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Shimla
My trip to Kanechi hills, on the outskirts of Shimla, was a school organised trip. I went there with a group of friends and teachers. Kanechi was a camp with wildlife all around us. I definitely recommend that you to go there with your friends and family.
We went there by bus. It was an 8-hour journey from our school in Noida. On the way, we took a couple of breaks for food.
We reached Kanechi in the dead of the night. We took our luggage to our tents and chose our ‘tentmates’. After having a quick dinner, I went to my tent with a my tentmates. We were tired after the long journey, and didn’t even realize when we fell asleep.
When we woke up in the morning, the Sun was already up. I got out of my tent and was mesmerized to see the beautiful scenery of the hills. There were birds, trees, animals and fungus (Yuck!).
Over the next two days, we went for long treks on steep hills, a waterfall with ice cold water and a walk in nature learning about the flora and fauna of Shimla.
In short Shimla is a beautiful place, definitely recommended for all types of nature lovers.
Gwalior
Gwalior is a city in Madhya Pradesh in the land of India. It is a city of immense heritage and culture. The main attractions at Gwalior is its vast cuisine and it’s traditions. I went to Gwalior to attend a family function. But, soon after the function we decided to go to The Gwalior Fort.
The Gwalior Fort is a huge fort in Gwalior built on the mountain called Gopachal belonging to the Vindhya range in India. It was built by Suraj Sen, an Indian king. Local legend says that he was cured of leprosy by a sage who guided him to a pond with holy water. The sage was called Gwallipa. The fort’s name was named after the sage.
The highlights of this fort is its Buddhist temples, its special temple called mother-in-law and daughter-in-law temple, and its abstract designs.
Rajasthan
Rajasthan is a must-visit state when you come to India. Rajasthan is known for it’s historical monuments. Rajasthan has the Thar desert towards it’s west, which is also known as the great Indian desert. It also has many ruins of the Indus Valley Civilization, the Diliwara temples (religious temples),and the ancient Jain temples. Rajasthan is also home to the big cats. Ranthambore National Park is one of the biggest tiger reserves in India and the Sariska National Reserve known for it’s tigers.
We traveled to Rajasthan in the pleasant days of December. Our travel plan was –
- Catch a train from Delhi to Udaipur
- Travel by road from Udaipur to Jodhpur
- Travel to Jaisalmer by road
- Take a train from Jaisalmer back to Delhi
Udaipur
Udaipur, also called the city of lakes was a very pleasant destination. Neither too hot, nor too cold, this is an important destination if you are traveling to India.
We traveled to Fateh Sagar Lake which was the most beautiful lake in Rajasthan. It was also very crowded with hundreds of people visiting it for a boating experience. We also traveled to the city palace of Udaipur which was ruled by Maharana Pratap Singh. There was a museum there where we learnt about the history of the Haldi-Ghati war between the Mughals and the Mewar dynasty. The huge fort covers 244 meters in area with loads of towers and terraces.
We had a lot of fun in Udaipur.
Jodhpur
In Jodhpur we were in the Mehrangarh fort. It is a huge fort, and it would have taken us a long time to cover it by foot. Hence, we took a lift from the ground floor of the fort to it’s top by lift. There we saw the biggest cannon in the world. There was also a collection of mughal coins collection worth lakhs in the king’s room.
Jaiselmer
Jaiselmer is also known as the golden city. It comprises of many sand dunes and the Thar Desert.
On the first day in Jaiselmer, we stayed between the sand dunes. In these regions resorts are not built because of the harsh climatic conditions, that is why we stayed in tents situated. We went for a camel rides when we came here to watch the sun-set. Also there were a lot of temples like Jain temples and Sun temples.
On our second day in Jaiselmer, we stayed in the city area. It was a grand old haveli which had been converted into a hotel. We went to the Jaiselmer fort where we saw temples and the palace of the queen of Jaiselmer Queen Padmani.
We had spent a hectic week traveling across Rajasthan, but our hearts where full of fond memories. On the next day, we started our journey back to home.
Malaysia 🇲🇾
Malaysia was a place like my interests – Clean beaches, great boat rides, luxurious hotels, a wide variety of animals and friendly people. Yes it is part nature, part skyscrapers and part beaches.
The currency of Malaysia is the Malaysian ringgit. The Malaysian ringgit is like the American Dollar. 1/100 of a dollar is equal to a cent, and 1/100 of a ringgit is equal to a Malaysian sen.
Malaysia is very cheap, a dollar is worth 4 ringgits, (which doesn’t sound very cheap but…) souvenirs and meals can be found in sens only!
Our trip in Malaysia was around the state of Langkawi.
Langkawi
Langkawi is a group of many islands in the Andaman Sea. We had a great hotel there.
We went to a mangrove forest which was a forest in shallow waters. We saw a lot of wildlife there. It is a speed boat ride which takes you around the area of the mangrove. During the mangrove ride you can visit a fish farm at the near end of Langkawi. At the fish farm we saw Puff-fishes, crabs, lobsters, edible corals and eels. Another interesting part of the mangrove ride was the border sharing with Thailand. That means if you are willing to go for a longer boat journey, you could go to a place in the Gulf of Thailand where Malaysia ends and Thailand starts. But, that experience was expensive and will take half of our day, so we headed back to our hotel.
We went to Pasir Tengkorak Beach which was a nice place. We built sand castles and forts. We also saw a lot of sea shells, jelly-fishes, crabs and snails. But, because of the high tides, we couldn’t do a major ride called snorkeling which is just swimming with a mask on and watching at the coral reef through a body of water.
Next, we went to a place called Underwater World were all the native and other species of aquatic animals were found. These included, baby sharks, octopuses, squids, crabs, eels and fishes in glass cages like an aquarium. We were very interested in the native species of this area (which was of Thailand and Malaysia).
Another sanctuary we went to was the National Wildlife Sanctuary. There animals and birds were left in nature (except for poisonous animals). This place included snakes, eagles, macaws, owls, roosters, iguanas and crocodiles. You could also feed the animals through the bars of the cage. Close to the sanctuary was a bat cave, where you are not even aloud to whisper as the sleeping bats might be awaken. The bats in these caves can scratch skins, so we were very careful!
That was our experience in country number 2.
Hello World!
I have a dream to travel every country in the world and here are my journeys throughout the world!
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