Excerpts from travel experiences of Ashirvad … his trip to Manali…Rohtang Pass….Naggar……in June 2008…
“I returned from the Manali trip yesterday and I must say it was “AMAZING”.
Four of us had left for Manali on Thurday nigt via Ambala. We had booked a taxi from Ambala that was took us all the way to Manali Rohtang and back.
We reached Manali by friday evening. We lost much time in traffic jams close to Bilaspur. Friday night we just spent time at the mall.
Next day we left for Rohtang pass. The route is amazing. Though it was raining most of the time. We reached there at around 2 pm noon. The Rohtang Pass area, at present is in a pretty bad shape. The ice (not the snow) is dirty, squishy..muddy.
On the way back we did para sailing at Marhi. That was an awsome experience though a very short one.
We reached our hotel at night and just relaxed. Next day we checked out and went for Rafting at Raisen.
After that we went to Naggar Castle. This I must say is THE best place to enjoy silence. Take a good novel and relax on the balcony overlooking the Beas and the Himalayas.
For our return journey we took the route that is on the opposite bank of Beas viz-a-viz NH 21. The route took us through the scenic rural Himanchal. On the way we stopped at a Buddhist Monastry. The place was beautiful with a Buddhist Temple in the center, surrounded by living areas for the Lamas.
There after it was all the way back to Delhi with a few stoppages for picking apples or filling up bottles with fresh natural water.
That was it.
In essence an amazing trip. It has just ignited the hunger for more trips, if possible on my bike. :)”
…….Hope more of you guys would be inspired to go …..!!!
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