehman..... :)
We started early morning by 5 from Bangalore..had hired a cab....we managed to reach Mysore by 8. On the way we had nice breakfast.....at Mandya...a place few kms
from Mysore.....Marliyn had got 2 CD's written, but we had already finished with all the songs until we reached Mysore...so we got a new CD of A R Rehman..... :)
Mysore
After crossing Mysore the stretch along which we drove was simply awesome...as the monsoon had just started.....it was lush green everywhere.....and did not feel like missing even a single view or sight. After entering into Bandipur forest...we could see ... tall bamboo trees towards both the sides...which made the view absolutely panoramic. To our luck....we could spot two huge elephants and one baby elephant on the way...It was very nice. We reached Sulthan Bathery at about 11 pm.....The home stay we had booked, had already arranged a guide for us. He came to meet us at Sulthan Bathery, around 11, and we started with sight seeing :) We decided to roam around the places throughout the day, and go to home stay directly at night.
After crossing Mysore the stretch along which we drove was simply awesome...as the monsoon had just started.....it was lush green everywhere.....and did not feel like missing even a single view or sight. After entering into Bandipur forest...we could see ... tall bamboo trees towards both the sides...which made the view absolutely panoramic. To our luck....we could spot two huge elephants and one baby elephant on the way...It was very nice. We reached Sulthan Bathery at about 11 pm.....The home stay we had booked, had already arranged a guide for us. He came to meet us at Sulthan Bathery, around 11, and we started with sight seeing :) We decided to roam around the places throughout the day, and go to home stay directly at night.
Edakkal Caves
These caves are located closer to Karnataka border, the carvings in these caves have been acknowledged as the work of the earliest human races. It was a good small trek for about an hour....which was really refreshing for all of us.....the breeze was cold and nice...while moving through the place we found several coffee n cardamom plants....Had nice ripe mangoes and amla....while coming back. After this we headed to have our lunch. In lunch we had fish biryani, and lots of chicken...must say the fish was really tasty..!! After lunch we went to some of the tea estates near by....had nice time der...and left for chemra Peak...which was about an hour from der....
Chemra Peak
Is the highest point in waynad....there were clouds moving through....the mist and fog....made it appear more and more beautiful..you can enjoy the green ghat enroute to Caliciut from here.
Pookot Lake ... a natural fresh water lake bound by forest and hills all over. The fresh water lake nested above wooded hills, is the only one of its kind in Kerala. It is one of Wayanad's top visitor draws.
Kanthapara Waterfalls
Relatively smaller than Sentinel Rock Falls, and rather less frequented Kanthanpara and its surroundings offered a very pleasant site.....this one was very far from the town.......It was only we six souls ....der....we walked across a small stretch of trees and jungle...which led us.....to this beautiful place...the water was fresh and refreshing......the place was covered with dense thick trees....from all sides of waterfall....as the the sun started to set...we could see the clouds....and could here the sounds made by birds....we spent maximum time here....and then left for home stay....
Entee Vedu...our home stay
An exclusive bamboo house with 2 bedrooms and an open sitting room ...tree houses....dining hall...the food , the view and stay was simply amazing...very well managed.....These cosy rooms were the perfect place for a tranquil stay!! Traditional Kerala cuisine was served for breakfast and dinner. . There is also a small kitchenette if you are in the mood for a holiday cooking..
After having bath...we went for dinner...chit chatted for some time..played carom and cards. We wanted to stay in some more time...but every one were too tired to stretch beyond 12....so all of us went to bed.
Next day early morning....we woke up had a nice cup of tea and headed towards....the fields and farms...it was a nice experience walking through the paddy...and supari trees...we walked more than 2-3 kms and came across a river....spent some time der...and headed back to home....we had nice breakfast and started for our first place for the day....
The Kuruva Island with 950 acres of evergreen forest lies on one of the tributaries of the River Kabini. This calm and peaceful island is home to a variety of birds, butterflies and orchids. We had a wonderful experience of boating though bamboo boats. After crossing the Kabini river....we found several small islands which we could cross by walking through the river. This was the most adventurous part of the trip. We kept crossing islands....hoping that we could reach the other stretch of river.....walk instead of boating back to reach the place. We just got lost to a point ... where we were with water all around...then we thought of walking back the same path and reached back...until which it had stared raining...so had nice bhajjis and tea :)
Started at about 3pm from the place...had lunch and then headed towards Bangalore.....the trip was excellent....and would like to go there several more times :) Had a rocking experience guys!!!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Coorg Trip
We had booked a tour package for some 1350 for coorg-medikere-nagarhole with 1 night accomodation. Tour was from saturday morning to Sunde night.
