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**Ananz** · 02-03-2010, 09:47 PM

For a long time we just sat there in the balcony of our house, enjoying the time we were having.

Our Room owner had brought a boat for us to take a tour around the lake. We dressed up soon and jumped into the boat. All set to for the royal sail over the Dal.

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Our Boat Man

Soon we sank into the beautiful vistas that this lake had to offer. Clicked as many snaps as possible as we gorged our eyes with the surroundings.

What a romantic ride would it have been if you could take your better half on a ride like this?

Again, more school kids, cho chweet.

Another couple below.

They also do farming in the lake. Below is something which is called the Floating Lake.

And there is a market as well.

Finally it was time to settle the bills with the room owner who also arranged us the boat tour and the shock that i mentioned about yesterday evening just hit us. The total bill was 1600 bucks for one night stay and a small boat tour in which i rowed for a considerable part We tried negotiating a bit but that didn't seem to work. It was a pretty bad way to end our beautiful visit to Srinagar. Nevermind. Move on.

Interesting name given to this point below.

Ironically we were going back through this route. So this becomes the Last view of the Beautiful Kashmir Valley. We bid adieu to Kashmir and moved towards Jammu.

Finally after all this, Disaster struck.
J. While we waited helplessly for a while, another rider stopped by for help. Sorry dude, I could not recollect your name. he had a foot ball pump J. Tried our luck with it for a while but gave up soon. I thanked him and and he was on his way. Soon I received a call from him, he spotted a puncture shop about 1 Km ahead. That was so kind of him to call me back and I was lucky too. So I rode to this puncture shop.

Those kids took nearly 1 and a half hour to do the patch work.

Stop posing and help me.

By the time it was over we all became good friends and they even noted down our phone numbers. We thanked them and moved towards Patnitop, the closest place to spend the night.

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**Ananz** · 02-03-2010, 10:42 PM

Friday, 2st October, 2009 - DAY 11 - Patnitop - Amristar.

Finally the Time was getting to us. The Flag lowering ceremony at Wagah border starts at 5 p.m. and we didn't want to miss that. So it was outright ride till Amristar from Patnitop.
The scenic smooth road did help us in our intent.

Our first and only stop was for lunch at a roadside dhaba.

Again our luck ran out. Apparently the two chottus who fixed my puncture didn't do it well enough. I again had a flat tyre.
With all these hiccups we reached Wagah only at 6 p.m. It was Gandhi jayanthi : a national Holiday. The place was jam packed. We couldn't get a proper place to sit and hence couldn't manage to get some proper shots. Infact we could not even see the ceremony. It was a disaster L[/SIZE]

The only respite was the beautiful policewomen. Trust me most of the men out there were more than happy to stare at them rather than the ceremony. Finally it was not a total disasterJ[/SIZE].

This is the first time I ever came so close to Pakistan. We could clearly see the Pakistanis on the other side. There was a huge roar from either side when the flag was being lowered.

I wish they could stay as close in the hearts as well.

492 Kms, that's our target for tomorrow.

Soon the celebration came to an end and we rode to the Golden Temple.

The temple was looked so majestic. The golden temple and its reflection on the water below was glowing in the dark.

Temple Guard.

You can figure out from the picture below what state we were in at the end of each day after a long ride.

After going around the golden temple and resting there for a while, we went to our rooms and without even changing our clothes jumped into our beds.
Tomorrow is going to be a superfast day for me.

**Ananz** · 02-03-2010, 10:51 PM

Saturday, 3st October, 2009 – DAY 12 – Amristar – Delhi 450 Kms.

A beautiful sunrise greeted us on the beginning of the end of our journey.

“ Ajj din chadheya
Tere rang warga
……………….
Phool sa hai khila aaj din
Rabba mere din yeh na dhale
Who jo mujhe khwab mein mile
Use tu lagade abb gale
Tenu dil da vasta” – Love aaj Kal

Vroom Vroom Vroooooooommmmmm…..

0700 hrs: At Amristar. (1730 hrs: Train to Hyderabad from Delhi)

Need to reach Delhi at least by 4 p.m. in order to load the bike on the train.
Since I had to cover nearly 450 kms before evening I had to part away from Ram so that he could ride in a relaxed manner, as he is leaving Delhi only after 2 days.

