Friday, July 6, 2012

LONAVALA

The very famous hill-station of Maharashtra and is very popular among tourist because of pleasant climatic conditions.
specially in rainy season the waterfall,lush greenery,hide and seek  of clouds on the hills are appealing  for natural beauty lovers.
 every scene is such an eye-catching that one can't resist photography.

lonavala is the wonderful place bestowed with  plenty of ancient caves and forts as well as natural beauty of lakes full of water ,waterfall and hills for trekking .
monsoon is the best season to visit lonavala . however throughout the year except in summer(very hot ) one can enjoy sightseeing in lonavala.

In midst of drizzling,away from hustle and bustle of metro-life you can enjoy the real happiness and peace of mind here in lonavala .

'Chikki' a sweet made up of 'ground-nut and jaggery ' is popular item of lonavala.most of the tourist buy this for their near-dear ones as gift.you can find many stores who has soul business of selling varieties
 of chikki.




Tourist Attraction of LONAVALA



  • Karla Caves
  • Bhaja Caves
  • Tungarli Dam and Lake
  • Sausage Hills
  • Lonavala Lake
  • Shreevardhan Fort
  • Rajmachi Point
you can enjoy many adventurous activities like trekking,paragliding,fishing and bird-watching .
even if you are not history lover you must visit the historical and ancient caves of lonavala specially Bhaja caves,i bet uniqueness of these points is worth-watching and you will not be disappointed.



it will be much delightful in monsoon when you taste masala chai(tea) with pakode(bhajiye) and corn from street-vendors.
pre-booking of rooms in hotel will add to your comfortable trip because in season-time(monsoon) it may be difficult to get room at desirable rates.



















BHAJA CAVES









bhaja caves



BUSHI DAM

lonavala trip is incomplete if you will not visit the incredible places Lion's peak,Aamby valley,Shivling's peak
this scenic points are in near by villages of lonavala.



Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Chat-Chatkare in Indore

rajwada 
 Indore is the very much  famous for its food and hospitality in central India and indoreans are too famous for their foody nature.
one who visit indore must taste these delights.
there are some destination below for "khane-peena ke shaukino keliye"
these street food delights are also the ultimate destination for hostlers and PGs for changing the taste from monotonous mess food.

SARAFA

its situated near the heart of indore Rajwada and street food delights are incredible.there of crowd of foodies at night and some shops opened only from evening.from sweet to chat everything is for everyone.gulab-jamun,kesar milk,rasmalai are awesome here.
gulab-jamun at sarafa
tasty usal-pohe  and shahi-pohe(pohe with anardana and dry-fruits)  one can't resist eating.

vijay chaat center serves paneer patis,samose,aalu tikki,indian hot-dog.

for people who has fast(upwaas) there is a shop called sawariya khichdi centre serve tasty khichdi and fariyal items.



pani and dhai puri of R.K.chaat house
pipli bazaar kachori and bajaj-khana chowk matar-kachori is delicious.they serve varieties of kachori depending upon season like bhutte ki kachori,matar ki kachori,aalu kachori and so on.
chola chaat

joshi ke dhai-bade is a shop serving delicious dahi-wade to indoreans and all foodies like me

CHAAT-GALI



it is situated near district court of indore opposite gurudwara on MG Road.very famous for Lalaji and R.K.'s  chole-chaat ,pani puri,dhai puri,papri-chaat.


56 DUKAN(shop)
this shops are signifying 56 bhog and here one can find dishes from south-indian cuisine to punjabi chaat.

Namkeen and  Sev are famous and exported to other states as well as abroad.






pohe
a confectionary shop in bada sarafa

sev

joshiji ke dhai-wade

sawariya seth khichdi







Sunday, July 1, 2012

Bengaluru :Lalbagh Botanical Garden

glass house
This is one of largest and beautiful garden of India and is worth to spend ample of time here.
the garden constitutes 1000's of rare species of flora across the Asian countries.
the amazing natural beauty because of no. of tree,plants,flowers,lush greenery,lotus pond and the lake.

