A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
31st October 2009 – 2nd November 2009 Continued from Western group of Temples, Khajuraho While everyone visiting Khajuraho would see the western group of Temples, only a few of them would visit Eastern and Southern group of Temples. But unlike … Continued
October 31st – November 1st 2009 Continued from Bandhavgarh. After Bandhavgarh, our next destination was Khajuraho. We hired a taxi as there were no direct buses or trains between these two places. The distance was 250km. The route we took … Continued
28th – 31st October 2009 Continued from Bhojpur. It is generally said that one must be lucky to spot a tiger in a National Park, but in Bandhavgarh one should be unlucky if the tiger is not found!! It is … Continued
27th October 2009 Continued from Bhimbetka rock shelters The main attraction in Bhojpur is the huge Shivalinga in Bhojeshwar Temple. Bhojpur is about 25 km from Bhimbetka and about the same distance from Bhopal. The linga is about 7.5 ft … Continued
27th October 2009 Continued from Sanchi. In order to visit Bhimbetka, we had to come back to Bhopal from Sanchi and then travel 45 km down south. Bhimbetka is 3 km from the National highway connection Bhopal to Hosangabad. We … Continued
27th October 2009 Continued from Ujjain. Three hours journey on train from Ujjain brought us to Bhopal. We had made Bhopal as the center point to visit the nearby places. The hotel we stayed was Palash Residency (From MPTDC). It … Continued
25th-26th October 2009 Continued from Omkareshwar Ujjain is one of the ancient cities in India. It is also a major religious center with several Temples and home to one of the 12 jyothirlings. We reached Ujjain at about 5PM. Our … Continued
25th October 2009 Continued from Maheshwar The distance from Maheshwar to Omkareshwar is about 70 km and it took us 1.5 hours to cover this distance. Omkareshwar is one of the 12 jyothirlings in India. It is situated on an … Continued
25th October 2009 Continued from Mandu. We got up quite early and were ready to depart from Mandu. As expected, our driver was asleep in the car. I had to wake him up and ask him to get ready as … Continued
23-24th October 2009 Our trip to Madhya Pradesh started from Indore. Our original plan was to proceed to Mandu, but we had to stay in Indore as we reached late in the evening. Our halt was at Hotel President in … Continued