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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Day 3 :</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We started our journey early in the morning. The route to Pangong was tedious but beautiful (needless to <span id="goog_962772587"></span><span id="goog_962772588"></span>say, every part of Ladakh is beautiful..)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We had already
been to Pangong lake last year (a filmy connect : last scene of 3
Idiots was shot here and this place surely has much more than what we saw on
screen) but this is such a serene place that we could not resist being there
once again. And we were so right in coming back. Luckily!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Yes! Luckily. It
was unplanned but like I mentioned last year also that this place makes plans
for you and you just seem to follow them. When we reached Pangong, we witnessed
something extremely divine, spiritual, magical. It turned out to be a full moon
night. I, being a Reiki practitioner, am aware of the value of full moon
powers, but being there in front of this vast lake (135 km long), witnessing
this sheer magic of nature under that clear sky found myself spellbound. I felt
myself blessed to be there. It is a feeling that can not be expressed, only
felt. And all this was totally unplanned by us, may be planned somewhere else.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Night at Pangong- Pic clicked by Mohit</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We got something
to eat in the evening and clicked some pictures but it was our night stay that
I can never forget. It was left unclicked, but still it will remain with me,
forever. After taking dinner, we spent time near lake in the night.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">It was
pretty cold there but we took our blankets (provided by guest house at Pangong)
and went by the lake side. It was getting colder and we were shivering like
anything but we wanted to spend some more time there. But considering that we
had to travel a lot, we returned back to our rooms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We were tired
like hell but no one was ready to sleep. After a great round of Dumb Charades
(Of course! my team won ;-) ), we forced ourselves to sleep. What a waste
of such wonderful atmosphere. It was a wonderland for meditation, the perfect
enviro.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Next morning, we
woke up early. I was in such an awe of last night's experience that I did not
want to miss the sunrise and again it was worth getting up early. The pictures
may speak better:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After breakfast,
it was time to say good bye to Pangong and its magical effect. We reached Leh
by 2:30 p.m. After some tea and snacks, we went to local market, purchased a
few things and enjoyed every bit of our time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We were returning
to Reeyork House for dinner and suddenly we heard some music.. Saiyoneee... It
was the music coming from nearby roof top restaurant Il Firno. We all looked at
each other and everybody had already wished and agreed to dine there.Along with
free wifi, nice live music we got good food and as a pleasant surprise, we
found actor Rajkumar Yadav (Queen, Kaipoche fame) dining just next to us. We
didnot get a photo clicked with him but this was the strongest filmy connect of
my travels. We left the place by 10:30 and were thrilled to see Tso Mo Riri
next day.</span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tso Moriri,
Day-4:</span></b></u></h2>
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We had a cab
booked for taking us to this magical place. Though, the place seems less
beautiful than Pangong, it has a different magic. Our cabby Norba Ji told us that this lake freezes in one go in winters and also melts in one go. Thats the kind of purity it has! Amazing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">NOrba ji had an anecdote on the tip of his tongue for every moment. For Tso Moriri, he told that A Yakni (female Yak, called Riri in Ladakhi) thought that the lake is still frozen whereas it had melted in one go a few moments ago. Riri had no idea of this and it fell in lake (called Tso in ladakhi). From that day, people named it Tso Mo Riri (Yakni's lake). Sad one..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We reached there
via Chumathang (we found hot water springs there and these lovely kids as well </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">!!!) </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The floods and landslides
last month had shattered most of the routes and this was one of them. Even the
brave efforts of BRO and army could not restore the road fully. Most of the
road was in bad shape. We would have stuck hard time had we opted for biking
through this route (As per locals at Leh, the road is beautiful drive. It used
to be, but not now)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: small;">Bad roads, but BRO never stops working</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> After a lunch
break at Chumathang, we moved ahead and reached there by 5:00 p.m. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The beautiful way to Tsomoriri was increasing our anxiety. If path was so beautiful, destination had to be awsome. And it was... We lose words for the beauty of this place. Clear skies, fresh air, deep blue water... All colors of nature are so vibrant. For city folks its like a dream and we lived this dream.. again..</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Way to Tso Moriri</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Roadmates - On way to Tso Moriri</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tsomoriri is around 60 kms from there. After getting
into a nice hotel (Rs. 2600 per room with dinner and breakfast), we went to
Tsomoriri. Let this beautiful lake talk for itself.. You may think I had a great DSLR to click these shots. But no.. I just had my Microsoft phone and a passion for capturing beautiful moments and nature was ready to be my muse.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tso Moriri - View of lake from our Hotel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Splendid..</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: small;">Colors were never so... so...Picture perfect</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: small;">Timeless</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Even in
September, it was pretty cold out there and the fear of catching cold brought
us back to the hotel. With friends, the time flew by. We played nearly whole
night. Next morning, we wouldn't be there and we made the most of our time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After breakfast
in the morning, we left at 8 in the morning. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The return
journey felt <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6nqHcoHA1Lrgqishkpx0ZEZ-SyeOD7YKADYnJ2dtV8CdQSspAFXpPj4cc7om3V4ExaGL83QoqdUS-R3yXghcAioStR8-7nbZJ3z-hlU1lg7VwnU3pQWnUi-seNbGXkDiBGBQtf-6aWAg/s1600/me+n+ashu.jpg" imageanchor="1"></a>easier and we reached Leh at 2:30p.m. This was our last day and
the thought of ending this vacation saddened us. But we had already decided to
enjoy as much as possible.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Way to Gompa</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Downhill from Gompa to Palace</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After evening
tea, we went to see Leh palace (I missed it last time, this time I made up for
that). The palace nowhere feels similar to forts and palaces I have seen and
heard of. It was quite a simple yet elegant piece of architecture. Only our
journey to Gompa and from Gompa to palace was not elegant. (I almost broke my
leg while coming down hill)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Leh palace- The history</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We paid Rs. 30
for Gompa and Rs. 5 for Leh palace. Foreign nationals have to pay higher (100
bucks for Leh palace).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: small;">Dinner at Neha Snacks</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I thoroughly
enjoyed my visit though, some may find it boring. (My friends felt so!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After this tiring
visit, we came back to Reeyork, had some lemon tea and then paid our last visit
to Leh market. We had our last dinner at Neha Snacks, a nice place to dine. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">It is by far my favourite market among the places I have
visited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I once again fell
in love with this beautiful land. And I feel special being born in country with
such diverse culture, lands, people, cuisines and what not! I just love being a
traveler here. Thank you Ladakh....</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: small;"> Our last evening @ Reeyork House, Leh</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Once again I
ended up visiting the land of souls... Ladakh.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Many people ask
me why I revisit the same place again. I have no explanation except that I go
to the place I feel drawn towards. Its not some kind of calculation to cover
maximum number of places. It's just that I sometimes love to relive the best
moments from the past. Like watching my favorite movie again or reading a
great book twice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">March 23- A
friend of mine told me about the scheme of economical tickets by Go Air. I
checked at cleartrip and got dirt cheap return tickets to Leh (from Delhi) at Rs. 4507. I
couldn't stop myself from planning my September vacation in March. Quite early
but totally worth it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Lat year was
tough journey. But this time we kept it easy. We reached Leh on 26 August by
air. Its a 1 hour journey from Delhi
to Leh by flight. We had per-booked bike for 7 days but due to health issue of
a group member, dropped the plan of riding. Instead we kept bike for 2 days (
For Nubra visit) and then returned them for a 50% return.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Then we got a cab
booked for the rest of the days. It made our trip easy but the thrill and fun
of moving on bike was missing. However, I must say that the routes to Pangong
and Tso MoRiri are pretty bad. So, anyone not ready for a really tough journey
should avoid biking even if you are pillion rider.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">That was the gist
of our journey. Now allow me take you to the enchanting tour of Ladakh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Day 1:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This day actually
started on 25 August, though 25 was not the date of journey theoretically, but
practically it was. On 25th, we started getting prepared for altitude sickness,
that we could face once we reach Leh. In the Morning and evening, we took half
diamox. We packed everything that we took on our last trip. We had a flight at
5 in the morning which required us to reach at airport at 4a.m. We had to get
up at 3 a.m. But the excitement kept us awake till midnight. We hardly got a
sleep for 2 hrs. Bad start. We reached Leh at 6 and everybody in the group was hit
by headache. It was hard to understand whether this was due to AMS (Acute
Mountain Sickness) or due to our hectic journey.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: x-small;">Reeyork
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apple and Apricot trees </span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We had
booked our rooms at Reeyork House, Leh. Its a nice guest house, not very
luxurious but pretty good for 900 bucks. We got delicious organic veggies grown and cooked in house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Staff at Reeyork
House brought nice lemon tea at our arrival. we had some Pooris and Aalu Bhaji
for breakfast and then we slept through the morning. It helped in
acclimatization also. We had our lunch at Dreamland Restaurant and then we
returned to the guest house. The way from Reeyork House to Leh market is
through a narrow lane which is full of local bakeries. We had really good
breads from there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We kept our first
day for rest mostly and had evening tea and dinner at guest house itself. Only
we went for taking bikes for next day's journey to Nubra Valley.
