During my recent trip to Uttarakhand , I was faced with a problem I had never encountered before. We were passing through Delhi, but we had hardly any time in the city. On earlier visits when I have had to change trains/flights at Delhi, I have always arrived in the morning and left again at night, visiting relatives in between. This time, I was arriving in the city at night, and leaving again early in the morning. There was hardly any time to visit people. I would only have a couple of hours with them before I’d have to leave again. For the first time, we considered booking a hotel, but there again, we were hesitant about the actual hotels, the costs involved, and the logistics of getting from the airport to the railway station and then back again from the station to the airport. That’s when we remembered reading something about a corporate-managed lounge at Delhi station. We soon figured out that we could book online and pay by the hour. Besides, we also learnt that there wasn’t ju
Kashmir had been on my wishlist for years and years, but it was this year that the wish came true. Yes, we had less time than I would have liked, but simply setting foot in the state was enough for this trip, especially since Shankar wasn't able to join us. So it was just me, Samhith, my in-laws and my sister-in law. The 12 hour journey from Jammu to Srinagar was tiring, to say the least, but the views more than made up for it!
Srinagar was all we expected... and more.... Staying in a houseboat on the Dal lake was an experience we shall never forget...
Samhith went water-boarding on his birthday..
And nephew and aunt had the time of their lives in the many gardens...
And then there was Gulmarg, covered with ice in peak summer....
I have yet to write about any of my experiences... the problem is, there are too many, and I have loads yet to write!!
Srinagar was all we expected... and more.... Staying in a houseboat on the Dal lake was an experience we shall never forget...
Samhith went water-boarding on his birthday..
And nephew and aunt had the time of their lives in the many gardens...
And then there was Gulmarg, covered with ice in peak summer....
Needless to say, we had a blast!!
I have yet to write about any of my experiences... the problem is, there are too many, and I have loads yet to write!!
कश्मीर व हिमालय बार बार बुलाता है।
ReplyDeleteSigh .... you have ticked off "one of the places to see" and I have yet to go there.
ReplyDeleteWell one day :-)
Like those pictures especially the one of Gulmarg.
beautiful landscape. Warmm greetings and a Very Happy Christmas
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Beautiful photos. Waiting fo your detailed posts.
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