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<h3>Hampi</h3></a>
<p>Hampi is a historical place in Karnataka. It
takes only a day to cover these beautiful
remains of vijayanagara empire. All must see
monuments are located very close to each
other.Hampi can be very hot.You can rent a
cycle to explore around.Inorder to understand
the significance of the monuments, it is
recommended to take a guide.Must see places
include Chariot of the Vittala Temple,
Virupaksha temple(To experience the optical
illusion - you can see the shadow of the
gopuram upside down on a wall, make it to the
temple by 8 a.m.). The tile image was taked
from the backside of virupaksha temple.</p>
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<h3>A morning ride to Nandi Hills</h3></a>
<p>It takes about 4 hours to complete this
trip.Its a short trek to the hill top.The view
is not so great.But lot of interesting things
to see on the way to nandi hills.There are
grape yards, few flower plantations.While
returning, don't forget to have hot breakfast
at 'The paratha company'.If you are expecting
to do paragliding in Nandi hills, the right
time to visit would be September to
November.</p>
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<h3>A Three day trip to Coorg</h3></a>
<p>The best time to visit Coorg would be the
monsoon season- an ideal time for rafting.The
above photograph was taken in a coffee
plantation on the way to abey falls.There are
lots of interesting areas to cover.One such
place is Dubare Elephant camp - a fun day with
elephants.They also have package where you can
stay ranging from a day to weeks.Check out the
fee details below: <a class="image fit" href=
"#"><img alt="" src=
"http://deepthivenkat.github.io/gitpages/Images/coorg2.JPG">
</a> Try tranditional coorg food at Hotel fort
meracara situated very near to the fort and
king's seat.Don't miss the musical fountain
show at king's seat on weekends. Check out the
monastries in kushalnagar.Dubare elephant camp
is also near Kushalnagar.</p>
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<h3>Four day trip to Rajasthan</h3>
<p>My first destination in the "Indian Sahara"
was Jaipur.The city as such was a huge
disapointment.One of the best places to stay is
hotel pearl palace - which I realised only
after having pre booked a 'not so cool' level
accomadation(Hotel Maya Niwas - does'nt have
wifi)!I mostly had to escape people trying to
sell shiny stuff to us and auto guys trying to
offer an overrated(literally) tour package.I
visited jal mahal(huge disappointment - I hoped
to go via boat to actually visit the mahal.But
I could see it from far away from a road.I was
better of looking at picture of it), sheesh
mahal, birla mandir(good one), city palace. I
really liked apending time in choki dhani -
situated a few kilometers from airport.People
looking forward to shop can shop here at
standard rate,have a gala dinner and enjoy the
village fair set up.The picture below was taken
in choki dhani. <a class="image fit" href=
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</a> By now, you would have guessed that i like
elephants - had you read my post on coorg.We
went to a place called 'Elefantastic' - was
good to see well maintained elephants there.The
website of elefantastic mentioned the price for
their visit for 3300 Rs.When we went there we
could get the same package to as low as 700
Rs.Next we travelled to jaisalmer by train.</p>
<p>Trust me on this- jaisalmer is one of the
most beautiful places in India.We took a two
day package from 'Trotters' and felt we made a
good choice.There was a railway station
pickup,rooms to relax.After 2 hours of camel
ride,we had tea,snacks freshly prepared amidst
the dunes.I spend a beautiful night in the sand
dunes area without any tent, just thick
matresses.There was even a dog that snuggled
into my matress!And Camels love to have their
pictures clicked(Check out the tile photo
above).</p>
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<h3>Akshardam and Taj</h3>
<p>Delhi, Agra trip was a nice one.Noce to see
places include : Red fort,Purana An important
place you must visit in delhi is Akshardam.I am
not a monuments or a temple person. But this is
a marvel that everybody should witness. About
10,000 artisits have worked on this structure
for 5 years. Each minute piece of the buiding
has a story.The brilliance and magnanimity of
this temple was simply
overwhelming.Unfortunately photographs are not
allowed and I cannot give you a proof for how
beautiful it was.Also, dont forget to try out
yummy food at Haldirams. The most thrilling
encounter in delhi was purana quila light show.
It was unlike any other light shows i have seen
so far. The story(Delhi rulers) was projected
on to a huge wall.The audience had to sit in
the park and view.The entry was simply scary
and deserted.But once when we met other people
who came to see the show with us, I got quite
comfortable.The show lasted for more than an
hour.</p>
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<p>The next stop was agra.Instead of going to
taj mahal first I took a detour and visited
mentabh bagh, the garden behind taj mahal.It
was a nice garden and I got to see that place
where shah jahan had laid foundation to build
black taj mahal. He was assasinated by his son
aurangazeb before he could build black taj
mahal as the cost of building it was so much
and people would have to starve.</p>
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<h3>Shimla Manali Drive</h3>
<p>My first experience with SNOW.It was smooth
feel to touch fresh snow. To go to Rotang
pass(and not get stopped at solang valley,a
very touristy place) and to see apple trees, it
is important that you go during summer.Shimla
was a quaint old town.It had the pre
independance charm.The ride was very bumpy.</p>
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