We took two Royal Enfield Classic (Petrol capacity: 12 litres.) and one
Thunderbird (Petrol capacity: 16 litres.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Day 2:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We were scheduled
to start early in the morning but after having fresh breads, donuts and coffee
for breakfast at nearby German Bakery, we actually left at 8:30 am. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> As there is
no Petrol pump in the route or in Nubra
Valley, we carried around
12 litres of petrol for 3 bikes. We went only to Nubra and returned. If you
plan to visit nearby villages, then you must carry more petrol.(Check the
distances via google and plan accordingly).</span>We went through a
fine stretch of 24 kms till Southpullu and then the road was nowhere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> Next 15
kms upto Khardung la were quite tough. As it was our first day, we were not
accustomed to the bikes and environment, it took us nearly 4 hours to reach
Khardung La top. But reaching there filled us with a sense of achievement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Then someone
reminded us of our remaining journey and we moved ahead and only to face worst
roads. Actually, the GoI or BRO have nothing to do with the road conditions.
They, in fact, work day and night to maintain these roads but the high
altitude, melting snow and frequent landslides make it impossible to maintain
proper roads near passes. But once we crossed around 15 km on both sides of the
passes, roads became much better. After Khardung La top, around 12 km stretch
caused us pain. But as soon as we approached Northpullu, we were on nice roads.
After that we covered distances quickly. From there we had to cover around 75
km.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The roads were great and we took a halt at Khalsar for lunch. Khalsar is a
villlage from where Nubra valley region starts. Also. a no smoking zone starts
there but tourists still do not follow any rules and can be seen smoking there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This village got
completely destroyed in rains during July 2015. Only one or two hotels were
open.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After lunch at
around 4 in the evening, we did not take any halt and reached Hunder at around
6 in the evening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We got rooms at
Sand dunes view resort at 600 bucks per room. It was a decent guest house but
was quite far from sand dunes or camel ride site.<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Earlier people at Hunder used
to have camels in their houses but now they leave camels in the forest area at
night and bring them back in morning for camel ride.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening at Nubra Valley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Night at Nubra Valley</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">It was the loveliest morning I had woken up to... You don't agree? See for your self in the images taken by Ankush..</span></span> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: x-small;">Hunder</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise@ Nubra Valley</td></tr>
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we went for camel ride. The beauty of this place engulfed our minds and we were
so lost in it that we lost count of time. We had to leave at 8:00. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">But were
enjoying it so much that we waited happily for the camel ride which had to
start at 9:00. But it actually started at around 9:30. It costed us INR 200 for
a 15 minute ride. Although I went for the ride but I felt bad for the way
camels were treated by locals. But in this extreme corner of the country,
people do whatever they have to do for their survival. This was negligible as
compared to the tough life in the cold desert of Ladakh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Difficult to
reach distances, tough climatic conditions, proximity to Indo-China border,
scarcity of modern resources like electricity, communication, transport, petrol
etc. make life quite tough here. The only relief comes from army set ups at
every few kilometers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After having
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reached Leh at 5 in the evening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Usually we are disturbed by lack of cleanliness and sanitation at tourist places but in Ladakh, we usually find clean areas. But tourists now a days are increasing filth at such delicate ecosystems. People can be seen dropping polybags, bottles etc. When we love to visit clean places, we should consider it our responsibility to maintain the sanctity of the place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Most </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">of us had previously been to Ladakh on
motorbikes. But one member in our group was new and she succumbed to the
conditions and we changed our plan from bikes to Cab. In the evening, we
returned our bikes and got 50% refund (And lost 50% :-((( ). We booked our
cab with Mr. Norba, an ex serviceman. We got a decent deal at 15000 INR for Leh
to Pangong and Tso MoRiRi. Mr. Norba was a delight to have on our tour. He
shared so many stories that we could never be aware of had we continued with
bikes. (Everything happens for a reason, I guess :-) ). We stayed back at
Reeyork for the night and dined at Leh market. Leh market can offer great
things to buy. I was really confused as I literally wanted to buy everything.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We found one
organic store in the main market area and the moisturizers they sale seem to be
the only saviours from dry air of Ladakh. The air is so dry that even after
applying moisturizers and lip balms after every hour, skin became dry and lips
chapped. But that seems to be a small price for being at such a wonderful place..</span><br />
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Akriti's Travel Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464654454611310348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752200813431589336.post-46524161662605657112015-10-15T05:03:00.001-07:002015-10-15T05:03:37.521-07:00Goa.. Once Again.. In the Rain..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Last time I
visited Goa, I promised myself to return. And
I kept my promise.I had to keep it...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After a long year
without any vacations, we were dying to travel. With rains all over the
mountains, we had few options to consider. We were confused about my vacation
and with a sudden impulse, it was decided to go to Goa.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Everybody
discouraged us as it was raining cats and dogs in Goa.
Beaches would be closed and no one can imagine Goa
minus beaches. But I was adamant. And I have no regrets.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I am not much of
a water baby. So, even if beaches are open, I don't swim. So, that was not to
be regretted (However, beaches were very much open, with some restrictions).
Though, I regret one thing.. Not taking pictures on this trip. We hardly
indulged ourselves in photography. Only a few pics with our Sony Experia. So
this post is going to disappoint those who loved our pics earlier. But trust
me, it is much more enjoyable to have a vacation, without having to worry about
pics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Day 1, Delhi to Goa:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We left for Goa on 27 July, Saturday. Reached there by evening. We
were getting Taxis at airport but seeing their fare, we decided to board local
bus. We had a great experience with buses in Goa
on our last trip, so we were happy saving a few bucks. As we came out of the
airport, it started drizzling but was okay. Soon, a taxi driver spotted us. He
came to drop a passenger and was looking for someone needing a ride.
Fortunately, he was going towards Palolem. We bargained for Rs. 300 (as against
Rs.900). Monsoon has its own advantages in Goa.
You just need to check for them. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We had booked the
same hotel as our last visit- Angels Resort. Its a nice place to stay. Great in
fact. We tried to get an Avenger but ended up getting a Deo for 300/day.
Neither Aashish nor I liked it but we had no other option.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I was excited
about going to Saturday night market at Arpora but to my disappointment, it was
closed due to monsoon. We anyhow searched for another market at Mhapusa. It is
not like a flea market but you can get things at really low prices. We got a
dozen small Goan bananas for Rs. 10. :-)... Carry bags could be purchased at
Rs. 100, the same bags were being sold at Rs. 350 near beaches.We were roaming
around the market and suddenly it started to rain. We waited for some time and
as soon as rain stopped, we left for our resort.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">But it started to
rain again and by the time we reached, we were completely drenched. As we
entered the hotel, the guard asked how we didn't get an Avenger and promised to
arrange one next day. We were finally going to have a nice ride. We thanked him
and went to sleep. That ended our day 1 at Goa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Day 2, Sunny Day:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Daily I get up at
6 in the morning. But here, I was in having the luxury of getting up late and I
was in no hurry. We had our breakfast at the Hotel and then we moved out to
rent a bike. The guard arranged it at Rs. 350/day. We had already visited Goa and were not crazy to visit typical tourist spots.
However, I do miss visiting Chapora fort.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We simply went
out riding in a blissful climate. Sometimes it rains cats and dogs in Goa keeping you indoors and sometimes its just a drizzle
to cool down the heat. It was mostly cloudy and we enjoyed biking and eating
vada pavs and drinking Nariyal Pani.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">As any vacation
is incomplete without shopping, I dragged Aashish to go shopping with me.
