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@Kurtrules

Is that It!!!.. complete it man.. waiting for your further posts. is that Rahularora with you... great guy he his.. ..

best wisehes..

No thats not it Himanshu .. have patience

And that is Puneet, an old friend.

Right, so Dalhousie was just 6 kms upfront. Got there in no time and right on the main bus stand, there was this kid who offered us a room at 500/night. I was initially reluctant, because my conscience led me to believe that if we put up in khajjiar, it would be a wiser option. But then again, we also wanted to off-load the luggage and then make a head start. So yes, we did get the room, but for a meagre 200. Surprised! Well a little (or a lot of) bargaining can do wonders! Thanks to Puneet.

And mind you, the room was excellent..with an awesome three-mountain view bang in front!

Finally, after shedding some extra kilos off Puneet's bull, we started off towards khajjiar. 14 kms later, we were stopped at a check post near kala-top. Now the moron who was managing that post would'nt let us take our bikes atop kala-top. Cars, those metal cuboids on four wheels, were permitted to fly by us to the pinnacle but the bikes were supposed to be parked at the base and the bikers had to take the trek up to the top...

We persuaded, he was adamant ...

We pleaded, he was firm ...

We tried to bribe, we wudnt budge ...

Then we politely SWORE at him ... and moved on! Khajjiar was just round some corners.

Good place ya.. Lush green meadow ... Picturesque.... Neat. We sat there for about an a hour and a half, watched families take a ride in the bubble, some folks in the background para-gliding.Hawkers porting beer from the theka to your lap on call! A must-do on your list if you are out in a relaxed vacation with your parents/wife and kids.

So after the 90 mins monitor of the bowl, we turned back. In less than an hour we were again in Dalhousie. This time we took the diversion to a place called 'panchpula' which was about 3 kms from our source.

Ajit Singh, the uncle of Bhagat Singh, ki samadhi is in panchpula. Had some tea, cherished the vistas around, some pakoras and a few cigarettes later, we were on our way back to our hotel. It was evening by now, and beer was the call of the hour. I ordered only one beer, and then the beer ordered the beer ... Was a good time ... Plus, the food was excellent!

....Slept....

Bloody Tourer!


What the heck, why are you with a software company..... get to this!

I am Jealous...... and I am jealous to the maximum.

I have to maintain the sanctity of the forum else you know how badly I can curse you for all this.

But Jokes apart, I am glad that someone amongst us is lucky enough to find time for his passion. I wish you all the best and hey, I travel and tour through your trip logues, keep them pouring in.

Great!

I am amazed by the green beauty, never seen such before. I will definitely visit dalhousie once in this year. Are there any other places around there to visit?

Lovely stuff Kurt! Dalhousie has always been in my "to tour" list, and after seeing your trip log, I am sure I'll be traveling here some-time very very soon. Dalhousie and Khajjiar have always amazed me!

P.S: Right now, I am in Haldwani, on my way back from Almora - Chaukori!

Thanks Bhai! It's the admiration of all you folks that keeps me going

As mentioned in the Log, there is Khajjiar and kalatop. Apart from that there is chamba which is nearby.

Thank you Aryan. It sure is a damn beautiful place

I guess we are all in for a visual treat later this week

@ Kurt: Nice pics man...Dalhousie in indeed a nice tourist place with natural beauty all over. Do share some more pics

Vaibhav sir KUDOS.! you are one solid tourer awesome trip seriously me too needed a ride.

laale di jaan. khush kar ditta as always

@Kurt: Just wanted to confirm, didn't you find any snow in Dalhousie at this time of the year!? Strange.