INTRO:
Ashok and Neeraja planned during July 2009 a trip to Delhi etc places; they requested us to join them for the tour to be undertaken in late September. We agreed. The entire tour plan, its execution was done by Ashok-Neeraja. He wanted us to fly to New Delhi but I asked him to book our onward ticket by Rajdhani Express and he agreed.
DAY 01: Friday, 25 Sep 2009 - RAJDHANI EXPRESS
We two woke up at 0345, had bath and started in a calltaxi for Chennai Central. The New Delhi Rajadhani Express left Chennai at 0610. 2AC coach. Breakfast, lunch, evening snacks and dinner were provided. Comfortable journey. We slept by 2130 hrs.
DAY 02: Saturday, 26 Sep 2009 - SRIKANTH HOUSE
We reached Hazrat Nizamuddin by 1030. Srikanth came to receive us. Srinath also came. We were home by 1130. Bath and we had a hot lunch from Jayashri. Evening Ravi and Sridhar came to see us. Ashok - Neeraj arrived by flight at 2115 hrs from Bangalore. A visit to Rishikesh and Haridwar is planned for the morrow and since I had opted out of this, I went to Vasu's house with Sridhar. I stayed in Vasu's place for the next 7 days.
DAY 03: Sunday, 27 Sep 2009 - HARIDWAR, RISHIKESH
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V-A-N (Vijaya, Ashok, Neeraja) and Srikanth's family left at 0400 for Haridwar, in Srikanth's car. Breakfast at a roadside dhaba and reached Haridwar by 1000. Checked into a hotel there, arranged by an ad firm, left at 1100, reached Rishikesh by 1200. Bath in Ganga, boat ride, Lunch, walk on the Lakshman Joola and they drove back to Haridwar by 4 PM. Maha Aarthi at 6-30 PM for Ganga Mai. Dinner in the hotel and slept.
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Self in Vasu's house, left with them and Usha-Gopal in the evening for Gurgaon to Dandapani's (mama) house. 35 km away. Kolu there and Sundal. Returned to Bama's house. Dinner of Idli-Sambhar. Suyyam also.
DAY 04: Monday, 28 Sep 2009 - RAM LILA
V-A-N started from Hardwar by 6AM, reached Bama's house at 1230, lunch there. Evening they watched Ravan Dahan at Dwarka.
I was at Vasu's place. Evening we too went to see the Ram Lila in a park 4 km away. Vasu went to Srikanth's house and brought V-A-N here. They came with all bag and baggage by 10PM; dinner at Vasu's place.
DAY 05: Tuesday, 29 Sep 2009 - VASU, SRIDHAR, USHA HOUSES.
All of us went to Sridhar's place at 0900 for breakfast of Poori - kizhangu. After 2 hours there, we proceeded to Usha's house; Tasty lunch of Rajma masala, Murungai sambhar, appalam, Rosagolla there. Returned to Vasu's house by 3PM.
A-N left at 4-30 PM for station and Amritsar. Their train was at 6-45 PM. We two stayed in Vasu's house.
DAY 06: Wednesday, 30 Sep 2009 - AMRITSAR, WAGAH BORDER.
A-N reached Amritsar by 0500, were received by the friend of Mr RSM (neeraja's father) who booked them in a hotel. They saw the Golden Temple, Jalianwala bagh, and then Wagah border. Their return train to Delhi was at 1145PM.
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DAY 07: Thursday, 01 Oct 2009 - NEERAJA CHITHTHAPPA HOUSE
A-N reached Vasu's place by 0945 and after bath and breakfast, we four left for METRO train. Very convenient and cool, the Metro is. Reaching the nearest station is by cycle rickshaw (c.r), another convenient option !
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After travelling for 45 minutes or so, we reached the terminus, YAMUNA BANK where Mr Rajappa was waiting for us. 8 km drive to his house at Mayur Vihar Phase 3. Elaborate and heavy lunch. We were given veshti, sari, shirt, sari. We left their house at 4 PM for Poornima's house, about 1.5 km away. We saw her new-born child, SAI KRISHNA now 8 months old. We left Poornima's house by 6-45PM, took a minibus and a c.r. to Metro station and were back in Vasu's house by 8-45 PM.