Trip main we all following ppl were there:
-- Deepali - Make up queen.....cautious about looks and figure
-- Sonal - wohh itna sabko chalne ke liye tayyar karti hain n she takes care of things like keeping water, food, snacks etc etc
-- Trupti - waise adha time she is on fone but thankfully very pumped up to go on any trip anywhere ....anytime..always
-- Hina - Jab we met ki geet ka doosra naam... she talks endlessly.. punjabi kudi from jalandhar.. soch lo kitna chik chik. mazze dilati hain.. uski baatein totally full of fun
-- Kanika.-. kitchen ki spelling bhi nahi aati hogi.. shruti ka perfect replacement hain.. born on 16th april... n kuch bhi khana bana na nahi aata.. use sab kuch tayyar karke de do.. fir woh apna italian etc etc banyegi...
Saturday
So Saturday morning we got up, got ready n had tea n took bus to reach badami house jahan se tour ki bus thi. wahan pohoche 7.15 am par toh pata chala tour bus nahi aayi hain..
khana peena chalu kar diya with loads of fotoz .... ek baar toh hum paanch apni khud fotoz le rahe the toh ek uncle aakar bolte hain ki u guys are struggling i ll take the foto..
fir kafi itnezaar ke baad bus aayi.. trip start ho gai ...
bus main ghuste hi everyone slept..10 am we reached a dhaba on mysore highway (revived old memories jab we mys se bus main aayi thi wen zo,vikas,mahaveer, n all saath the we had food over there)
wahan Kanika got tea for free.. for all of us.. that guy didnot ask for money.. fir wapas bus main.. n we started towards coorg...
raaste mai we started playing dumb c + antaskhri n all.. slept for some time as well.. reached coorg at 1.30pm
1st Place : Buddhist Monestry.. largest in India.. thats like a small town for Tibetan ppl..clicked fotoz stopped for 20 mins n back to bus.. it was damn hot that time
then headed to a restaurant.. that village was very small so had bakwass food.. there we came to know that there is no river rafting as the water level is not gud enough :(
we headed to next stop.
2nd Place : Kauvery river fishing & boating camp : here the only thing was boating & a hanging bridge over the river..
here we got very frustrated that nothing worth while is there in the tour
3rd Place abbey Falls: then we headed towrds abbey falls.. it was like u go up in the mountains n then go down again.. kind of from one hill to another.. ek side valley doosri side trees n hills.. was not enjoying cos of heat... the bus driver stopped around 2KM from the falls n asked us to walk down n come back by auto as buses not permitted to go beyond this.. it was evening around 5..30..
me n sonal started running from here.. it was fun.. it was steep curved roads & narrow ones... down the hill so we cud easily run.. we reached there near the abbey falls n clicked fotoz.. other ppl reached.. then foto session hua.. n some coconut water ...
while going down there were some steps once u enter the area of falls... while coming up we started shoutin jai mata di jor se bolo... pyaar se bolo n all.. all ppl got so shocked some of them started also shouting.. guess everyone had the enthu... then we got into a jeep.. jeep main bhi we were shouting the same hting...
4th place : Raja's seat: here we reached in another next hour.. by the time we reached it was dark n cold... wahan bhelpuri (churmur) milta hain.. so ate that ... then cold drinks.. wahan troy train thi chotu si... but we chuck it out.. then went to raja 's hill... there was a garden on the edge of the hill... and its like highest point of coorg-medikere.. it was dark so cudnt see anything.. but thandi tahndi hawa chal rahi thi and it was like on the edge of a hill... so we stayed there for sometime.. fir nearby ek musical fountain tha.. wahan gaye.. wahan 2 gaano par dance kiya.. some kannda song n its the time to disco.. beech beech mai fountain rotate hota tha n it use to sprinkle water on us..
then wapas bus jaate hue got into a march by ISKON temple ppl.. hare rama hae krishna kiya n back to bus..
