05 May

Alluring Amsterdam – Part 2

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The shuttle dropped us at Schiphol Airport and from there we took a train to the Centraal Station (20 mins train journey). “Tours and Tickets” is a famous agency which organizes city tours, canal cruises and other tours around Amsterdam city. We went to one of their counters in the Damrak region (5 mins walk from Centraal) and exchanged our Holland pass coupons for a city tour!

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Ranikhet – the unexplored paradise

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The hotel that we stayed in was called as Rosemount,a ┬аlovely old heritage property with old world charm,┬а the┬аsplendour reminds you of an era gone by. It is known to be as old as┬аyear 1900,┬аelaborate window frames┬аand the┬аlarge rooms┬аhave preserved the pristine glory in its true form even today.┬аThe manager told that one could┬аsee beautiful Nanda Devi and entire range from rooms and the garden.┬а Well it┬а was late evening , we┬аcould see nothing┬аand rather slept early.┬а Ahem Ahem !! Next day in the morning, I opened the windows to majestic Nanda Devi and other snow covered peaks towering over! It was a view to remember.

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Alluring Amsterdam – Part 1

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Soon after we reached Schiphol, we enquired about where we could take the bus to Kuekenhof. We had bought our Kuekenhof tickets online and this being a combo ticket for the transport (to & fro) and the garden entry, we dint have much to bother about!

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Ludhiana to Badrinath/Mana/Vasudhara Falls

Ludhiana to Badrinath/Mana/Vasudhara Falls

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Ludhiana to Rishikesh road was in very bad condition while enter in U.P state. Laxman Jhula chowk is famous place in rishikesh тАЬThe Land of RishisтАЭ.
Many small hotels are situated here and it provides good rooms in low range generally in 250/- to 400/- rupees. Rishikesh is very peaceful as well as Capital city of Adhyatam.

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Mukteshwar Revisited

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Once we settled down, freshened up, we met the other guests, quite a few from Gurgaon, went around the property and watched the view points. Later, in the evening I went down for a walk and to see the area towards Krishna, and Sun set spots. Guess what? I came across a loosely locked gate, just after Krishna, with a notice “Private-No Entry”. Curious, an Indian after all, I sneaked in. There were no security, no dogs, no one out there. I walked up the private road with my camera.

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An unforgettable to trip to my village in Kangra and other places!

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it just cant be explained in words the joy of driving in rain and that too on Delhi Panipat road.It was raining so heavily that on few occasions the wiper would prove to be futile.It was an awesome drive till Chandigarh, barring few diversions due to construction work going on on few stretches.
After crossing the city we were on the Nangal Una road that road was not bad either but had no comparison to delhi-ambala highway!

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Ranthambore – My Machaan???

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We broomed the place under the tomb with a make shift Jhadoo and sat down; it gave us fantastic view of partly dried lake with deer grazing in the marsh. Amazingly there was no Machaan, to tell you the truth we forgot that it was a must at all the locations. Hours passed and we documented the deer and small carnivorous animals. At sunset, the wind direction changed and I could smell very strong tiger urine as and when the wind blew. It began to worry me a bit due to my experience in jungles watching and spotting tigers; I knew we were in the tiger territory for sure.

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Himalyan Voyage in Kaleidoscopic Kumaon

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One of my fond childhood memories is a visit to a small town with breathtaking view of Himalayan range. The picture of Snow clad Himalayan peaks rising to caress the sky, clouds hovering over the valley below, changing colours of the sky is still fresh in my mind. I was quite excited to visit Kausani after around 25 years. Has the place been able to preserve the beauty I witnessed then, has it changed its colours with changing world… there were many such questions lingering in my mind.
We were a group of five driving an Alto. Cutting through the dense fog enjoying the fullness of nature we drove through Hapur, Joya, Rampur, Haldawani, Kathgodam and Bheemtal.

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Lebanon – Casino,  Cedars and Caves !!

Lebanon – Casino, Cedars and Caves !!

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The statue is made of bronze with its hands spread. There are spiral stairs reaching the top of the statue. It is said that the face of the idol, changed direction turning from Beirut towards the christian side, after the civil war where many christians were killed by muslim extremists. Not going into religious faiths, I may still believe it because it is possible due to movement of tectonic plates.