Though uninterested, he agreed and even pretended to enjoy.;-)))</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">With lots of
bargain and some nice things, we returned back to our hotel at 10.29. I can
exactly recall the time as Hotel Navtara closes at 10:30 and they refused to
get us in ;-(((((.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The restaurant in
the hotel takes orders till 11:30p.m.. That's where we saved ourselves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">A delicious
dinner marked the end of our second day. OMG! only two days to go. I have to
enjoy as much as I can and relax as much as possible. That's like having your
cake and eat it too. ;-p</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Neways, I was
enjoying every bit of my stay and wished to live like that forever. In my mind,
I also planned my retirement in Goa. That's the magic of this place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Day 3 : </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This time we
didn't plan to visit any places in particular, so we were short of ideas. We
spent the morning roaming inside our resort. It is a great place to hang aroud
with all kinds of trees and fruits and beautiful private villas. After
breakfast, we left for Charao Island.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Its a quiet
little island in Mandovi river. We went to Panjim and then Old Goa. From there
we took a ferry to the island. For shoppers, its a gloomy place. But a paradise
for nature lovers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">You can find a
beautiful lake there.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">A nice boating
trip didn't do us any harm. A nice place to come if you have visited most of
the tourist attractions. You can also visit Salim Ali bird sanctuary. But for
that you have to reach early morning and best time is in winters as during
Monsoon, mosquitoes in the sanctuaries can be a bit dangerous.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We returned by
the evening and after some rest, we pulled ourselves and went to Baga beach in
the night.The atmosphere there was unlike regular gloomy monsoon type.
People were partying. Althogh crowd was much less as compared to December.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Day 4:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Our last day at
Goa. we had a flight back to Delhi the next day. Even the thought of this
depressed us and so we decided to make full use of this day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We roamed around
the streets, shopped for everybody at home. went to Panjim, Calangute, Baga,
Anjuna, Candolim and exhausted ourselves by the evening.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Although, the
monsoon season has lesser tourists, it still can be a great season to sea
Green, clean, tranquil Goa. Even simply biking around in pollution free air is
fun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After a hectic
day, we went for a Abhyangam and Shirodhara at nearby ANHC (Ayurvedic Natural
Health Centre). Due to off season, we got heavy discount. Great deal wrapping
our vacation!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">It was our last
day and I thought about a friend suggesting about drinking in Goa. Both me and
Aashish had never tried alcohol before and we proudly boasted of being
teetotalers. A bottle of cranberry breezer broke our abstention from
alcohol.;-p</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Although, very
mild (only 4% alcohol), it is an alcoholic drink. I still do not appreciate
drinking. But then a breezer won't rot your lever;-)).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Day5:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">How I hate my
holidays to end. But they have to end. And so, we left for Delhi with
more memories and less photographs..</span><br />
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Akriti's Travel Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464654454611310348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752200813431589336.post-61561175196355198502015-02-25T03:54:00.000-08:002015-02-25T03:54:36.034-08:00Good bye Leh.. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Today, we are leaving for Delhi. Till yesterday, we
weren't sure about the route we were going to take for our return. After long
hours of discussion, weighing all the pros and cons, we decided to take Leh
-Kargil -Srinagar- Delhi route. Reasons being:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">1. We would be able to visit some
new places.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">2. The idea of seeing Kashmir thrilled us.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">3. The route is much better as
compared to Leh-Manali highway, Zojilla pass being the only trouble.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">A bit long as compared to other
one but this made our tour the most memorable and complete in every sense. We
traveled across the most beautiful roads possible.</span><br />
<br />
<u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Here's our first day on road
back to Delhi:</span></u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We were feeling a pang of sadness
while leaving Leh. And it's very natural. We thought Leh is over. But no. We
were yet to see some more of Ladakh. From Leh to Kargil, we can enjoy the
route. We left at around 6:30 in the morning and fueled our bikes before
leaving the town.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQRgLeu-WkuTpWiMvm4u8TRh6CirIEbPzpZuQkluC2MZV5plh0_hz74o4OA51eSUE4YhRwSiafuzkhVVIGmu9XDixpLD2aTmfzbrt9rOFN0lsdoSe8HsNzD5sxOzyvI0yQOTyxASRQj_d/s1600/Picture+1597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQRgLeu-WkuTpWiMvm4u8TRh6CirIEbPzpZuQkluC2MZV5plh0_hz74o4OA51eSUE4YhRwSiafuzkhVVIGmu9XDixpLD2aTmfzbrt9rOFN0lsdoSe8HsNzD5sxOzyvI0yQOTyxASRQj_d/s1600/Picture+1597.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Just after around half an hour, we saw sign board reading "Magnetic Hill". It is a place where vehicles drive against gravity. </span><br />
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unsuccessfully with bikes only to find out that only the balanced
vehicles like cars, if left free, move toward the slope as if a reverse
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We had a target to reach Kargil today and we were wasting so much time!!! So we just rushed towards Kargil. </span><br />
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but it proved us wrong.There were times when we just lost hope of survival. However, we crossed it safely. Then the road was smooth and it took us around half an hour to reach Sonmarg. We all needed a good night's sleep. Good Night Sonmarg. The morning will bring a brighter side of you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Today we had to
leave for Khardungla
Pass, world's highest
motorable pass. But somehow the circumstances forced us to stay. But I have no
regrets. The day at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Leh was so good that I have no qualms
about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We got up a bit
late as compared to our daily routine since past 7 days. We had no target to
chase!!! Waking up to a lazy day had become a luxury and we were going to
enjoy it. We all got up ready by 11 a.m., prepared some Poha for breakfast in
Ravi Bhaiya's kitchen and enjoyed a dubbed Tamil movie. After 7 days, we got
time to see the pictures we had taken throughout our journey. While Ravi Bhaiya
was in school, we captured his Laptop and transferred and received all the
photographs. After so much of hardwork, ;-)), we started feeling hungry.
Also, the guys needed to get their bikes to mechanics for some repair so that
we can head back to home... ;-)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">So, we went to
a fine Kashmiri restaurant in the main market. The food was delicious.. Then
Mohit, Aashish and Ankush went for bike repair and me n Viky went for a
shopping spree... Most of the things that we got in Leh can be purchased in Delhi also (but I got to
know that later!!!!) but the joy of shopping there is something you should not
miss. I spent every single penny I had. I may never come back again and it
should not be a regret. I got something for everybody back at home. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">You can find nice
T-shirts all over the market. I was searching for some T-shirts and I found
every shopkeeper had similar ones. Boring!!! Then I saw a slim street going
into a small market. That was not actually a street, just 3-4 shops inside.
But, I discovered a wonderful shop there. The old man was selling for a bit
high price but it was just worth. Moreover, he had a filmy connection to it!
(Remember? I love filmy connections!). He told a story that how he sold T-shirts to
Amir Khan during the shoot of 3 idiots. And how Amir bargained ( Still purchased
in 5 times the normal selling price...). Now that may be an actual anecdote or
just a story but I loved it. And got 4 T-shirts. I have 1 with me, rest all
have been looted by friends and brothers.</span><br />
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extremely tired ( I am not tired! There is no Oxygen ;-)). The boys also
returned from bike servicing. Its time we headed back to the school.</span><br />
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we arranged a cricket match with the teachers of KV and what a match it was! At
a place where even simple jobs like walking and speaking can exhaust you, we
were having a Cricket match!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">That's how we
ended our last day at Leh, completely enjoying. Sometimes the joy of not doing
anything dwarfs the success of touching down to all major tourist attractions.
It lets you enjoy the feel of the place. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Day 2 at Leh-</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After sleeping
for a night in Leh, we got comfortably acclimatized to the altitude. However,
not much of work could be done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We planned to go
to the famous Pangong lake by bikes. But Mohit’s health and my fears did not
allow us to get on the bikes. So, Ravi Bhaiya (Mohit’s brother) booked a cab for us.
We left early in the morning at around 6 a.m. as we planned to return by evening.
But I would really love to stay for a night there. I can only imagine how it would
be to look at the star studded deep blue sky with a tranquil lake besides
surrounded by looming mountains. Even the thought of this gives me goose bumps.
