Gujarat day 5 and 6: Gir
28-30 December 2011 Continued from Somnath Today we will be travelling to Gir, the land of Asiatic lions. It is just 45km from Somnath and we need to reach there by noon. So there is nothing to hurry. We wake … Continued
Gujarat day 4: Somnath
27 December 2011 Continued from Rani Ka Wav, Patan The night journey on Ahmedabad – Veraval Somnath express was uneventful. The sun was about to rise when train stopped at Veraval station. Being coastal area, we were expecting hot and … Continued
Gujarat day 3: Rani ki Wav, Patan
26 December 2011 Continued from Modhera Sun Temple. From Modhera we started towards Patan in North Gujarat. This distance of about 35 km was quickly covered. On the outskirts of Patan we found a nice looking restaurant and we went … Continued
Gujarat day 3: Modhera Sun Temple
26th December 2011 After breakfast, we left LRK and headed towards Modhera 50km away. The taxi this time moved faster and within an hour we were at the entrance of Modhera Sun Temple. Modhera Sun Temple was built in 1026 … Continued
Gujarat day 1 and 2: Little Rann of Kutch
24th – 26th December 2011 Barring the seven sisters, Gujarat was the state that I had not seen in India. The enormous tourist potential of the state was realized as I started to plan the trip. It was impossible to … Continued
One day, two beaches
10 November 2011 One early morning, we headed towards a secluded beach. Finding the route was difficult as there were no sign boards. As I stopped my car at the edge of a hill, the splashing of waves could be … Continued
Siddeshwara Temple, Haveri
11 November 2011 It is hard to imagine that such a great Temple complex can exist in the main road of Haveri town. The gardens and lawns maintained by ASI are large and beautiful. It seems to be a favorite … Continued
Kalyala waterfalls
28th August 2011 When we reached the tiny village on the foothills of Western Ghats the sun had already crossed the mid sky. The waterfall was visible from the State Highway that passed through that village. It was a steep … Continued