05 May

Holy Muktinath And Beautiful Mustang

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It is not a star category hotel but undoubtedly the best of the lot. Hotel owner endeavoured to preserve the past glory by hanging photographs of Mr Bachchan with him and some film shots of тАШKhuda GawahтАЩ on the walls. Staying in this hotel was comfortable; it had 24 hours hot water facility and free wifi. The foods were nice but they cost too high.

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The twin beauty of Dalhousie and Khajjiyar

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The best thing he told us was that zorbing and paragliding takes place 1km down the road. So we headed there straight and yeah it was happening. We could see the zorbing ball but no gliders. After talking to the organizers we came to know paragliding happens early morning 9-10am as winds speeds are less at that time.

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рдиреЛрдПрдбрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдЪрдиреНрджреНрд░рддрд╛рд▓ рд╡рд╛рдпрд╛ рдордирд╛рд▓реА – рднрд╛рдЧ 2

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Tenzin рдФрд░ balli рдиреЗ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдореЛрдмрд╛рдЗрд▓ рдирдВрдмрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рднреА рдЙрдирдХрд╛ рдирдВрдмрд░ рдорд╛рдБрдЧрд╛ рддреЛ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдпреЗ рдирдВрдмрд░ рддреЛ рд╣рдо рдЕрдм рдмрдВрдж рдХрд░ рджреЗрдВрдЧреЗред рдЕрдм рддреЛ рд╕реАрдЬрди рдЦрддреНрдо рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╣реИред рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдирд╡рдВрдмрд░-рджрд┐рд╕рдВрдмрд░ рдореЗ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдЪрд▓реЗ рдЬрд╛рдПрдБрдЧреЗред Tenzin рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА ISBT рдордЬрдиреВ рдХрд╛ рдЯреАрд▓рд╛ рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╕ Tibet Colony рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдерд╛ред balli рдиреЛрдПрдбрд╛ рдореЗ рд╕реЗрдХреНрдЯрд░-34 рдореЗ Tibet market рдореЗ рджреБрдХрд╛рди рд▓рдЧрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдерд╛ред balli рдиреЗ рдХрд╣рд╛ рджрд┐рд╕рдВрдмрд░ рдореЗ рдорд╛рд░реНрдХрд┐рдЯ рдЖрдирд╛ рд╡рд╣реАрдБ рдорд┐рд▓ рдЬрд╛рдКрдБрдЧрд╛ред

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рдиреЛрдПрдбрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдЪрдиреНрджреНрд░рддрд╛рд▓ рд╡рд╛рдпрд╛ рдордирд╛рд▓реА – рднрд╛рдЧ 1

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рдХреБрд▓реНрд▓реВ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╕ рдореЗ рднреАреЬ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдИред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рднреА рд╢рд░рд╛реЮрдд рд╕реЗ рд╕реАрдЯ рдЫреЛреЬ рджреА рдФрд░ рдЦрд┐реЬрдХреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд╕реАрдЯ рдкрд░ рдмреИрда рдЧрдпрд╛ред рд╡реИрд╕реЗ рддреЛ рдХреБрд▓реНрд▓реВ рд╕реЗ рдордирд╛рд▓реА рдХрд░реАрдм рдбреЗреЭ (1hr 30mins ) рдШрдВрдЯреЗ рдХрд╛ рд╣реА рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рднреАреЬ рджреЗрдЦ рдХрд░ рдореИрдВ рд╕рдордЭ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЯрд╛рдЗрдо рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд▓рдЧрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╣реИред рдореЗрд░реЗ рдЖрдЧреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд╕реАрдЯ рдкрд░ рд╕реНрдХреВрд▓ рдХреЗ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рдмреИрдареЗ рд╣реБрдП рдереЗред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЙрдирдХреЛ рдХреИрдорд░рд╛ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдореЗрд░реА рдПрдХ реЮреЛрдЯреЛ рдЦреАрдВрдЪрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдмреЛрд▓рд╛ред рдХреИрдорд░рд╛ рджреЗрдЦ рдХрд░ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рдЦреБрд╢ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдП рдФрд░ рдЭрдЯ рд╕реЗ рддреИрдпрд╛рд░ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдПред

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Delhi тАУ Mussorie тАУ Delhi | Highway Men rides 800 KMs on 100 CC Bike

