Weekend-Delhi

Ranikhet – the unexplored paradise

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The hotel that we stayed in was called as Rosemount,a  lovely old heritage property with old world charm,  the splendour reminds you of an era gone by. It is known to be as old as year 1900, elaborate window frames and the large rooms have preserved the pristine glory in its true form even today. The manager told that one could see beautiful Nanda Devi and entire range from rooms and the garden.  Well it  was late evening , we could see nothing and rather slept early.  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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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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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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हरिद्वार एक दिन एक रात

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दिल्ली से हरिद्वार एक दिन और एक रात , एक एक्सप्रेस प्रोग्राम था घूमने का। जिसमे हर की पौड़ी ,मनसा देवी और चंडी देवी के दर्शन सम्भव हो पाये ।

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क्रिसमस @ कमरुनाग

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रोहांडा पहुँचकर सबसे पहला काम था, खाली टंकर (पेट) में पेट्रोल (खाना) भरना ताकि लगभग 12 से 13 किलोमीटर का सफ़र बिना किसी अवरोध के पूरा किया जा सके. हालाँकि बाली के मन में शंका थी की कँही पेट्रोल (खाना) ख़त्म न हो जाये, इसलिए थोडा साथ रखकर भी ले चले. यहाँ से शुरू होता है पैदल यात्रा का असली रोमांच. शुरुआती सफ़र थोडा थकाने वाला जरुर था, जिसकी पहली वजह थी रोहांडा में खाया गया भरपेट भोजन और दूसरा कारण थी अप्रत्याशित खड़ी चढाई. खैर जैसे – जैसे आगे बढते गए, प्रकृति का घूँघट उठता गया और कुदरत के कुछ शानदार नज़ारों नें थकान को छूमंतर कर दिया. इस पर बीच में कहीं – कहीं पर हल्की – फुल्की बिखरी बर्फ के निशान इस बात की पुष्टि करते प्रतीत हो रहे थे कि हो ना हो झील पर थोड़ी बहुत बर्फ तो देखने को जरुर मिलेगी, जिससे हमारा उत्साह और जोश दोगुना हो गया. बीच – बीच में दूर कहीं चोटियों पर पड़ी ताज़ा बर्फ और वो हसीं वादियाँ हमारी कल्पनाओं को पँख दे रही थी, ऐसे में किस तरह हमने आधे से ज्यादा दूरी मजे – मजे में तय कर ली थी, पता ही नहीं चला. ऐसे में एक बात अचंभित करने वाली यह थी कि अभी तक के पूरे रास्ते में हमें किसी आदमजात के दर्शन नहीं हुए थे, जबकि देव कमरुनाग को पूरे मंडी जिले का एक प्रमुख आराध्य देव माना जाता है. ऐसी चर्चा करते हुए हम चले ही जा रहे थे के अचानक, शांत घने जंगले के बीचों – बीच किसी जानवर के दौड़ने कि आवाज़ ने पलभर के लिए रोंगटे खड़े कर दिए

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Mussoorie..Queen of hills.

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This story is about Mussoorie, and the destination on it way like Crystal World water park, Har ki Poudi, Malsi Deer Park Dehradun. It covers Company garden and Mall Road of Mussoorie. I hope it will win your heart.

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Jaipur : Chokhi Dhani and Sightseeing

Jaipur : Chokhi Dhani and Sightseeing

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Finally it was time to have food and it was so sumptuous that we forgot to click the images. There were 5 kinds of vegetables, 3 kinds of chapattis, curd, sweets, desi ghee and I don’t know what else. After meal my only thinking was that if they fed so much then for some extra charge they should also provide a bed so that one can sleep then and there if felt so. But indeed it was a bad idea even I can’t imagine people sleeping and burping at this beautiful place. So, I scolded myself for such a bad dreaming and we came out more than happy, filled till neck, and started the engine to find a bed as soon as possible.

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Jaipur : Kite Festival and Forts

Jaipur : Kite Festival and Forts

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There was a famous kite master of Jaipur; Babu Khan. He must be some kind of previous champion because he was alone getting 50% attention of media and tourists and also flying the longest chain of kites.

Then started the cultural and dance program. Without any effort one can easily notice the way people of Rajasthan dress themselves, especially the ladies. It was extremely colorful coupled with bangles and ornaments.

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Rediscovering Mussoorie

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Being the nature lover’s that we are, we first went for a walk on Camel’s Back road. Camel’s Back road is a long winding road frequented by nature lovers who visit this place for their morning and evening walks. Unlike the Mall road, this was a much better place. It was calm and the views of the Himalayas were breathtaking. As the skies were clear, the snow-capped peaks could be seen clearly. Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri are some of the peaks that are visible from Camel’s Back road.

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देल्ली – कोट्द्वार सड़क विवरण – मंदिर दर्शन – नदी के किनारे पिकनिक – सुल्ताना डाकू का किला – गढ़ मुक्तेश्वर

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यह सचित्र लेख आपको ले जायेगा कोटद्वार, बिजनौर गंगा बैराज होते हुए, और देल्ली वापस लायेगा गढ़ मुक्तेश्वर के बैराज होते हुए! साथ में आप जानेंगे नजीबाबाद के सुल्ताना डाकू के किले के बारे में भी!

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