5th place : old shiva temple of 1800.. darshan kiya n then went to hotel...
hotel was quite OK ... not tht gud..w ahan ajaake sabse pehle change kiya n got camera charged.. went out for dinner.. ek mast jagah par khana khaya.. was like a dhaba...
mast khana tha north indian..
then came back.. we had foto session for some time again :D n slept again
sunday
we were suppose to get up at 5.. the tourist incharge told that hot water comes at 5 in the monring.. we thot hum logo ke room mai koi bucket mai deke jaayega..
so we kept on waitin. pata chala baad mai it came in taps..
khair kuch kar ke we got ready went into teh bus by 6.30 (5.45 tak pohochna tha)
9am : Thala kauvery : here the kauvery river originates.. on a very high mountain.. a small temple n a pond is there.. nothing much.. the scenic view was nice but it was already very sunny so cudnt capture anything.. then there were some 300 steps up where u cud see the whole medikere... went up watt lag gai....
there were one aunty uncle who went up n came backa also wen we were only 1/4th way
fir upar gaye.. it was beautiful/... u cud see many windmills.. mountains covered with fog n all...
neeche aaye.. camera was running out of charge :(
10 am : went to a small restaurant for bkfast.. wahan camera 30 mins ke liye charge kiya...
11 am : sangama kauvery : here the kauvery river and a spring is there.. dono milte hain... wahan pani hain 1 foot jitna..
pani main thoda der masti ki.. fir tere was a small boundary..wahan chadd gaye.. socha khudte hue we will click fotoz but ek bhi foto nahi aayi...
pass main hi ek temple tha wahan gaye n back...yahan bus wale se daant padh gai.. we were late n everyone has come so :(
fir gaane saane. dumb c etc etc
1.30 PM : had lunch n refilled eating stuff.. chips etc etc... ye gonnikappal (town) main tha
3.30PM : nagarehole national park.. tourist incharge told ki nobody has seen even a single animal in last 15 yrs of his carreer still if u want to take safari u can.. some ppl booked for the same...
entry jahkaas hui.. tat tourist incharge uncle told this after restaurant only.. but jaise hi ismai ghuse he started shotuing tiger tiger... everyone was sleeping so sab uth gaye,.... n idhar udhar dekhne lage,.. then he told ki us board par hain... popat maara..
fir uske baad we saw many deers n all... wahan elephant par bhi safari hoti hain.. fir we got down there.. that jungle is some 32 kms.. and its a thick jungle.. safari n all take u only 7-8 kms hence u dont find any animals...
we 5 gals iwent into the jungle way clicked fotoz n came back.. wapas aake pata chala ki safari is booked till 6.. so cannot go.. toh wapas chal diye..
raaste main stopped for tea break.. fotoz wagarah click kiye n then antakshri n all gapp marna suru.. mysore highway par fir ruke n then raat ko ghar wapas at 11.30pm..
Trip main we all following ppl were there:
-- Deepali - Make up queen.....cautious about looks and figure
-- Sonal - wohh itna sabko chalne ke liye tayyar karti hain n she takes care of things like keeping water, food, snacks etc etc
-- Trupti - waise adha time she is on fone but thankfully very pumped up to go on any trip anywhere ....anytime..always
-- Hina - Jab we met ki geet ka doosra naam... she talks endlessly.. punjabi kudi from jalandhar.. soch lo kitna chik chik. mazze dilati hain.. uski baatein totally full of fun
-- Kanika.-. kitchen ki spelling bhi nahi aati hogi.. shruti ka perfect replacement hain.. born on 16th april... n kuch bhi khana bana na nahi aata.. use sab kuch tayyar karke de do.. fir woh apna italian etc etc banyegi...
Saturday
So Saturday morning we got up, got ready n had tea n took bus to reach badami house jahan se tour ki bus thi. wahan pohoche 7.15 am par toh pata chala tour bus nahi aayi hain..
khana peena chalu kar diya with loads of fotoz .... ek baar toh hum paanch apni khud fotoz le rahe the toh ek uncle aakar bolte hain ki u guys are struggling i ll take the foto..
fir kafi itnezaar ke baad bus aayi.. trip start ho gai ...
bus main ghuste hi everyone slept..10 am we reached a dhaba on mysore highway (revived old memories jab we mys se bus main aayi thi wen zo,vikas,mahaveer, n all saath the we had food over there)
wahan Kanika got tea for free.. for all of us.. that guy didnot ask for money.. fir wapas bus main.. n we started towards coorg...
raaste mai we started playing dumb c + antaskhri n all.. slept for some time as well.. reached coorg at 1.30pm
1st Place : Buddhist Monestry.. largest in India.. thats like a small town for Tibetan ppl..clicked fotoz stopped for 20 mins n back to bus.. it was damn hot that time
then headed to a restaurant.. that village was very small so had bakwass food.. there we came to know that there is no river rafting as the water level is not gud enough :(
we headed to next stop.