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They best moment was that Hammad who has been first time to see the hills he woke up and get out of the room to get freshen up, ItтАЩs not be a second he rush back to room so fast that we thought of is something happen wrong. However, the moment he said that what a beatuiful moment outside i need a camera to click some moments from the nature, A bang of Lolz Ha ha ha happened in room pack with seven guys and gradullay moving out from the rooom at a certain viewpoint of nature we also feel the sense of touch of that beautifull nature where the clouds are covering up the hills articulatedly

Since we have a plan to get back to Delhi on 18th Eve. Without wasting time everyone get ready and by 08 AM we again started driving and reached to the biggest water fall, Kempty a 15KMs down from the queens of Hills Mussorie. As it was a long weekend (mix with some holidays) the Mussroie roads were packed with Cars and the tourist. Oh! One thing i have missed to bring to your notice that there was a landslide just 5 KMs before the Mussorie which also created a long queue of the vehicles.

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Bhutan : The Land of Thunder Dragon!

Bhutan : The Land of Thunder Dragon!

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Perched on a cliff-top, Bhutan’s Taktshang monastery, also known as the Tiger’s Nest, is one of the most breathtaking temples in the world. The Buddhist place of worship is built on a rock around 3,000m (10,000ft) above sea level and stands above a beautiful forest of blue pine and rhododendrons. The main temple complex was built in 1692 and is considered to be one of the holiest for the Bhutanese people. There are no proper roads and visitors have to trek for hours to reach the temple. Legend has it that Guru Rinpoche flew to this site on a tigressтАЩ back to subdue a local demon. Thereafter, he meditated here for three months. It is blessed and sanctified as one of BhutanтАЩs most sacred religious sites.
Apart from monastry, we visited old fort of Paro and museum and then started for next destination, i.e. Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan Royal Kingdom and power centre of the country (around 50 K.m. away from Paro) taking with us wonderful memories of beautiful Paro. Again following the same pattern, we reached Thimphu in the evening and stayed in hotel to get ourselves recharged for next day’s tryst with the capital city.

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A Day in Nairobi National Park

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The park is built for people like us who cannot go to Masai Mara or Amboseli or to similar places. It is a small snapshot or trailer of what you could get in those places. This park is the only national park which is built inside or very nearby a metro city. It is home for black rhino, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, buffaloes, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, elands and diverse birdlife with over 400 species. Black rhinos are special attractions, they are declared as endangered species.

As soon as you enter the park, you enter into an altogether different world. Nairobi skylines are visible from a distance (the national park is about 7 kms from the city centre), no sound of any mechanical human devices, you surrender yourself to the inviting nature.

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A trip to Shillong, Meghalaya

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Later when I Googled, I found that it is indeed a reservoir and an artificial lake and was created by damming the Umium river and covers about 220 square km. This is first hydro-power project in this part of the country. Barapani is a major tourist attraction. Plenty of photos are available on the web.

We reached Shillong late afternoon. I was very excited, keen to find Shillong of my dreams: hills, fern, orchid and low cloud. Unfortunately, the sights and sound of the city did not match my imagination.

We drove past the crowded Police Bazaar area, the assembly and the polo ground and reached a quieter part of the town called Upper Lamthumai. Our hotel, Roseville Hotel, is located there.

Roseville Guest House: The hotel, more like a home stay, has cottages for guests and a well maintained garden. I identified Pine and Birch trees and some flowers. It has an old world charm. The property is famous for beautiful rooms and heritage rooms and was earlier managed by ITC Welcom. The tariff: Rs 3,000+25% tax per day.

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Spiti…. journey through тАШThe middle landтАЩ

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Bypassing such quaint villages as Yangthang, Chango and Leo, we press on for Nako. I have great hope that the cloud cover will disperse enough for Reo Purgyal, the highest peak in Himachal to be visible. Unfortunately, the peaks are all shrouded in thick clouds. We have a very long way ahead and no time to tarry. We do not even swing by Nako Lake consoling ourselves that we would see the Chandratal anyway today and hurry ahead. Far, far below us is the meandering Spiti and the beautiful Leo village is visible low down across the valley.
The route takes us through barren, crumbling mountainsides and the presence of a BRO detachment alerts us to the proximity of the Malling Nallah stretch which is infamous for being a perpetual landslide zone. It does not disappoint. We cross the Malling Nallah and come to a halt behind two other vehicles. A JCB is busy clearing an enormous few ton boulder in the landslide while a steady rain of shooting stones continues. It is scary, to say the least. I guess the BRO knows how dangerous it is and has concluded that this is minor enough for the work to continue. Hats off to these sentinels of the roads in these remote areas!