Before, the main statue there is this famous replica of MichelangeloтАЩs celebrated masterpiece, the Pieta sculpture of Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus.

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рдпрдореБрдиреЛрддреНрд░реА рдореЗрдВ рдЯреНрд░реЗрдХрд┐рдВрдЧ

рдпрдореБрдиреЛрддреНрд░реА рдореЗрдВ рдЯреНрд░реЗрдХрд┐рдВрдЧ

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рд╡реЛ рдореЗрд░реА рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдЯреНрд░реЗрдХрд┐рдВрдЧ рдереАред рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдмрд╛рд░ рд╕рдореБрджреНрд░ рддрд▓ рд╕реЗ 3000 рдореАрдЯрд░ рдХреА рдКрдВрдЪрд╛рдИ рдкрд╛рд░ рдХреА рдереАред рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдмрд╛рд░ рдЗрддрдиреЗ рдмрдбреЗ-рдмрдбреЗ рдкрддреНрдерд░реЛрдВ рдХреЛ рд▓рд╛рдВрдШрддрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рдЪрд▓ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред рдЬрд┐рдиреНрджрдЧреА рдореЗрдВ рдпрд╣ рд╕рдм рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдмрд╛рд░ рджреЗрдЦ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ рдореИрдВред рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЗрди рд╕рдм рдЪреАрдЬреЛрдВ рдФрд░ рдмрд╛рддреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдХреЛрдИ рдЖрдЗрдбрд┐рдпрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдерд╛ред

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рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдПрдХ рджрд┐рди рдПрдХ рд░рд╛рдд

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рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рд╕реЗ рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдПрдХ рджрд┐рди рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рд░рд╛рдд , рдПрдХ рдПрдХреНрд╕рдкреНрд░реЗрд╕ рдкреНрд░реЛрдЧреНрд░рд╛рдо рдерд╛ рдШреВрдордиреЗ рдХрд╛ред рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗ рд╣рд░ рдХреА рдкреМреЬреА ,рдордирд╕рд╛ рджреЗрд╡реА рдФрд░ рдЪрдВрдбреА рджреЗрд╡реА рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рд╕рдореНрднрд╡ рд╣реЛ рдкрд╛рдпреЗ ред

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рдХреНрд░рд┐рд╕рдорд╕ @ рдХрдорд░реБрдирд╛рдЧ