DAY 08: Friday, 02 Oct 2009 - AKSHARDHAM MANDIR
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DAY 09: Saturday, 03 Oct 2009 - JAIPUR
contd in Part 2.
rajappa
13 Oct 2009, 11:15 AM
Ashok and Neeraja planned during July 2009 a trip to Delhi etc places; they requested us to join them for the tour to be undertaken in late September. We agreed. The entire tour plan, its execution was done by Ashok-Neeraja. He wanted us to fly to New Delhi but I asked him to book our onward ticket by Rajdhani Express and he agreed.
DAY 01: Friday, 25 Sep 2009 - RAJDHANI EXPRESS
We two woke up at 0345, had bath and started in a calltaxi for Chennai Central. The New Delhi Rajadhani Express left Chennai at 0610. 2AC coach. Breakfast, lunch, evening snacks and dinner were provided. Comfortable journey. We slept by 2130 hrs.
DAY 02: Saturday, 26 Sep 2009 - SRIKANTH HOUSE
We reached Hazrat Nizamuddin by 1030. Srikanth came to receive us. Srinath also came. We were home by 1130. Bath and we had a hot lunch from Jayashri. Evening Ravi and Sridhar came to see us. Ashok - Neeraj arrived by flight at 2115 hrs from Bangalore. A visit to Rishikesh and Haridwar is planned for the morrow and since I had opted out of this, I went to Vasu's house with Sridhar. I stayed in Vasu's place for the next 7 days.
DAY 03: Sunday, 27 Sep 2009 - HARIDWAR, RISHIKESH
V-A-N (Vijaya, Ashok, Neeraja) and Srikanth's family left at 0400 for Haridwar, in Srikanth's car. Breakfast at a roadside dhaba and reached Haridwar by 1000. Checked into a hotel there, arranged by an ad firm, left at 1100, reached Rishikesh by 1200. Bath in Ganga, boat ride, Lunch, walk on the Lakshman Joola and they drove back to Haridwar by 4 PM. Maha Aarthi at 6-30 PM for Ganga Mai. Dinner in the hotel and slept.
Self in Vasu's house, left with them and Usha-Gopal in the evening for Gurgaon to Dandapani's (mama) house. 35 km away. Kolu there and Sundal. Returned to Bama's house. Dinner of Idli-Sambhar. Suyyam also.
DAY 04: Monday, 28 Sep 2009 - RAM LILA
V-A-N started from Hardwar by 6AM, reached Bama's house at 1230, lunch there. Evening they watched Ravan Dahan at Dwarka.
I was at Vasu's place. Evening we too went to see the Ram Lila in a park 4 km away. Vasu went to Srikanth's house and brought V-A-N here. They came with all bag and baggage by 10PM; dinner at Vasu's place.
DAY 05: Tuesday, 29 Sep 2009 - VASU, SRIDHAR, USHA HOUSES.
All of us went to Sridhar's place at 0900 for breakfast of Poori - kizhangu. After 2 hours there, we proceeded to Usha's house; Tasty lunch of Rajma masala, Murungai sambhar, appalam, Rosagolla there. Returned to Vasu's house by 3PM.
A-N left at 4-30 PM for station and Amritsar. Their train was at 6-45 PM. We two stayed in Vasu's house.
DAY 06: Wednesday, 30 Sep 2009 - AMRITSAR, WAGAH BORDER.
A-N reached Amritsar by 0500, were received by the friend of Mr RSM (neeraja's father) who booked them in a hotel. They saw the Golden Temple, Jalianwala bagh, and then Wagah border. Their return train to Delhi was at 1145PM.
We two were in Vasu's house, no outing today.
DAY 07: Thursday, 01 Oct 2009 - NEERAJA CHITHTHAPPA HOUSE
A-N reached Vasu's place by 0945 and after bath and breakfast, we four left for METRO train. Very convenient and cool, the Metro is. Reaching the nearest station is by cycle rickshaw (c.r), another convenient option !
DAY 08: Friday, 02 Oct 2009 - AKSHARDHAM MANDIR
After coffee at Vasu's, we left for Srikanth's house. Bath and lunch later, V-A-N and Sujani left at 11 AM by Metro for Akshardham Mandir (near Yamuna Bank).
This is the temple of Swaminarayan, and was opened in Nov 2005. 141 feet high, 316 ft wide, and 370 ft long, this mandir has a statue of Bhagwan Swaminarayan in the central hall. It has a theatre, a musical fountain, a boat ride - a journey through 10000 years of Indian history- and a garden of India. Entry fee is Rs 146.00 After seeing it, they returned by 9-30PM.
I stayed in Srikanth's place.
contd in Part 2.
rajappa
13 Oct 2009, 11:15 AM
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