Never mind, it has been added to my wish list. Next time!!! Oh yes! I am coming here again. Some time in my life! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">As we left early,
we did not face much of traffic. It can be very difficult to drive with huge
traffic on bad road to Pangong. So it is always advisable to leave early. We
were stopped by a herd of holy cows of Ladakh- Yalks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We stopped
at a tea stall for Maggi and tea. The stall owner added some local herb in it
and it was the yummiest Maggi I have ever had. She had a beautiful and shy
daughter who posed beautifully for us. Here are some pics-</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDyfeyIp0x8kIWuRCjqNfPlgCnhhfyscE99PMLJnawkdCY6XmAOGzz2aDhdxcru6ZHdE98bTKtvpGesRLIbKjpg050lleHW4uHd9kYvhIYlcNU4MRXt5Tt-f8hVOLnk6RQBFNNgoU8s0l/s1600/IMG_1283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDyfeyIp0x8kIWuRCjqNfPlgCnhhfyscE99PMLJnawkdCY6XmAOGzz2aDhdxcru6ZHdE98bTKtvpGesRLIbKjpg050lleHW4uHd9kYvhIYlcNU4MRXt5Tt-f8hVOLnk6RQBFNNgoU8s0l/s320/IMG_1283.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Then we left for
the lake. After around one hour, we got the first glimpse of The Pangong lake. Oh
My God!!! That is so beautiful. This is something someone should visit at least
once. And a lot of tourists have come after the movie 3 Idiots. But one thing we
forget is to maintain the dignity of the place. Why can’t we leave the habit of
dropping chips packets and plastic bottles everywhere? We must know that these places
are very difficult to reach let alone clean. So any junk left would remain there
forever and ever. So we should not destroy such vulnerable places.</span><br />
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to Pangong and our excitement was shooting. Around 35 kms of Pangong lake lies in
India and rest of around 100
km is in China.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Since this place has
become famous after “3 Idiots”, we find many food stalls named after characters
of 3 idiots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> We enjoyed in the
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This is one experience I find difficult
to express. The beauty, serenity and tranquility of the place is ineffable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> We started at
around 9 in the morning and took hardly 1.5 hours to reach Leh. In between,
there was military base at Karu. Army has developed this road beautifully. It
was a pleasure moving along Sindhu river. I have seen more rivers as compared
to whole my life on this trip!</span><br />
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part of our journey the most. And then we reach Leh.... the land of souls... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We stayed there
in Kendriya Vidyalaya teachers quaters with Mohit's brother. </span><br />
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a wonderful experience which a hotel could never offer. We had been traveling
since 4 days but still faced problem in breathing in Leh. Even a short walk of
100m was enough to tire us. We took rest for few hours and then moved out for
lunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We were roaming around on bikes but whenever we had to walk, it seemed difficult to breathe. We went to army museum and wanted to go to King's palace after that but Leh is not a place to plan hectic schedule. It is a slow town and it will bring you down to its own pace. Also, the museum leaves you so tired that you can not think of more sight seeing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We reached Leh on 26 July. And this is something special. Army celebrates this day as "VIJAY DIWAS". And I feel lucky to visit Leh on this date. We became a part of special screening of a documentary made on Kargil war. The whole environment made us feel so proud. Here are a few pics:</span><br />
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timeless journey indeed... This part of Manali - Leh trip leaves you wandering
with your soul (because you won't be able to locate any other soul in this 240
km stretch!!! Where have all the insects gone? Is there any leaf around?
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left Bharatpur with a motive to reach Leh that is around 285 km from
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left Bharatpur and after around 15 minutes of drive we thanked ourselves for
staying in Bharatpur as the route is really bad with 2-3 streams which become
dreadful in evening and could be crossed with too much of ease in morning at
around 7 in the morning. (We were told that most dreadful streams are yet to
come and we passed 3 waters of around 1cm of height and kept on fearing that
something huge would come... )But there is no stream after reaching Zanskar
valley. At this point we leave the Himalayas
and enter the plateaus of Ladakh. The shift is so immediate that you suddenly
realise that there is nobody except you and your friends. Hills become barren
of life or even vegetation. Here is the first time you experience the frost and
loneliness of a cold desert – a vast panorama of nothing but rock and snow.</span></div>
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Baralacha la pass) or simply the majestic sky but to experience something like
this with respect to land is something which can only be felt. Its probably one
of the most beautiful places I have seen (I don't think anything would appear
prettier to me after witnessing such varied beauty on this trip!!!)</span></div>
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At Sarchu, we got our papers checked, a small Shiv Mandir was there (And it was
Shivratri. Blessed we felt!). And there we left for a journey where time loses
its meaning. You just have to keep moving in the wilderness of rock, sand and
snow). Although we don't see any living being but if by any chance, you
get your vehicle down in this path, try to repair it if it is morning or early
afternoon, else leave it there or bring it along somehow (trucks might help)
and go with fellow rider till next military camp near Pang. Because this area
is habitat for snow leopards (Vikram actually saw one! Will tell later about
this) and resting or to get stuck at this place in night (even with your own
tent) is a bad idea.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_olCtFbDWe6-4f6eIHSCiPG3gojoW88InYrPSEKPppeZG5ZVzsAkeDJlDG7La9L3iRy6S6kB_qEnw7dc33PT77LYO06PBD5WNwqZCM2E2XPNHjCbdkXNrerGQRNukI7q9mTfem87UiBy/s1600/IMG_0669.JPG"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="mso-ignore: vglayout;"></span></span></a> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Last pic taken just before the fall</span></td></tr>
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seemed quite a boring journey with bad roads, too much of sun and never ending
trail. We had to go some 170 km to reach Leh when suddenly Ankush lost control
of the bike and we slid through the rugged road well equipped with gravel (Of
all the streams, rocks or potholes,gravel is the most dangerous enemy). I was
the pillion rider. Main rider can jump off the bike but pillion cannot. And as
I was taking pictures, I was not wearing glove in my right hand and wearing
flotters which is a sin on these roads. you must own a sturdy pair of
shoes.Anyways, I got hurt badly and in extreme heat and low oxygen, started
feeling unconscious. With the help of first aid box, my wounds were primarily
taken care of. Then we asked for lift in a passing by truck. I travelled around
40-45 km distance in the truck while my friends were trying to repair the bike
with the help of other riders. I waited for them at Pang in temporary
tent.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Deserted roads to Pang</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On the way to Pang</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On the way to Pang</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">These pictures were taken by Vikram as I was unable to hold the camera anymore. His DSLR captured beautiful views of a deserted road. This
part of the route is undoubtedly a tough one and I was so worried that I was
asking every group of riders if they saw three bikes midway. Finally a group
told that they have helped them and were about to reach. In around an hour they
reached and all my prayers were answered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By
now, we were extremely tired and not in a condition to move ahead. We rested there
and then left at around 4 in the evening. We had to travel another 173 km. A
stretch of around 25 km form Pang is pure bliss. Best road and awesome beauty.
Heaven! This is the pure bliss of a cold desert upto Devering. The route from Pang to Tanglang la and then further to Upshi is breathtaking (due to low oxygen;-)!!!) In fact, the road from Pang to Debring is paradise on earth. Most of the pictures available on internet are taken on this road only. But my hand did not allow me to take any pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After
Debring, the breathtaking climb up to the mighty Tanglang-La (17582 ft.) begins. It
is around 30km stretch on a steep slope with road full of gravel. The speed
came down from 90kmph to 20 kmph. In around 2 hours we reached Tanglala Pass.At
the top of the pass a tiny temple and a few prayer flags flutter in the strong
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back. All kinds of thoughts filled our minds. We stopped and asked what
happened. He looked completely scared. <b>"Lets go back. Agey snow leopard
hai"</b> was all he could say. Rumste was 26 kms back and Upshi was 5 kms.