Garden remains open for all between 6am to 7pm.the entry fee10 rs per person  is from 9am(joggers and exercise doers are there in morning time ) onward.
however the entry is free for children and disabled people all the time.
it has four entrance one for each direction.

it is spread over an area of 240 acre and to visit every place of garden,authority of garden provides battery vehicle and the driver acts as a tour guide .they charges 100 rs per person for this vehicle.but i'll suggest to take complete round up of lalbagh by walking and enjoying photography.by hiring vehicle you can't enjoy insights of garden and especially the photography.

the lalbagh garden has promoted the concept of horticulture.and considered as best garden because of scenic beauty , maintenance and layout.

the garden organised a Flower show every year on 26th Jan and 15th Aug thus many tourist and visitors come to know about 1000's of rarest and beautiful flowers.

They  also organised  Mango-Mela for helping farmers to get best price as well as serving mango lovers with a variety of 'mango- the king of fruits' .this mela generally ends upto last week of june.
along with mango there is Jackfruit exhibition too for promoting the fruit as well as helping farmers.

flower show
flower show
flower show

 there are many attractive points in lalbagh botanical garden

lake view
- Glass House
- Bonsai garden
- Rose garden
- Cactus Garden
- Lotus pond
- Floral Clock
- Huge Rock
- Lake



one can enjoy climbing over the rock.playing games in garden.



lotus pond



                             

 the lalbagh has something for every category of people whether they are nature-lovers,children who wants play,walkers-joggers,spot of picnic,hangout.
one must enjoy clicking as many photographs you can, to catch every beautiful nature scene,flowers,butterfly,birds,lake view from different angles.





Saturday, June 30, 2012

Dilwalo ki "DELHI" dekho dil se.....

 Delhi the vibrant and gracious city ,capital of India, where one can find deep insights in india's culture,heritage,cuisuin,art.The moment you enter Delhi boundary the immediate impact of amalgamation of variety of culture strikes.
you will find forts,tomb and monuments of different era across the roadside.Incredible combination of culture,infrastructure,people,grand monuments,fine roads,streets,bazaar of new Delhi and purani dilli(old Delhi)
The metro lifestyle,sensitive because of central government HQ ,parliament and fascinating historical monuments all are lovable to see and feel.

                                                                                                                                                        
Tourist Attractions in DELHI 


                     1.India Gate
                     2.Rashtrapati-Bhawan
                     3.Rajghat
                     4.Parliament House
                     5.Indira Gandhi House


                     6.Qutab Minar

                     7.Lotus Temple

                                                                                               


                     8.Akshardham Temple
                     9.Jama Masjid
                     10.Red Fort
                     11.Jantar-Mantar
                     12.Humaiyu Tomb
                     13.Mughal Garden
                     14.Dilli Haat


Akshardham temple -where you can see beautiful  musical fountain, theater displaying Hindu's tradition,mythological stories and spirituality.







Red-Fort the ultimate monument built by Shah Jahan.Every year on the occasion of independence day & republic day flag hoisting is done here.This largest fort is situated opposite to the famous chandni-chowk,(specially for foody)paranthe-wali gali and chatwalas.there is market area inside red-fort specially of traditional jwellary,bags,statues and so on.




Tourist are not allowed ti visit Parliament House and Rashtrapati Bhawan ,just watching it from a place alloted some distance away.


Mughal Garden of Rashtrapati Bhawan is opened for visitors only for a month in whole year,when all tulips,roses and large variety of flowers  are at perfect bloom.


Lotus temple also known as Bahai temple is a very peaceful place.the temple is built in lotus structure and surrounded by water pools from all sides and also lush green gardens add into its beauty.


There are many ways to Delhi tour(darshan)
bus service,metro service,personal cab they provides complete facility to visit Delhi tourist spots.
a tour is planned by them and in one day they cover main points of Delhi.
for  exploring deep insights of delhi
try tips given below.