2nd Place : Kauvery river fishing & boating camp : here the only thing was boating & a hanging bridge over the river..
here we got very frustrated that nothing worth while is there in the tour
3rd Place abbey Falls: then we headed towrds abbey falls.. it was like u go up in the mountains n then go down again.. kind of from one hill to another.. ek side valley doosri side trees n hills.. was not enjoying cos of heat... the bus driver stopped around 2KM from the falls n asked us to walk down n come back by auto as buses not permitted to go beyond this.. it was evening around 5..30..
me n sonal started running from here.. it was fun.. it was steep curved roads & narrow ones... down the hill so we cud easily run.. we reached there near the abbey falls n clicked fotoz.. other ppl reached.. then foto session hua.. n some coconut water ...
while going down there were some steps once u enter the area of falls... while coming up we started shoutin jai mata di jor se bolo... pyaar se bolo n all.. all ppl got so shocked some of them started also shouting.. guess everyone had the enthu... then we got into a jeep.. jeep main bhi we were shouting the same hting...
4th place : Raja's seat: here we reached in another next hour.. by the time we reached it was dark n cold... wahan bhelpuri (churmur) milta hain.. so ate that ... then cold drinks.. wahan troy train thi chotu si... but we chuck it out.. then went to raja 's hill... there was a garden on the edge of the hill... and its like highest point of coorg-medikere.. it was dark so cudnt see anything.. but thandi tahndi hawa chal rahi thi and it was like on the edge of a hill... so we stayed there for sometime.. fir nearby ek musical fountain tha.. wahan gaye.. wahan 2 gaano par dance kiya.. some kannda song n its the time to disco.. beech beech mai fountain rotate hota tha n it use to sprinkle water on us..
then wapas bus jaate hue got into a march by ISKON temple ppl.. hare rama hae krishna kiya n back to bus..
5th place : old shiva temple of 1800.. darshan kiya n then went to hotel...
hotel was quite OK ... not tht gud..w ahan ajaake sabse pehle change kiya n got camera charged.. went out for dinner.. ek mast jagah par khana khaya.. was like a dhaba...
mast khana tha north indian..
then came back.. we had foto session for some time again :D n slept again
sunday
we were suppose to get up at 5.. the tourist incharge told that hot water comes at 5 in the monring.. we thot hum logo ke room mai koi bucket mai deke jaayega..
so we kept on waitin. pata chala baad mai it came in taps..
khair kuch kar ke we got ready went into teh bus by 6.30 (5.45 tak pohochna tha)
9am : Thala kauvery : here the kauvery river originates.. on a very high mountain.. a small temple n a pond is there.. nothing much.. the scenic view was nice but it was already very sunny so cudnt capture anything.. then there were some 300 steps up where u cud see the whole medikere... went up watt lag gai....
there were one aunty uncle who went up n came backa also wen we were only 1/4th way
fir upar gaye.. it was beautiful/... u cud see many windmills.. mountains covered with fog n all...
neeche aaye.. camera was running out of charge :(
10 am : went to a small restaurant for bkfast.. wahan camera 30 mins ke liye charge kiya...
11 am : sangama kauvery : here the kauvery river and a spring is there.. dono milte hain... wahan pani hain 1 foot jitna..
pani main thoda der masti ki.. fir tere was a small boundary..wahan chadd gaye.. socha khudte hue we will click fotoz but ek bhi foto nahi aayi...
pass main hi ek temple tha wahan gaye n back...yahan bus wale se daant padh gai.. we were late n everyone has come so :(
fir gaane saane. dumb c etc etc
1.30 PM : had lunch n refilled eating stuff.. chips etc etc... ye gonnikappal (town) main tha
3.30PM : nagarehole national park.. tourist incharge told ki nobody has seen even a single animal in last 15 yrs of his carreer still if u want to take safari u can.. some ppl booked for the same...
entry jahkaas hui.. tat tourist incharge uncle told this after restaurant only.. but jaise hi ismai ghuse he started shotuing tiger tiger... everyone was sleeping so sab uth gaye,.... n idhar udhar dekhne lage,.. then he told ki us board par hain... popat maara..
