Hotel Asia Vaishnodevi Katra

... on to the unreserved seating section while I waited outside my carriage for it to be cleaned.
Once aboard I was happy to discover a fairly clean and comfortable sleeper seat reserved for me. I locked my bags under the seat and settled in with the pillow and blanket. Set my alarm for 1.50am as that is the time I heard someone say we'd arrive in Amritsar. Read for a while before falling asleep. Woke up at one point as a new guy had come to sleep opposite me and was making such a ...

... 550-700 Rupees (11-14sfr) car les travailleurs indiens rentrent chez eux après avoir travaillé la saison à Sringar. Nous optons pour moins cher et prenons le bus pour 300 Rupees (6sfr). Les sièges étaient déjà toutes prises…on nous indiquait une banquette surélevée…vous vous imaginez le reste. 12h de bus sur 3m2, une hauteur ne permettant pas de rester assis droit. Après un certain temps, on ne sait plus comment s’assoir, puis ...

... of the mountain.

Till now thing where smooth, on the way back we took a route known as Hatti Matha. We soon realized that it had a difficult angle to walk down. This took a loot of stress on the body and we came down at 5:30am.

This experience was amazing and any one visiting should go in off season and have VIP passes

Back in Jalandhar I will be going for shopping today and plan for Waga border and Golden Temple tomorrow……

... old baby goat in her hand. Baby goat was so cute that everyone was going and taking a snap with the baby goat.
Obviously Tanish also got attracted to her and we went to see the baby goat. Tanish initially was hesitating to hold the goat but then he was in love with the baby goat and after some time was not ready to give the goat back.

The garden visit was very much refreshing for us after the Vaishno devi trip.

Next day morning after breakfast we started our journey from Katra to Srinagar by car. Nomally it takes 6-7 hours by road.

After our darshan of Vaishno Devi, we were very tired and decided to sleep in the car with the thought that journey will very boring for 6-7 hours.
But the big surprise was waiting for us :)

First the driver took us to hill station called as "Patni Top". Read more about it in my next entry.

On the way, there is one spot, where you can see the ...

... to walk 2.5 kilometers. Special path is created to walk.

Once you reach the temple area, you are not allowed to take your bags or purses inside. Locker rooms are available and safe. Camera, purse, bags, water bottles nothing is allowed.

After the Mata darshan, we preferred to walk the way down except Tanish who was with Pithu.
While walking down there are again two routes, one is normal route and other ...

... attempted to grab Vaishnavi but she tried her best to daunt him. On failing to do so, Vaishnavi decided to flee away into the mountains to continue her Tapasaya undisturbed. Bhairon Nath however chased her to her destination. The goddess after halting at (present day) Banganga, Charan Paduka, and Adhkwari, finally reached the holy cave Shrine. When Bhairon Nath continued to follow her despite the goddess trying to avoid a confrontation, the goddess was compelled to ...

Its believed that you should get a call from the Divine Godess, and only then you get to visit the shrine of Vaishnodevi. Well, I dont know how true it is , but we three ladies were really fortunate enough that we could visit this most revered temple of Northern India, with much ease.We were told that it takes nothing less than three to seven hours of wait in the queue on normal non rush days, before one is allowed to enter the ...

... And they weren't just *t the *irport, we soon found out... they were everywhere. They were w*lking up *nd down the sides of fences, there were *t le*st 2 *t every street corner, sitting outside shops...etc. I don't think I ever felt sc*red of the guns themselves, I think it w*s more the f*ct th*t there w*s just so m*ny of them. On our w*y to our Housebo*t, the t*xi driver drove us through the city where we c*ught * glimpse of the other ...

Jetzt sind wir endlich in indien und es ist gleichzeitig genauso wie und anders als pakistan: dieselbe kueche (aber kaum noch fleisch), dieselbe sprache (aber andere schrift), dieselbe musik (aber andere Themen), und die religion ist auch anders. aber statt hindus sind hier in ...