ahead with atleast one snow leopard to cross. Decided. We all geared up. All 3 bikes
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Akriti's Travel Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464654454611310348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752200813431589336.post-87106711820862665542014-09-20T02:48:00.002-07:002014-09-20T05:53:16.660-07:00Day 2 - Keylong to Sarchu... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We left
Keylong as per the plan... But where are all the plans?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We were at the disposal of one of the most difficult paths and most beautiful terrain... the beauty attracts and calls us ahead to reveal most exotic views but the difficulties challenge us at every move. That makes it more desirable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">One more thing... We saw so many
plastic bottles and chips packets here and there. We go to Ladakh for
adventure, to know the nature, to know our country not to pollute the
fragile environment. It cannot bear such load. Nature has to be
respected because if it decides to take revenge, there is no escape at
all. Uttarakhand tragedy and J&K floods are live examples. So please
be with nature. Enjoy it without disturbing it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">As i told, we were unaware of what lay ahead but now when I know, I would suggest to go with large group and a guide, if possible. Lot of Zanskaris work as travel guides. </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Punctured bike</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Just when we were enjoying our ride, one of our bike gave us a jolt. At a time when we were already running late, one bike got punctured and we were all alone with our spares and tool kit. </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We all struggled with whatever we had but could not even take out the punctured tube let alone change it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Time was flying by, we started feeling hungry and helpless. (But the place was just spectacular!!!). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Just then we saw 2 bikers, one was an NRI from New York accompanied by his friend from Hungary.</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">They were riding with a jeep with
mechanic. Those guys helped us like anything. They helped us to change
the tube and fix it again.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Great help in the
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> We felt so relieved, thanked them and moved ahead. After few kilometers, we faced first stream of our trip. It was really a normal stream, if we had crossed it in morning, there would not have been much water but at around 5 p.m., the waters looked scary.. (It wasn't scary, it was just that we were scared as it was our first major stream). We stopped our bikes, analyzed the flow and depth. After much analysis, we crossed it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> Once we crossed it, we feared less of the waters (Only to fear more... Lots and lots were coming ahead... that too in full flow during evening. And we were just unaware).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We crossed the famous Surajtal and the view was amazing. Although, the thin road above hundreds of feet on which we were riding could be dangerous and the depth and extension of Surajtal seemed unfathomable. Even the thought sent jitters to my bones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We were crossing all the streams, increasing layers of clothing, with floaters in feet, we were freezing on Baralacha la pass. After Baralacha la, we crossed two more streams and as we were crossing them in evening, water was till waist. Totally drenched in freezing cold at around 7 in the evening, we had to travel around 40 odd kilometers to reach Sarchu. Nearest stay could be at Bharatpur. We did not know about it but as soon as we saw the glimpse of warm tents, we dropped our bags and spent our night there. </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">It is always suggested to take a night's halt at Bharatpur or Sarchu so as to get acclimatized with altitude and low oxygen. Another reason was that 3 more streams (and the toughest of this route) were ahead of Bharatpur and streams are most dangerous in the evening. We decided to leave first thing next morning and had lavish dinner with tea and "angithi" to keep us warm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">That night, we could not sleep. Either you stay at Bharatpur or Sarchu, heavy winds blow all night and the sound is deafening. Even though we were tired, we could not even sleep for an hour. It is strictly advised to take 1 whole Dimox tablet everyday and drink as much water as possible. (However, you will hardly find any toilets.. None after Keylong.) Low oxygen and AMS(Acute Mountain Sickness, read more about AMS at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000133.htm ) may hit any time and once it hits, it can be dangerous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">The Manali to Leh Highway is one of the most
difficult as well as most beautiful terrain in India and I consider myself lucky
enough to have traveled this by bike. This is a journey to cherish for the rest
of our lives. Atleast on this we all agreed!!! </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajZw7VbsFbe3CvH5uRgM176N4whKIzUYiOHGhmkkPVe-CbnVcUR8VcVw5JevMjDYKhBK8jTCYp4ArRaVDnmI_UHjd_iRAhJ40pHEFAJenxmzAP5qdZZtfRlthyq6ip3fUiPbUdKhF7agM/s1600/IMG_0563.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajZw7VbsFbe3CvH5uRgM176N4whKIzUYiOHGhmkkPVe-CbnVcUR8VcVw5JevMjDYKhBK8jTCYp4ArRaVDnmI_UHjd_iRAhJ40pHEFAJenxmzAP5qdZZtfRlthyq6ip3fUiPbUdKhF7agM/s1600/IMG_0563.JPG" height="425" width="640" /></a><br />
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">At around 1:30 on Wednesday, we
left Manali for Leh and as per desired itenary, our first stoppage was Keylong,
118 Km ahead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">But as I told, we don't chose this
journey, this journey chooses us and decides our path..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We started off through the
beautiful roads of Manali and took small break at around 20 km for first entry
at check post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">After that we stopped at Rohtang pass that is around 50 kms from
Manali. 4-5 Km before Rohtang pass, we got difficult slippery road and it
continued till the peak.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">It seemed as if someone has intentionally named it Rohtang (literary meaning of Rohtang: Pile of Corpse). May be in old days it was so difficult to reach there that they named it Rohtang. Eeeeee..... Scary.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Compared to 20 Deg C in Manali, it
was around 1 Deg C at Rohtang Pass.Experience of first pass of our journey left
us frozen. We had some Maggi there, heated up ourselves with burning coal of a
Bhutta vendor and left.</span><br />
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condition. We were lucky that we did not encounter any rainfall otherwise it
could be fatal to ride through these roads (Why am I calling it a road????). </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Army and BRO work hard to maintain these roads</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">The road is terrible and Government has nothing to do with it. In
fact, BRO works hard to maintain these roads. But the nature does not allow .
Heavy snowfall round the year and rocky mountains, frequent landslides make it
almost impossible to maintain roads near passes. But the zeal of bikers conquers all the challenges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Whenever we felt disheartened, we use to see a biker group either crossing us or coming from other side and everyone used to greet and if required they used to help in all the ways possible. This was a great mental support that we are not alone on these rugged terrains. However, once we cross
Khoksar (first settlement in Lahaul valley), the roads are great to ride till
Tandi transit camp.</span><br />
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evening at Khokhsar at around 4 p.m. We had our lunch at a Dhaba. Here we found
clean toilets (A real luxury on this route), we got freshen up and moved forward. </span><br />
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Each turn unfolded new aspects of how beautiful nature can be.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We were spellbound to be
surrounded by such an immense magic. We wanted to capture every moment in our
eyes and our camera helped a lot. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We crossed Sissu village. Sissu or
Khagling is a small town situated at the right bank of Chandra
River in the Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">There is a waterfall on the opposite side of town which, looks spectacular. But
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Aashish and Vikram trailing behind</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Just behind my camera</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We were moving ahead at a pace so
that we can absorb as much as possible before reaching Keylong. It was around
6:30 in the evening when we crossed Army transit camp, Tandi. Just a few kms
ahead, we got stuck. It was a landslide which BRO was trying to clear. We were
hungry and tired. But we had no option but to wait. After about an hour,
another rock fell from top and we had to turn back. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">It was getting darker and
we had planned not to drive after 7. But as I said, we were just following
nature's orders, it was driving us, pushing us to go through what it wanted us
to live and we did not have any choice. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">BRO clearing landslide</span></td></tr>
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">From there, last village was
Sissu, around 25 km back. We drove like anything. In the daylight, the
mountains, the river and the roads which were looking awsome, all were scaring
us like hell in the dark. We finally reached Sissu at around 9 p.m.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Our Hotel at Sissu</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"></span>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We found a
real good hotel. The manager was awsome and food was delicious. The view of
waterfall from our room was spectacular.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">I was glad I didn't achieve my
target the day before. It was an amazing place.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">In the morning, when we observed
vehicles coming from other side, we left our hotel, not to mention late again.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">The beautiful view of waterfall from our room </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Petrol Pump at Tandi</td></tr>
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</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We reached <b>Tandi, the only petrol pump before Upshi/ Karu or Leh. There is no
Petrol pump for next 375 km.</b> So, we fueled our bikes and filled our cans.</span><br />
<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">First stream of the route. Inspection going on ;-)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Entering Keylong</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">And yes, there is no mobile signal
after Manali. We got mobile signals 2 days after leaving Manali. </span></b><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">At
Keylong, we got our bike serviced for 2 hours, had some food and clicked some
beautiful pictures. It was already mid noon at Keylong and we had to travel 106
km. </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><span style="blocked: georgia,serif;"><span style="blocked: 14px;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Keylong,
the headquarters of Lahaul region, is the last major settlement you
will find before you head to the remoteness of the Great Himalaya. </span></span></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Sadak Chhaap :
True to the nature of journey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Till here, it was a nice journey , may be easy, we did not know what lay ahead. Completely unaware of the raw terrain and difficulties ahead, we left
Keylong as per the plan...</span><br />
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Akriti's Travel Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464654454611310348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752200813431589336.post-55195858646571898842014-08-12T02:46:00.003-07:002014-09-20T05:52:03.986-07:00Journey to Leh... The Plan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">This was a long cherished dream-
to visit the land of souls.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">I wanted to travel to Leh ever since
I got to know about this place. I read everything I could get my hands on about
this journey in these years and was mentally prepared to start anytime.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">I love to travel but past 1 year
had been so hectic that I did not get any time for a vacation. In this
scenario, even thinking to get 12 days off, preparing a gang of friends and
taking time off personal works seemed quite impossible.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">But journeys like this happen when
they are destined to... And this one also created its own path.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">I have to get a holiday. Atleast 4
days off. So, lets plan. Getting 4 days off from office should be
easy...(I think so!!!!) Anyways, I can atleast plan. Search.. search..