So here I go. All I was doing for the next few hours was looking straight and adjusting my throttle.
I stopped thrice on the way including one extended stop for breakfast and the nature call.

1430 hrs: “Welcome to Delhi”
Wow!!! Never thought I could reach there by 2:30 in the afternoon. That’s 450 Kms in seven and a half hours including more than an hour for the breaks in between. I was so impressed. J
In fact it has given me the confidence to give the saddle sore a try.

In another 40 mins I reached the Nizamuddin station. Packed my bike had some food. After some searching food a Internet center to take my Ticket printout.

16:45hrs: All set to board the train. Suddenly one of the parcel guys noticed something. My train is at the New Delhi Railway station, not at the Nizamuddin. What???? .......... Ahem, i know what you must be wondering.

The thing is I had asked my sister to book my ticket and in all the adrenaline rush I had since morning, I forgot to check the railway station. Am I the biggest stupid born around here? Hmmm….. May be.
I did manage to reach the New delhi Railway station around 5:10. But what followed was one of the worst experiences in my life caught in between the agents and the so called vasool rajas of the Station. I didn’t want to narrate that part here and give my dream trip a sad ending.
I just put everything behind me and joined Ram for the night at the Youth Hostel.

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**Ananz** · 02-03-2010, 10:59 PM

The Journey Ends
Two lads from one corner of the country decided to embark on a dream that would take them to the other corner. On two wheels they rode around snow covered peaks, over dense white clouds, across lush green fields, along the beautiful sparkling lakes and greeted by ever smiling beautiful faces all along. 12 days, 3000 Kms later they woke up and felt an overwhelming joy in their heart like never before as if the whole thing was real. Poor lads, they still couldn’t believe what they’ve done.

What a dream the past few days have been. Riding through the beautiful vistas one thing that kept coming back to me was the fact that this paradise on earth is unfortunately also one of the most troubled regions of the world. Isn’t that one of the best ironies that we could ever find? One thing the people here are holding on to is Hope, Hope for a better tomorrow. Hope for peace to return to the valley.

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**Ananz** · 02-04-2010, 02:04 AM

Thanks all for patiently following my thread.
Now that it's up. i've decided to post it for the best travel blog as well.

If you like my thread, do vote for me.

- Ananth

**Ananz** · 02-04-2010, 01:17 PM

Vote for me

If you like this write up and think i can use a better pair of shoes and that jazzy yamaha jacket, do vote for me

Not sure how to vote???

**Shanz** · 02-04-2010, 10:50 PM

Ananz.

Pure bliss!
Thats how I felt reading, or actually, finally watching you complete the thread.
Writeup is teraffic and enjoyable though the time lag in between the logs had spoiled the coffe a bit.
Never mind, u have a solid vote from me.
One final request, just link all the logs which you had written on diffrent pages to the first page, titling them day1, day2 etc, so that If a person clicks on the stuff he would be directed directly to the log page. This way it would be more convenient as well as enjoyable to enjoy this beautifully written and snapped trip log!

ShanZ
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**Ananz** · 02-05-2010, 08:20 PM

Originally posted by Shanz View Post

Ananz.

Pure bliss!
Thats how I felt reading, or actually, finally watching you complete the thread.
Writeup is teraffic and enjoyable though the time lag in between the logs had spoiled the coffe a bit.
Never mind, u have a solid vote from me.
One final request, just link all the logs which you had written on diffrent pages to the first page, titling them day1, day2 etc, so that If a person clicks on the stuff he would be directed directly to the log page. This way it would be more convenient as well as enjoyable to enjoy this beautifully written and snapped trip log!

ShanZ
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ShanZ,

I'm humbled by your words. thank you.

On your suggestion, did you mean that instead of having links for all the days... you would want me to link them only to the first page and in the first page, have links for all of'em?

-Ananth

**mitz** · 02-05-2010, 09:51 PM

Amazing trip log dude.. Great snaps all the way

**Shanz** · 02-06-2010, 01:29 AM

Originally posted by Ananz View Post

ShanZ,

I'm humbled by your words. thank you.

