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This is not a bike trip log. Infact its just an average "touristy" trip to Nainital on Rickshaws, Auto, Volvo and horse back 
I was down with illness from August to October which included an extended stay at the hospital. This stint had left me too weak to even take the bike out of the main stand, let alone ride it. Nowadays, through some effort i can drive the bike for about 30 mins without exhaustion. But, the tourer in me was desperate for a change, for a ride to the hills. So, i did the unthinkable, i decided to become a "tourist".
Took the overnight volvo to nainital. The next two days were spent just roaming around the mall road and thandi sadak, a horse back trek to some "view points" and a packaged tour of the lakes
Here is a pictorial trip log of the time spent there.
View from the mall road
Some close ups
The horse back ride
Tibetan Market when bustling with activity
...and early morning when the shops are closed.
A few foggy night shots
Nights in Nainital
The only bike in this trip log, a rusty Yezdi on the mall road.
The brassware shop owner
The NainaDevi temple and bells. Its an uplifting feeling listening to the bells toll across the lake in the evening when aarti is performed. Worth all the mindless package tours i subjected myself to.
Being without a bike in the hills was frustrating, specially when one is getting ripped off by travel agents. But, this was also the first time i actually explored the place, otherwise Nainital had always been a stopover, a postcard pic town.
Next time... on my bike.. sooner than later
I was down with illness from August to October which included an extended stay at the hospital. This stint had left me too weak to even take the bike out of the main stand, let alone ride it. Nowadays, through some effort i can drive the bike for about 30 mins without exhaustion. But, the tourer in me was desperate for a change, for a ride to the hills. So, i did the unthinkable, i decided to become a "tourist".
Took the overnight volvo to nainital. The next two days were spent just roaming around the mall road and thandi sadak, a horse back trek to some "view points" and a packaged tour of the lakes
Here is a pictorial trip log of the time spent there.
View from the mall road
Some close ups
The horse back ride
Tibetan Market when bustling with activity
...and early morning when the shops are closed.
A few foggy night shots
Nights in Nainital
The only bike in this trip log, a rusty Yezdi on the mall road.
The brassware shop owner
The NainaDevi temple and bells. Its an uplifting feeling listening to the bells toll across the lake in the evening when aarti is performed. Worth all the mindless package tours i subjected myself to.
Being without a bike in the hills was frustrating, specially when one is getting ripped off by travel agents. But, this was also the first time i actually explored the place, otherwise Nainital had always been a stopover, a postcard pic town.
Next time... on my bike.. sooner than later
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