search... I can go to many places. Mmmm.... Gangtok (It will be too far for 4-5
days). Give up!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Kashmir</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> (Won't be able to see snowfall....Give
up!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Manali (Too near.. I need long
vacation.. I have 4 days!!! Give up!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Leh!!!! I want to go but it needs
atleast 12 days by road. Give up????? No... Its the best time to go. And its
too difficult. May be this year I can have all my friends and I may not be able
to plan it next time. Oh... Its so difficult. Anyways, I can at least ask
everyone.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Our Gang- Mohit,
Vikram, Ankush, Aashish and Me</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> By that evening, everybody
confirmed their availability. By next day, we planned our schedule. In the
afternoon, we asked our boss for leaves and by the evening we were all set to
ho after 4 days. We got just a Sunday in between to do all the shopping and the
list of essentials was really long.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We were a group of 5. Mohit,
Vikram and Ankush, Aashish and me. (The boys were really skeptical about me.But
I proved them wrong :-))</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Mohit brought his own bike (Pulsar
220CC.. Nice bike with tubeless tyres. But cannot go with pillion and other
luggage required)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Mohit and Aashish had to take
their bikes from Manali. We took ours from Bikerentals.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Me and Vikram were pillions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thunderbird,
Pulsar and Royal Enfield
Classic- A Rainbow in the background</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Before
leaving form Delhi,
we had to buy some essentials.(This is a list of essentials only):</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunscreen with SPF
50</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunglasses with UV
protection.(Polarized will be better for riders</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sturdy rucksack.
(Better if comes with rain hood)</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Raincoat.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good quality anti
skid shoes.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sandals or
flotters.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Good quality
gloves.(Can be bought from Manali) </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lots of dry fruits
and chocolates.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Medicines like
Dimox, Aspirin, Disprin.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dettol, Betadine,
Bandages, Pudin Hara, Cotton, any other medicine which you generally
require.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lots of polybags
of all sizes.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Woolen Socks
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Warm woolen
Jacket. (Better if it outer fabric is like wind chitter)</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Waist Pouch.(Can
be carried by any one or all in group)</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Torch</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Small Knife.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also
keep some copies of ID proof like voter ID, Driving license, PAN card apart
from keeping original Driving Licence. One original ID will be kept by
Bikerentals. We gave our PAN Card.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With
all the things packed, we left Delhi
on Monday night by Himsutta (AC Volvo by Himachal tourism). It left Kashmere
Gate ISBT at 8:30 p.m and we reached Manali next day by 10:30 a.m. Mohit and
Vikram were coming by bike and reached in the evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We had already booked Hotel Silmog garden through Expedia so we just went to our Hotel. But the hotel did not give us entry as it did not allow bachelors and Expedia mentioned it nowhere.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After 3 hours over phone and useless battle with Expedia, the hotel manager favored us and arranged another hotel for us. After some rest, we left for lunch. After that we went to get our bikes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By the time we were ready with bikes after some preleminary fault corrections (Like one bike got punctured, another had fuel tank leakage, some spares were missing initially), it was already quite dark and we dumped our plan to leave early morning next day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We started on Wednesday morning (Read Afternoon... It was nearly 1:30) after getting other essentials like:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bungy ropes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Petrol cans</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Funnel for petrol </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Water cans</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">gloves for both riders and pillions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Safety gears for elbow and knee guards</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We filled full petrol in Bikes and 4 cans. Water in 2 cans.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Now we were all set to leave...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> We planned to complete our journey as-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day 1- Manali to Keylong (118 Km)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day 2- Keylong to Sarchu ( 106 Km)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day3- Sarchu to Leh (260 Km)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day4- Local Leh</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day 5- Leh to Pangong and back</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day 6- Leh to Khrdungla and back</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day 7- Leh to Sarchu</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day 8- Sarchu to Manali</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day 9- Local Manali</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Day 10- Buffer day </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This itenary seems so normal when we made it after all the googling. But, it changed every single day.... And all the conditions created their own itenary. We were just following... It was unpredictable, scary but adventurous. </span></div>
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Akriti's Travel Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464654454611310348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752200813431589336.post-38275625884417309402014-08-11T22:08:00.000-07:002014-09-20T05:49:32.587-07:00Salute... Indian Army!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">"We all love our country. And
we respect our army."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">This is what I have always
believed. But I was wrong. Just being born in India and believing this does not
make us feel the same way. I never knew the difference between believing and
feeling till I traveled along the borders. It had to be changed and it surely
got changed.</span><br />
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2 years back, it was a random thought. I saw some pictures, read few blogs and
just wanted to go to Leh, the capital of the district of Ladakh. Way to Leh
from Manali is one of the toughest motorable roads in the world. (Sometimes we
forget if there is any road!!!). For me, it was just for fun and for some nice
memorable days. But it turned out to be far more than that.</span><br />
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One aspect which I could never even think of became such an important part of
our journey that it is inseparable, that it could not be given just a paragraph in
journey to Leh... It is a journey in itself. Journey to the oneness of this
country. Journey to various divides, problems, conditions, religions, people
and journey to understanding the great forces which safeguard us in
unimaginably tough conditions. Conditions are tough because of two reasons:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">1. High altitude, snowy terrains and unpredictable natural conditions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">2. It shares borders with two neighboring countries- China in East
and Pakistan in North.</span><br />
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beautiful, the roads that seem so peaceful and the waters that create a sense
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">BRO-</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> Building</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> and maintaining tough routes</span></b></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">And if we have have to live in
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Whenever we thought that this is
tough, this cant be done or we cant find even an insect over here, we used to
see military camps.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Military has made very good
transit camps enroute to Leh. All through the day we can find military trucks
supplying essentials like food, clothing, petrol, medicines and much more to
its soldiers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">We know this is the toughest route
and when it opens in May-June, its raw. totally thrashed by water streams and
rocks. In these conditions, Border Road Organisation works wholeheartedly to
build and maintain these extremely tough and rough terrains.</span><br />
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">To safeguard our mountains and our
borders from any crossborder attack army maintains these roads, puts transit
camps, provides all kinds of help to tourists and local people with an
extraordinary zeal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">In conditions, where we lost all
our patience on a kind of luxury trip, our soldiers fight for us, in conditions
that can not be imagined without experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">In such conditions, we realize the
true worth of our army officers and jawans, who guard the border at a very high
altitude, including the world's highest battlefield in the Siachen glacier. Temperatures
in the Ladakh region dip to minus 30 to 40 degrees in peak winter. Still the
army stands strong that too with all discipline, patience, vigour and courage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">While returning, we came through
Leh-Srinagar-Jammu-Pathankot-Delhi route. Kashmir
is truly a paradise but somewhere inside, it creates a sense of discomfirt. The
valley is still living in a world of its own and dislikes to be intruded even
by the tourists from the other parts of the country. There, in those
conditions, stood our army, making us feel safe and secure. Each time I
saw a soldier or an army truck or a transit camp, I was filled with pride and a
feeling of being safe. And the feeling... Gosh! that feeling... can't be
explained.. It can only be lived. And one must live if we want to love our
country and respect our armed forces. </span></div>
Akriti's Travel Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464654454611310348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752200813431589336.post-80529198838185679882013-12-24T03:31:00.001-08:002014-09-20T05:50:33.494-07:00Dhanaulti... Holidaying the peaceful way...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Its April 2013... Its been four
months since my last vacation and for me it was too much. I was tired of Delhi crowd and routine
work. So, my freaking mind shoved me to take a break as early as possible.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I am one of those
lucky people whose relatives reside in tourist spots. Mine are in Mussoorie. I
was just dying to move out of Delhi
for the weekend. I thought to go to Dhanaulti (near Mussoorie) after some googling.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">(I always google
before going somewhere). The results were perfect as per my requirement.
