Showing posts with label lonely planet-india. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lonely planet-india. Show all posts

Monday, June 11, 2012

Amazing Andaman

As the flight begins its descent to Port Blair, everyone looks out in awe at the islands surrounded by clear blue waters with its edges marked white by the sand and waves. Andaman is a bunch of beautiful islands and many lazy/adventures beaches. Port Blair, its Capital, is a calm & clean city with its own share of tourist attractions.


The Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Panni, is worth a visit especially in the evening. This colonial prison built between 1896 and 1906 was used by the British to exile political prisoners to the remote archipelago. For entertainment, there's a decent light & sound show that describes its history and importance.
Cellular Jail, Port Blair

Light and sound show
Ride on the Makruzz to Havelock Islands.

Sea Shell Resort,Havelock

Radhanagar beach


A must-do : Snorkeling at Elephant beach
Sea food paradise!

Lunch at B3,Havelock-Squid, pork and lemon cheese cake!
Kala Pathar beach
Red Snapper delight at Munjoh, Havelock


Red Snapper restaurant at Wild Orchid


Off to scuba dive!
Finding Nemo :)

Monday, February 22, 2010

A walk of C.P. area with Sam Miller











Few dilliwallas woke up early morning to enjoie mist n cool breeze around connaught place with Sam Miller- Author of the book "DELHI: ADVENTURES IN A MEGACITY"
This is an extraordinary portrait of one of the world's largest cities. Sam Miller sets out to discover the real Delhi, a city he describes as being 'India's dreamtown-and its purgatory.' He treads the city streets, making his way through Delhi and its suburbs, visiting its less celebrated destinations-Nehru Place, Rohini, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon-that most writers ignore. Miller's quest is the here and now, the unexpected, the ignored and the eccentric. All the obvious ports of call-the ancient monuments, the imperial buildings and the celebrities of modern Delhi-make only passing appearances. Through his encounters with Delhi's people-from a professor of astrophysics to a crematorium attendant, from ragpickers to members of the Police Brass Band-Miller creates a richly entertaining portrait of what Delhi means to its residents, and of what the city is becoming. Miller is, like so many of the people he meets, a migrant in one of the world's fastest growing megapolises and the Delhi he depicts is one whose future concerns us all.

Miller possesses an intense curiosity; he has an infallible eye for life's diversities, for all the marvellous and sublime moments that illuminate people's lives. This is a generous, original, humorous portrait of a great city; one which unerringly locates the humanity beneath the mundane, the unsung and the unfamiliar.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

gulabi jaipur

Palmist with awed audience.

Bata hero kaun??











A short holiday encapsulating the fanciful hues of amorous Jaipur with big fat elephants, cobbled streets, and leathered goodies:)