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рд╣рд┐рдорд╛рдЪрд▓ рдбрд╛рдпрд░реА : рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдЬреА рдЭреАрд▓ рдФрд░ рдкрд╛рдБрд╡рдЯрд╛ рд╕рд╛рд╣реЗрдм рдХреА рддрд░рдл… рднрд╛рдЧ 4

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рдЭреАрд▓ рд╢рдмреНрдж рддреЛ рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдо рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рд╕реНрддреНрд░реА рд▓рд┐рдВрдЧ рд╣реИ, рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдпреЗрдВ рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рддреЛ рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдд рд╣реИ, рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдкреВрд░реЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рднрд░ рд╣рдореЗ рдЬреЛ рднреА рд╕рд╛рдЗрди рдмреЛрд░реНрдб рджрд┐рдЦреЗ, рд╕рднреА рдкрд░ рдЭреАрд▓ рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛рдЬреА рд▓рд┐рдЦрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИ, рд╣рдореЗ рдЖрд╢реНрдЪрд░реНрдп рддреЛ рд╣реИ, рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдЗрд╕рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдЕрдВрджрд╛рдЬрд╛ рднреА рд▓рдЧ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рд╕рдореНрднрд╡рддрдГ рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рдХреЛрдИ рдзрд╛рд░реНрдорд┐рдХ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдЕрд╡рд╢реНрдп рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛, рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рдорд┐рдердХреАрдп рдЗрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕ рд╕реЗ рдЕрднреА рддреЛ рд╣рдо рд╕рд░реНрд╡рдерд╛ рдЕрдирднрд┐рдЬреНрдЮ рд╣реИрдВ, рд╣рдордиреЗ рддреЛ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рдЗрддрдирд╛ рднрд░ рд╕реБрдирд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЗрд╕рдХреА рдЖрдХреГрддрд┐ рдПрдХ рд▓реЗрдЯреА рд╣реБрдИ рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛ рд╕рд░реАрдЦреА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рдлреА рдмрдврд╝реЗ рд╣рд┐рд╕реНрд╕реЗ рдкрд░ рдХрдорд▓ рдХреЗ рдлреВрд▓ рдЦрд┐рд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ |

рдЗрдзрд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдЬрд╛рд░реА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЕрдм рдЬрд┐рд╕ рдЬрдЧрд╣ рдкрд░ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рд╡рд╣ рдкрд░рд╢реБрд░рд╛рдо рдФрд░ рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛рдЬреА рдХрд╛ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рд╣реИ | рдПрдХ рд╣реА рдкреНрд░рд╛рдВрдЧрдг рдореЗрдВ рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛рдЬреА рдХреЗ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╣реА рдкрд░рд╢реБрд░рд╛рдордЬреА рдХрд╛ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░…, рдорд╕реНрддрд┐рдХ рд╕реЗ рд╕реНрдореГрддрд┐ рдХрд╛ рдзреБрдВрдзрд▓рдХрд╛ рдорд┐рдЯрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛, рдпрд╛рдж рдЖрдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдЬреА рддреЛ рдкрд░рд╢реБрд░рд╛рдо рдХреА рдорд╛рддрд╛ рдЬреА рдереА, рдХреБрдЫ рд╣рдордиреЗ рдпрд╛рдж рдХрд┐рдпрд╛, рдХреБрдЫ рдЗрд╕ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рд╕реЗ рдкрддрд╛ рдЪрд▓рд╛, рддреЛ рдХреБрд▓ рдорд┐рд▓рд╛рдХрд░ рдЬреЛ рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рдЗрдХрдЯреНрдареА рд╣реБрдИ, рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рд░ рдХреБрдЫ рдЗрд╕ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рд╣реИ-

