My first trip to Vaishnodevi was unimpressive. Climbing was hard, and it only served to highlight how badly out of shape I was, while my in-laws managed to cope so much better. Further, I hadn’t quite realized that the cave experience wouldn’t be the same as I had imagined, since the original cave was only opened at certain times a year, and that we only entered a newly created tunnel, one far easier to access, and hence more manageable with the crowds that thronged the mountain shrine. The resulting experience at the shrine, for barely a fraction of a second, hardly compared to what I had expected / imagined / heard about. So, for me, Vaishnodevi was like any other temple, nothing to write home about, something that was reflected (though not explicitly mentioned) in the blog post I wrote then.
The last time I went to Juhu beach must have been about 25 years back.... when I was in school. In fact, this happens to be the first beach I visited when I came to Bombay..... There are, however, few memories I have, about the place, which is why I headed out there in the hot sun, when I had a few hours free during the BlogCamp. Here are a few images from the trip......
Samhith has yet to visit a beach in Bombay.... its high time I take him......
Nice shots... seen the beach everytime i pass by, but never stopped to enjoy it... :)
ReplyDeletenext time i wanna!!
I have visited this beach during one my visits to Mumbai. Nice pictures.
ReplyDeleteBoth the Pigeon shots look nice.
ReplyDelete@Aaarti: Neither did I, for so many years....and the same thing happens when i am in chennai... pass by marina so many times, but its been ages since i stopped by.....now i really have to, at least for samhith!
ReplyDelete@Chitra: thanks....its a regular one on the tourist circuit... one of the most popular.. thanks to which it was also the dirtiest..now thanks to local groups, they have somehow managed to clean it up!
@Mridula: thanks.. there were so many of them! it was impossible to shoot the beach without them, so i shot them instead!
Nice pictures Anu.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots. I have never seen it so less crowded.
ReplyDeleteThe beach seems to be very neat. Looks like it was a sunny day
ReplyDeleteYou live in Mumbai and going to the beach after so long? You must make trips more often. Beaches have such a calming effect on me. Anu, my best wishes for a happy Holi.
ReplyDeleteWhat! Samhith has never been to a beach in Bombay! Wow! This boy has been to hundreds of places on the ECR and the West Coast and has never gone to Juhu Beach! You should take him there very soon!
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