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рд░реЛрд╣рд╛рдВрдбрд╛ рдкрд╣реБрдБрдЪрдХрд░ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдкрд╣рд▓рд╛ рдХрд╛рдо рдерд╛, рдЦрд╛рд▓реА рдЯрдВрдХрд░ (рдкреЗрдЯ) рдореЗрдВ рдкреЗрдЯреНрд░реЛрд▓ (рдЦрд╛рдирд╛) рднрд░рдирд╛ рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рд▓рдЧрднрдЧ 12 рд╕реЗ 13┬ардХрд┐рд▓реЛрдореАрдЯрд░ рдХрд╛ рд╕рдлрд╝рд░ рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдЕрд╡рд░реЛрдз рдХреЗ рдкреВрд░рд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдХреЗ. рд╣рд╛рд▓рд╛рдБрдХрд┐ рдмрд╛рд▓реА рдХреЗ рдорди рдореЗрдВ рд╢рдВрдХрд╛ рдереА рдХреА рдХрдБрд╣реА рдкреЗрдЯреНрд░реЛрд▓ (рдЦрд╛рдирд╛) рдЦрд╝рддреНрдо рди рд╣реЛ рдЬрд╛рдпреЗ, рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рдереЛрдбрд╛ рд╕рд╛рде рд░рдЦрдХрд░ рднреА рд▓реЗ рдЪрд▓реЗ. рдпрд╣рд╛рдБ рд╕реЗ рд╢реБрд░реВ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдкреИрджрд▓ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдХрд╛ рдЕрд╕рд▓реА рд░реЛрдорд╛рдВрдЪ. рд╢реБрд░реБрдЖрддреА рд╕рдлрд╝рд░ рдереЛрдбрд╛ рдердХрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдЬрд░реБрд░ рдерд╛, рдЬрд┐рд╕рдХреА рдкрд╣рд▓реА рд╡рдЬрд╣ рдереА рд░реЛрд╣рд╛рдВрдбрд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдЦрд╛рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рднрд░рдкреЗрдЯ рднреЛрдЬрди рдФрд░ рджреВрд╕рд░рд╛ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдереА рдЕрдкреНрд░рддреНрдпрд╛рд╢рд┐рдд рдЦрдбрд╝реА рдЪрдврд╛рдИ. рдЦреИрд░ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ – рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдмрдврддреЗ рдЧрдП, рдкреНрд░рдХреГрддрд┐ рдХрд╛ рдШреВрдБрдШрдЯ рдЙрдарддрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдХреБрджрд░рдд рдХреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рд╢рд╛рдирджрд╛рд░ рдирдЬрд╝рд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдиреЗрдВ рдердХрд╛рди рдХреЛ рдЫреВрдордВрддрд░ рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛. рдЗрд╕ рдкрд░ рдмреАрдЪ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╣реАрдВ – рдХрд╣реАрдВ рдкрд░ рд╣рд▓реНрдХреА – рдлреБрд▓реНрдХреА рдмрд┐рдЦрд░реА рдмрд░реНрдл рдХреЗ рдирд┐рд╢рд╛рди рдЗрд╕ рдмрд╛рдд рдХреА рдкреБрд╖реНрдЯрд┐ рдХрд░рддреЗ рдкреНрд░рддреАрдд рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ рдХрд┐ рд╣реЛ рдирд╛ рд╣реЛ рдЭреАрд▓ рдкрд░ рдереЛрдбрд╝реА рдмрд╣реБрдд рдмрд░реНрдл рддреЛ рджреЗрдЦрдиреЗ рдХреЛ рдЬрд░реБрд░ рдорд┐рд▓реЗрдЧреА, рдЬрд┐рд╕рд╕реЗ рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рдЙрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣ рдФрд░ рдЬреЛрд╢ рджреЛрдЧреБрдирд╛ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпрд╛. рдмреАрдЪ – рдмреАрдЪ рдореЗрдВ рджреВрд░ рдХрд╣реАрдВ рдЪреЛрдЯрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдкрд░ рдкрдбрд╝реА рддрд╛рдЬрд╝рд╛ рдмрд░реНрдл рдФрд░ рд╡реЛ рд╣рд╕реАрдВ рд╡рд╛рджрд┐рдпрд╛рдБ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдХрд▓реНрдкрдирд╛рдУрдВ рдХреЛ рдкрдБрдЦ рджреЗ рд░рд╣реА рдереА, рдРрд╕реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд┐рд╕ рддрд░рд╣ рд╣рдордиреЗ рдЖрдзреЗ рд╕реЗ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рджреВрд░реА┬ардордЬреЗ – рдордЬреЗ рдореЗрдВ рддрдп рдХрд░ рд▓реА рдереА, рдкрддрд╛ рд╣реА рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрд▓рд╛. рдРрд╕реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдмрд╛рдд рдЕрдЪрдВрднрд┐рдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдпрд╣ рдереА рдХрд┐ рдЕрднреА рддрдХ рдХреЗ рдкреВрд░реЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдЖрджрдордЬрд╛рдд рдХреЗ рджрд░реНрд╢рди рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реБрдП рдереЗ, рдЬрдмрдХрд┐ рджреЗрд╡ рдХрдорд░реБрдирд╛рдЧ рдХреЛ рдкреВрд░реЗ рдордВрдбреА рдЬрд┐рд▓реЗ рдХрд╛ рдПрдХ рдкреНрд░рдореБрдЦ┬ардЖрд░рд╛рдзреНрдп рджреЗрд╡ рдорд╛рдирд╛ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ. рдРрд╕реА рдЪрд░реНрдЪрд╛ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рд╣рдо рдЪрд▓реЗ рд╣реА рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣реЗ рдереЗ рдХреЗ рдЕрдЪрд╛рдирдХ, рд╢рд╛рдВрдд рдШрдиреЗ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓реЗ рдХреЗ рдмреАрдЪреЛрдВ – рдмреАрдЪ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рдЬрд╛рдирд╡рд░ рдХреЗ рджреМрдбрд╝рдиреЗ рдХрд┐ рдЖрд╡рд╛рдЬрд╝ рдиреЗ рдкрд▓рднрд░ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд░реЛрдВрдЧрдЯреЗ рдЦрдбрд╝реЗ рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдП

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