The trip to Delhi will be worth only when you explore the hidden delights of city.visit place besides the tour guide .


*  spots like nizzamuddin tomb for enjoying 
   Qwalllis
*  shopping from streets and famous chor     bazaar
*  enjoy street photography
*  try Punjabi & Sindhi  cuisuin ,one can't resist to eat  delicious parantha of parathawali gali.
*  Also take tam-tam(cycle-rickshaw) ride.
*  spend one evening at India gate lawns.




eventually one feels the pace ,bustle and karizma of dilli-life.


best luck....and welcome to Delhi soon :) 

Thursday, June 28, 2012

BEE FALL - Most attractive point in Pachmari

Pachmari is most desirable and beautiful hill -station of Madhya Pradesh.Its a spectacular valley with combination of natural beauty and religious beliefs.
The charming fall is also called Jamuna-Prapat and it is situated in wide Satpura Range.
The water fall is mesmerizing and the  buzzing sound of water  feels you with such a great energy that you can never resist to bath in pool above the water-fall.one must not forget to keep an extra pair of cloth with them for enjoying bath in bee-fall.
This place pachmari is better to visit in winter and rainy season because  in this season the beauty is at its peak.
But in rainy season trip can be risky too,while treking there may some slipping of foot or slippery road may skid your vehicle.that means little increase in chance/probability of accidents.
For adventure lovers its a great place that one must visit once in a year.
Pachmari has such a scenic beauty that every time you feel like heaven and there are tourist attraction  from sun-rise to sun-set.
every second you spend in Pachmari will be  worth and memorable.

one must enjoy Gypsy Ride and its very good if you hire a cab/Jeep for visiting every  point in pachmari.
well planned tour to such a beautiful hill-station will give immense pleasure with  unforgettable memories.

there in pachmari you can find monkeys at many tourist point and visitor try to feed them but inorder to get food the monkeys may caught /hurt you so be careful.
Nearby railway station is pipariya about 50 km from pachmari.
its about 278km from bhopal,capital of M.P.


 Other attractions in Pachmari-

* Jata shankar   mahadev
* Gupt Mahadev
* Handi Kho
* Echo Point
* Dhoopgarh

there are so many other attractive points too as shown in map.

Friday, June 15, 2012

OMKARESHWAR JYOTIRLINGA SHIVA TEMPLE

OMKARESHWAR,is a popular hindu pilgrimage
and one of the 12 jyotirlinga(shrine of lord shiva ) is must visit  while travelling to madhya pradesh .
the temple is situated on a island of narmada river.
om signify the most sacred hindu symbol and the island is shaped in the symbol form om.

the omkareshwar is just 77km south from indore and can easily be reached by bus,railway and cabs.
one can follow this route ,start from indore take khandwa road then 60 km towards  barwaha  after reaching barwaha  more 5km on main road then make a left turn and take a local road of about 12 km and you end up to your destination .
you may  take boat-jetty for reaching main temple via river aur can step towards temple via a bridge(pool).

there is heavy rush of devotees in festival time like mahashivratri in month of feb,shravan maah(a month devoted to lord shiva) mainly in month of july-august.



since madhya pradesh has monsoon from july to september,the atmosphere and surroundings are very scenic and beautiful.the lush greenary,rainfall,natural beauty is at peak in these months.

 one can also enjoy the trip of rounding the whole island by boat.while boating there you can get beautiful pebbles of various shapes on the bank of river.



 there is place called mortakka about 12 miles away from temple but people going from indore(a city of m.p.) will get it on their way to omkareshwar.this is the place where people used to  holy bath in narmada.
there is refreshment shops also available which provides all stuff from breakfast to dinner.




the trip to omkareshwar can be a holy temple trip plus a chance to get enjoyed in midst of natural beauty.
the way from indore also includes a ghat area known as khalghat which is beautifully made by govt and its adventurous to drive on that ghat with one side hill and another side deep valley.
in the month of July-September one can find bhuttewala(corn) on these ghats which is so tasty and awesome with showers of rain.