Dhanaulti is a small hill station 24 Km from Mussoorie and 29 Km from Chamba as
it is located between the two. We can board a bus to Mussoorie and from there, we can either take bus, shared taxi or private taxi to Dhanaulti. Its around 10 hour journey. This much information was readily available on net.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Then I called up my brother in Mussoorie to ask
about the place. He straightaway alarmed me against my wish claiming it to be a
boring place where I won't have anything to do... Hey Bro.. Who wants to do
anything... M on a holiday!!!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">So now decided.
Dhanaulti. That's my destination for the coming weekend. I again googled
about this little town (town is a huge word for Dhanaulti.. even village is
big!!!) and booked Hotel drive inn. Its centrally located near the only tourist
attraction. And now I was waiting for the weekend to come. Till then, I was
ready to bear crowd and work.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Here comes the
Friday and we booked our seats in A.C. bus from Anand Vihar to Mussoorie. We could
also chose to go to Dehradun through Volvo and then any bus from Dehradun to
Mussoorie. That makes the journey much more comfortable. Train is also good
option.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We started from
Anand Vihar at 11 O'Clock in the night and reached Mussoorie at around 6.30 in
the morning. There we had some tea and snacks till we waited for the bus for
Chamba that would take us to Dhanaulti. God! we were tired like hell!!! The 1.5
hour long route is twisted around mountains. Headache and nausea come along
easily. But the moment we reached, the air of Dhanaulti washed away all our
tiredness.</span> <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">On the way to
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The journey to
Dhanaulti form Mussoorie is like a roller coaster ride. But its worth the
pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its sheer delight to enjoy the
natural beauty of the place. Unlike Mussorie, Dhanaulti is still untouched of urbanisation. Just pure air, water and sooo much of nature to soak in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The bus dropped
us exactly in front of our hotel. The place was so calm and peaceful. The air seemed so heavenly.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Amazing views all
through the way</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> It as around 9 in the morning. There wasn't
much staff in the hotel but still they were ready to help in best way possible.
We got into our room, freshened up and rested for an hour. By this time, we
started feeling hungry. We put warm jackets and shoes (It was wonderfully cold
even in summer :-)) and pulled ourselves out of the comfy room. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> Just in front of
the hotel exit, we could locate so many eating options. We wandered up to the Eco Park
(That's hardly 5 minutes walk from hotel Drive Inn). And finally settled for
Maggi and Aloo paratha. We didn't want to indulge too much into eating as we
were in full mood to spend entire day cherishing the beauty of the place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After having our
Brunch, we headed for Eco
Park.<b> </b>It is the
main attraction of Dhanaulti. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">There are two Eco-parks, "Amber" and
"Dhara" about 200 m apart. Its a small forest area managed by forest
department and local people. The entry ticket is 20 Rs. </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><br />
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were few kids playing in the park. We went ahead and enjoyed the serenity of the
place. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Flowers at eco
park</span></b><br />
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park</span></b></td></tr>
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place was enough to mesmerize any city folk. </span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Me at peace</span></b><br />
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quiet that we forgot all our worries.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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at the park</span></b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In a small toy
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Highest point
at the park</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
pics might look ordinary as I am no great photographer. But the whole
atmosphere was magical. Everyone surely deserves to feel the magic.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Other end of
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">View Point- It
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> We spent around 3 hours in the park and
by now our hungry stomach was crying for food... :-(</span><br />
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park were few restaurants. They don't offer very hi fi menu but yes, good food
and nice hospitality is promised. I don't know whether it was the effect of
pure enviro or happy folks of Dhanaulti, even plain water was so tempting. We
had some snacks in the restaurant and then we headed off to our hotel.</span><br />
<br />
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small hilly area so it gets closed early in the night. So, we came back again
to have dinner in the same restaurant at around 8 in night. We enjoyed simple
dinner. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Rhododendron (Buransh)
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<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">You must be
thinking if there is anything special in Dhanaulti. Yes. Apart from tranquility
and simplicity, we noticed <b>Rhododendron juice </b>selling in almost every shop. We
asked one of the shopkeepers about the juice and came to know that it is the
juice of local "Buransh flowers". Its good for heart and controls
high Blood Pressure. The taste is so good that once we tried it we could not
resist buying as much as we could carry. Its a must buy in Dhanaulti.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> As I was
unable to click the pics of buransh flowers, I have taken this pic from "</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><a href="http://anushankarn.blogspot.in/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">A Wandering
Mind</span></a>" a wonderful blog by Anuradha Shankar.</span><br />
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After a great
day, we returned back to the hotel and rested to get up early with the birds...
When in Dhanaulti, you don't need to set the alarm. Birds take care of that.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">we had booked
shared taxi earlier day. So, at 8 a.m. sharp we finished our breakfast and
headed towards Mussoorie. Just make sure to prebook shared taxi as private taxi is costly as well as it devoids you of enchanting journey with locals. We booked shared taxi but we never regretted that. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Journey with
locals</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The taxi wala was allowing everyone to enter and kids were </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">allowed </span>to travel for free- truly a rare gesture. Everyone
was helping each other to settle down, to put their luggage and even with less
space everybody was managing happily. Throughout the journey, it seemed, everybody knew
each other. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This was the life
at Dhanaulti. Simple, pure and peaceful...</span><br />
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Akriti's Travel Blogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464654454611310348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752200813431589336.post-70216392599867054932013-12-24T03:31:00.000-08:002014-09-20T05:22:58.215-07:00Mussoorie... An Extension to our Dhanaulti trip<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">As
we left quite early in the morning from Dhanaulti and had the train from
Dehradun at around 11 in the night, we had almost whole day to spare. What
could be a better way than exploring the queen of hills..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We
wandered like nomads and enjoyed ever bit of our journey. As it was an election
day, most of the shops were closed. Still we found some of them open. There is a huge market between picture palace and
library. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">There
is a famous Tibetan restaurant "Kalsang". </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Its a treat for non
vegetarians. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">As
Mussoorie was established by Britishers, its architecture belongs to that era
only. We loved the way the raods are built. Beautiful lampshades, handrails,
benches take you to the </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">colonial era. </span></span></div>
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the aesthetic handrails</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Under a
vintage lampshade</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">That’s
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">There are beautiful wall paintings engraved all over the walls of Mall Road. This is something I never saw at any other place. Quite an interesting way of enhancing the beauty.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Horses
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was so much beauty but one thing that was ruining the obvious charm of this
hill station was rapid urbanization. There is construction going on almost everywhere.
Mountains are being looted for their resources. This tree was crying out the fate of
urban Mussoorie. Unlike Dhanaulti, nature feels neglected in this part of hills.</span><br />
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instead of taking a cab. Walking, riding, biking are best ways to
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returning, Khyati wanted to exercise her vote, so we went to Tibetan school, the
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">There
are a lot of other places in Mussoorie like Campty Fall, Company Garden,
Lal Tibba but due to lack of time, we compromised with this much only.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Just after some great food and tea, we left for Dehradun from where we had to board the train to Delhi. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">That was all about our two day trip to Dhanaulti and Mussoorie.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Back to office but with a refreshed mind....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">A year back, when
we were planning our trip, we had several places in mind but certainly not Goa. One fine day, on a friend's suggestion, we started
exploring what best we could make if we travel to Goa and over Internet itself,
Goa started unwinding its wonderful colours.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">And till date I
thank my friend for suggesting Goa.. As we
don't believe in package holiday, we mangaed our tour on our own. Goa is a paradise for tourists. We get no. of options for
everything.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">How to Reach:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">By Air:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Goa is well
connected to all major cities in India. Some airlines fly directly
to Goa, but most international flights arrive
via <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We boarded our
flight from Indira Gandhi International
Airport, Delhi. We left at around 3 p.m. for a 2.5
hour long flight to Goa. Landed at The Dabolim
airport in <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Vasco_da_Gama" title="Vasco da Gama">Vasco da Gama</a> -the Goa's only airport in Goa.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">By Rail:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Indian Railways
connects Goa with direct train services from <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>, <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Ahmedabad" title="Ahmedabad">Ahmedabad</a>, <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Mangalore" title="Mangalore">Mangalore</a>, <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Kochi" title="Kochi">Kochi</a>, <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>, <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Thiruvanantapuram" title="Thiruvanantapuram">Thiruvanantapuram</a>,
<a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Bangalore" title="Bangalore">Bangalore</a>, <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> and <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a>. The
destination station is usually <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Margao" title="Margao">Madgaon</a> in South Goa, one can also choose to get down at
Thivim in North Goa.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Most travel
agents will book tickets for a small fee, but be aware that trains do get busy
and you need to book in advance. Do not leave booking your ticket to the last
moment as you may be disappointed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Though, it is the
best option for budget travellers but usually people prefer train travel as
compared to Air travel as Goa by train is a
real pleasure because the route passes through greenery and many tunnels. Goa is also connected to Pune via the Belgaum Miraj line.