fir uske baad we saw many deers n all... wahan elephant par bhi safari hoti hain.. fir we got down there.. that jungle is some 32 kms.. and its a thick jungle.. safari n all take u only 7-8 kms hence u dont find any animals...
we 5 gals iwent into the jungle way clicked fotoz n came back.. wapas aake pata chala ki safari is booked till 6.. so cannot go.. toh wapas chal diye..
raaste main stopped for tea break.. fotoz wagarah click kiye n then antakshri n all gapp marna suru.. mysore highway par fir ruke n then raat ko ghar wapas at 11.30pm..
Monday, May 4, 2009
Changes!!
While leaving from Pune...and travelling back to Banaglore....numerous thoughts kept running through my mind....as they always did....As the bus moved...and we crossed several miles...... my mind kept wandering...how fast does our thoughts cross our mind? At an instant we think and focus on one thing.....at another fraction of second..it wanders about something else!!
Change probably..the only one thing which is constant. Inspite of so many new things coming into our life, we get so held back by all the older ones. It just seems too difficult to come out from the nutshell, we had adjusted ourselves, from a long time. But does it mean...when new things and people come in our life, we should forget the older ones?? Or does thier importance get reduced? We know its not so...but its important and necessary to make them realize this.
As time passes, may be priority and preferences change, but should it be applied in case of people too....our friends, our relatives our dear ones...? It just seems, getting a bit selfish then, just centering around our own world...and thinking about our own needs only!!
Change probably..the only one thing which is constant. Inspite of so many new things coming into our life, we get so held back by all the older ones. It just seems too difficult to come out from the nutshell, we had adjusted ourselves, from a long time. But does it mean...when new things and people come in our life, we should forget the older ones?? Or does thier importance get reduced? We know its not so...but its important and necessary to make them realize this.
As time passes, may be priority and preferences change, but should it be applied in case of people too....our friends, our relatives our dear ones...? It just seems, getting a bit selfish then, just centering around our own world...and thinking about our own needs only!!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Holi Hai !!!!!
It was supposed to be a Wednesday, and a holiday for me , on ocassion of Holi....this break was a nice one in the middle of the week.....giving a nice feeling...that two days of week have already passed and only two days yet to pass for the weekend.....a very neutral day....it seems like...on which I always want to take a leave..or expect for a holiday :)
The sad part this time, was, it was only the 'I' lonely soul who had this off...so holi was a bit boring :( All my roomies had office and they..only came in at 9.30 pm..untill then, the day was really boring!!!
I had already taken a head bath..and was nicely relaxing...cosily..in my bed....listening to all the wonderful tracks, I could. To my surprise....when my roomies came..they had these handful of colors with them....Immediately..the process of coloring each other stared as they came in....Red and Yellow..these were the only two colors..Hina had managed to get.....but it was really nice of her......I did not miss , being at home and playing like I always do.... It was quiet late until, we could go out and play...so we just started splashing water and colors..in the back utility that we had...a small place though...but we had lots of fun.... :))
After the process of getting drenched...the most irritating thing is to clean the mess created and getting ....washed.....we did with all that (actually my roomies did it :) ) Kanika was kind enough to prepare a nice cup of hot tea for all of us...and Sonal managed the magggiii :) It was a nice and wonderful experience...Happy Holi !!!!
The sad part this time, was, it was only the 'I' lonely soul who had this off...so holi was a bit boring :( All my roomies had office and they..only came in at 9.30 pm..untill then, the day was really boring!!!
I had already taken a head bath..and was nicely relaxing...cosily..in my bed....listening to all the wonderful tracks, I could. To my surprise....when my roomies came..they had these handful of colors with them....Immediately..the process of coloring each other stared as they came in....Red and Yellow..these were the only two colors..Hina had managed to get.....but it was really nice of her......I did not miss , being at home and playing like I always do.... It was quiet late until, we could go out and play...so we just started splashing water and colors..in the back utility that we had...a small place though...but we had lots of fun.... :))
After the process of getting drenched...the most irritating thing is to clean the mess created and getting ....washed.....we did with all that (actually my roomies did it :) ) Kanika was kind enough to prepare a nice cup of hot tea for all of us...and Sonal managed the magggiii :) It was a nice and wonderful experience...Happy Holi !!!!
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