On your suggestion, did you mean that instead of having links for all the days... you would want me to link them only to the first page and in the first page, have links for all of'em?

-Ananth

Eh! I confused you a bit, and you confused me a bit more.

Here is what I suggested..
Suppose the day 1 log is on page 3 day 2 log is on 5th page day 3 log is on 8th page and so on.
Now on the first page, make a Index post(you may edit one of your posts on page one to do it) and write down heading as Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and so on..
Now link the Day 1 heading to your log post on page 3, Day 2 heading to your log post on 5, Day 3 heading to your log post on page 8.
So if any person clicks on any of the index Days then he is directly sent to the respective days post on the respective page.

One more thing, at the end of your every day log post, give a link to the next day log.

In this way, it would be a neat stuff to read, though it consumes time but is worth the effort and tidyness.

I hope its clear, because I never ever explained in that much explaining way!

Shanz
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**RideWithRamC** · 02-06-2010, 04:01 AM

You Rock bro....

One vote for ya comin up...

**Ananz** · 02-06-2010, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by Shanz View Post

Eh! I confused you a bit, and you confused me a bit more.

Here is what I suggested..
Suppose the day 1 log is on page 3 day 2 log is on 5th page day 3 log is on 8th page and so on.
Now on the first page, make a Index post(you may edit one of your posts on page one to do it) and write down heading as Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and so on..
Now link the Day 1 heading to your log post on page 3, Day 2 heading to your log post on 5, Day 3 heading to your log post on page 8.
So if any person clicks on any of the index Days then he is directly sent to the respective days post on the respective page.

One more thing, at the end of your every day log post, give a link to the next day log.

In this way, it would be a neat stuff to read, though it consumes time but is worth the effort and tidyness.

I hope its clear, because I never ever explained in that much explaining way!

Shanz
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Wow.. i agree.. that's a lot of explanation.

I have that already here with my teaser post containing all the links to my other days. I think you were referring to my contest post where i have not yet put the links... i'll follow your tricks there and hope it fetches me a few votes

Thanks mate.

**Ananz** · 02-06-2010, 02:13 PM

Originally posted by RideWithRamC View Post

One vote for ya comin up...

it about time now... finally my fellow rider joins me here....

Welcome Dude...
how about posting your view of our trip

- Ananth

**Ananz** · 02-06-2010, 07:06 PM

added a couple of interesting pics at the end of Day 7. Do check it out

**n_sandy** · 04-18-2010, 01:29 PM

Originally posted by Ananz View Post

added a couple of interesting pics at the end of Day 7. Do check it out

Originally posted by Ananz View Post

Good luck for your trip mate.

Lemme answer ur q's one by one.

1.
Yes, definitely you can. But you need to plan a few things in advance.
like adjusting your suspension for rocky rides. The roads would be terrible most of the trip which bend the back of a rider, imagine what could be the plight of the pillioner.

One more thing is having a pillioner would reduce your space for the baggages. better have a big saddle bag with you.

2.
a small punture kit and a few spares. extension box (very very imp). apart from winter clothing and some cosmetics i could'nt think of nething else.

3.
not at all.

4.
Leh - Hotel Horzey.
PwangChuk - 9906979233 ,001982-252454,01982-260065
this is where we stayed @ Leh. a nice room for 500 bucks.

5.

just make sure you fill your tank at Manali. That should be more than enough. Although you can find one inbtw at Tandi.

6.
absolutely no need.

7.
I would strongly recommend not to try that. Theoritically you can do that. but thats not fun at all. you miss so many things. take your time covering this part. Stay at Sarchu inbtw.

8.

Just for Leh, absolutely nothing. if you're going to Khardung La or Pangong Tso , you will have to get the permit at Leh.

- Ananth

hey Ananth, really superb pics and blog, congrates
in addition to above questions i just want to know that
1) for permission in leh is that required in advance or one can get it on the spot?? what doc required for that???
2) i'm planning in end to go in end of june. is it the gud time to go?? had u face rain in your trip???

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