рд╣рд┐рдорд╛рдЪрд▓ рдХреЗ рдЗрд╕реА рдкрд░реНрд╡рддреАрдп рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░ рдХреЗ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓реЛ рдХреА рдХрдВрджрд░рд╛рдУрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЛрд╖рд┐ рдЬрдорджрдЧреНрдирд┐ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдкрддреНрдиреА рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдПрдХ рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рдереЗ | рдЕрд╕реБрд░ рд╕рд╣рд╕рддреНрд░рдЬреБрди рдХреА рдиреАрдпрдд рдбреЛрд▓реА рдФрд░ рдЛрд╖рд┐ рдкрддреНрдиреА рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдХреЛ рдкрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреА рдЕрднрд┐рд▓рд╛рд╖рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдЛрд╖рд┐ рдЬрдорджрдЧреНрдирд┐ рдХрд╛ рд╡рдз рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ | рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╕рдд рдХреА рд░рдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдФрд░ рджреБрд╖реНрдЯ рдЕрд╕реБрд░ рд╕реЗ рдмрдЪрдиреЗ рд╣реЗрддреБ рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдореН рдХреЛ рдЬрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рд╕рдорд╛рдзрд┐рд╖реНрда рдХрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛, рдмрд╛рдж рдореЗрдВ рдкрд░рд╢реБрд░рд╛рдо рдФрд░ рджреЗрд╡рддрд╛рдпреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рдЕрд╕реБрд░ рдХрд╛ рд╡рдз рдХрд┐рдпрд╛, рдФрд░ рдЛрд╖рд┐ рд╡ рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдХреЛ рдирд╡ рдЬреАрд╡рди рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдлрд┐рд░ рдареАрдХ рдЙрд╕ рдЬрдЧрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдЬрд▓ рдзрд╛рд░рд╛ рдлреВрдЯреА рдЬрд┐рд╕рд╕реЗ рдЗрд╕ рдЭреАрд▓ рдХрд╛ рдирд┐рд░реНрдорд╛рдг рд╣реБрдЖ | рдорд┐рдердХ рдХреБрдЫ рднреА рд╣реЛ, рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдЖрд╕ рдкрд╛рд╕ рдХреЗ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░ рдХреЗ рдирд┐рд╡рд╛рд╕рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЗрд╕ рдЬрдЧрд╣ рдХрд╛ рдзрд╛рд░реНрдорд┐рдХ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд╡рд╣ рдЗрд╕ рджрдВрдд рдХрдерд╛ рдХреЛ рдорд╛рдирддреЗ рднреА рд╣реИрдВ рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдмрдврд╝рд╛ рдЬреНрд╡рд▓рдВрдд рдкреНрд░рдорд╛рдг рддреЛ рдпрд╣ рд╣реА рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреАрдп рдирд┐рд╡рд╛рд╕реА рдЬрдм рдЗрд╕ рдЭреАрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдиреМрдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд╣рд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рддреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЬреВрддреЗ-рдЪрдкреНрдкрд▓ рдХрд┐рдирд╛рд░реЗ рдкрд░ рд╣реА рдЙрддрд╛рд░ рджреЗрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ |

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Destination Pooh…(Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh)

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The route winds along the Sutlej going upstream along its left bank. Crossing the Sutlej over the Shongtong brige, we reach Powari. Here, the road bifurcates left to Recong Peo, the administrative headquarters of Kinnaur district, some way up the mountainside and the highway (NH 22) continues along the river. Further up from Recong Peo is Kalpa (earlier called the Chini village) and the highest village further up is Roghi from where one can get stunning views of the venerated Kinner Kailash peak. IтАЩve heard that the route to Roghi with narrow, cliff hugging roads is one of the most amazing sights and rewarding places to visit. In fact Chini village, now Kalpa, has some more significance in independent India. The people of this village were the first to cast their votes in independent India on 25 October 1951 (since they get snowed in in winter) while the rest of India voted in Dec-Jan. Further back in history, the old Hindustan Tibet highway used to pass through this place on its way through Shipkila into Tibet.

It is said that Kinner Kailash is the abode of Lord Shiva and is thus considered sacred by the Hindus. Legend goes that Bhasmasur, after getting a boon from Lord Shiva that anybody on whose head he places his palm would be turned to ashes, tries it on the Lord himself. The Lord hides from him and prays to Lord Vishnu at this place after which Lord Vishnu comes to his aid and slays the demon. The Shivling is visible atop this Kinner Kailash peak.

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