A railway station most tourists tend to miss is Thivim, which is served by most
trains and is located very close to the popular beaches of North Goa.In case of
pre booked hotel, its always good to consult your hotel about which station to
get down and what are the means to further reach to the hotel. Many hotels
provide pick and drop services. In case you dont have a pick and drop service,
cabs are always available everywhere in Goa.
Though the price may seem to be high as compared to rest of India, but
being the hottest tourist destination makes us pay that.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">By Road: </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">There are several
bus routes from various cities. Buses from Mumbai, Mangalore, Bangalore
and New Delhi
can also be hired but with a advanced booking during the crowded seasons
(particularly during the Christmas-New Year rush, for Carnival, or when other
Indian regions have school holidays when families travel). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kadamba Transport
Corporation is the Goa state-run transport
service. For internal travel in Goa, it is the
best and cheapest option. The buses are really good.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Our
Experience-</span></b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Air of Goa welcomes you the moment you step down. Goa has a nicely managed Airport. It doesn't look much
like an airport, but its nice and neat and clean. Plus, you have decent options
for food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After coming out
of the Goa Airport, we got surrounded by a bunch of
cab drivers. As we didn't know much about local transport, we bargained for a
Swift dezire. The driver was friendly and comfirtably dropped us to our Hotel
in Parvorim Goa. We could also take a bus to Panaji and could get cheaper cabs thereon.
But considering the late hours and lots of luggage, cab seemed a better option.</span><br />
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we had 8 whole days and we had to plan our itenary. Here's how we planned our
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2012) : </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> We reached
our hotel, and in no time we were out to plan our next 8 days. As we reached
quite late, we just fixed our Bike for the rest of the days.We hired an Avenger
@ 400Rs./day. During off season, it can be bargained to 300. Scooters are also
available for 200-300/ day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Although Goa is a wonderland for non vegetarians and drinkers (You can actually find a wine and kaju depot every 200 metres and that too at cheapest price! And Goans love sea food!), we had our dinner
in nearby Pure Veg restaurant ! Yes, we found Pure Veg Restaurant in Goa and that too just in front of our Resort. Navtara is
a chain of veg restaurants in Goa and we loved
the food. We just wondered here and there and played carrom and TT in resort
for the rest of the evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Our day started by waking up late and having heavy breakfast. We then headed off to Calangute Beach.
Our resort provided shuttle service but we preferred our own vehicle. Its a
pleasure to ride through the clean and green roads of Goa.
At every turn we could find a signboard so we didn't feel any difficulty in
reaching the beach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">A sunscreen, a
hat and a pair of sunglasses are must have in Goa.
We purchased the same at market near Calangute. And we had to bargain a
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tired. Beaches are for early morning and late evenings. At that time, we can
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> Then we ate
and shopped and returned back.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In the evening,
we went out for some arbit ride to Panaji, had dinner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">While returning it got too late and as our </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">restaurant at </span>resort would have been closed by now, we searched for some milk bottle ( U can imagine how it could be- seaching for milk in city of alcohol!!!). But, we managed to get a polypack from a nearby general store! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Our resort manager
suggested us to visit Aguada Fort the next day. Its the same fort where a song
sequence for Bollywood movie " Rang De Basanti" has been shot. How
could we miss a place with a filmy history! And it turned out to be a
photographer's paradise...</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Day 3:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Just like the day
before, we started off late and reached Aguada by afternoon. Midway, a beatiful
beach can be found. But we stopped there only while returning. It offered boat
rides and fresh coconut water and a nice calm place to rest.</span><br />
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Aguada, sun was shining bright and I didnt regret bringing heavy water bottle.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Way to Aguada fort</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The Fort is
beautiful and offers great scenic beauty. We just explored our skills and took
some really b'ful pics.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Stairs inside fort</span></b></td></tr>
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tour of Fort Aguada, we were exhausted and we
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">When you come to Goa, everybody back home expects kaju and fenny :-) Being a teetotaller, my husband preferred only Kajus. So, we headed off to Panaji Market. There we found a nice shop with decent price. 1 Kg for around 500/-. He suggested some fruit jellies and Aam papad. And we didn't regeret spending there. We bought the most delicious jellies and aam papad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We had seen the crowd at Calangute and now we were in a mood to go to somewhat less crowded beach. The nearest we could locate was VAGATOR. Moreover, it was nearby another filmy fort- "Chapora Fort". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Our resort manager told casually- 'Sir, the way to Vagator and Chapora is a bit tricky but you wont have any problem locating it.' And yes, it was tricky, and far more than the casualness delivered. We had become habitual of finding ways through signboards but after a certain distance, there were no signboards on the way to Vagator. And we hardly located any living being (except insects! and they did not help us!!!). Finally, a foreigner, may be Russian, saw us in turmoil and guided us to The Chapora Fort.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">So, as I told there is a filmy connect to Chapora! (I love films!). Famous
bollywood flick Dil Chahta HAi was shot here. It is fort only by name,
Now, we could only locate some ruins of this fort.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">But, the
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After Chapora, we were feeling tired, there we found a guy selling Cold drinks at the gate of the fort. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Yesterday's fatigue was still there. But that could not stop us to travel around 65 Km to visit the famous Dudhsagar Waterwalls. The day before, we took out a print out of route from Dona Paula to Dudhsagar. Apart from the signboards, the Goan people have pretty fair idea of distances so, we never thought twice before asking about the route and the distance from people around. We reached at around 12.30 p.m. But the best time to reach is before 10 in the morning. At that time, its easy to get shared jeeps (the only means to take you through the rugged way to the waterfalls). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Till now, we had not went for any water sports as I was scared of them. But, it was our last day in north Goa and suddenly in the morning, we decided not to leave any fun that we would to regret later. So, we went to Calangute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We explored 3 of 4 rides available- Paragliding, bumper ride, banana ride. Scooter was also there but we left it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">That was the last bite of North Goa as we left for our 2 days trip to south Goa. It took us around 3 hours and we reached by the evening. This time we opted for local bus. We got a drop from hotel to Panaji and from Kadamba bus station in Panaji, we boarded deluxe bus for south Goa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 11.0pt;">As we reached our hotel in south Goa, we found the area comparitvely calm and less occupied. The facilities were also not at par with North Goa. Every moment we were missing our stay in North Goa. The rest of the evening went peacefully in the resort.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">I loved writing and
i loved traveling ever since i know the meaning of liking. But rarely got to
travel and hardly wrote anything. But yes, I knew what I liked!!! Now that's
nothing new, we all know what we like. Err... May be we don't! Mostly we just
live like everybody else and don't even get to know what we like to do.</span></b><br />
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</b><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">I too was
just
living like everybody else till I really got to live my dreams. I
actually moved out and made my first trip. It was real fun and I
completely enjoyed
every moment. Now I knew how it feels to follow what we really want want
to do, how it feels to live the passion. It felt so great that and
that's exactly when I thought- 'why
leave my another passion behind'. So, I just googled and got the
platform!</span></b><br />
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</b><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"> May be no one
will read it. But how does that affect me. I love 'writing' and not
'being read'. So, that's the complete thing about my new start. That's why I
named it "Just a start". Will write about my first trip in next
blog. </span></b><br />
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</b><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">Hope, it will
continue....</span></b><br />
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