Thursday, May 27, 2010

DHARAMSALA{{ little england meets little tibet }}

Dharamsala is surrounded by a stretch of the dhauladar mountains,over looking the kangra valley at a height of 4550 ft,it is 21 km from kangra town in west himachal,,now things to see and do -
what distinguishes dharamsala most is the manner in which it is simultaneously an indian hill settlement in its lower reaches of lower dharamsala with its kotwali bazar,while uppar dharamsala is more residential,with elegant bungalows and the cantonment ,yet,,a distance of just 10km seperates these 2 communities .a short walk further up passes through the british forsytheganj ,and from here mc leodganj is only a stone's throw away...

lower and upper dharamsalas
kotwali bazaar-- in lower dharamsala consist of a number of higgledy-piggledy shops that embrace the road on both sides,with little cafes where you can have a cup of steaming hot tea,,
kangra art museum-- {sunday and monday closed}- in it you can see the wonderful collection of though the rooms are very poggy and dingy .

get off at upper dharamsala and walk up which is the best way of getting to know this interesting part of himachal .the road passes through deeply wooded forsytheganj with bungalows set back from the road .just ahead is st john"s church ,a preety stone building that holds viceroy lord elgin"s memorial.

dalai lama"s home---a couple of turns will bring you to the man chowk of mcleodganj,,here you will find every thing from monks to feisty restaurants and shop owners .prayer wheels and carpet shops fade into the distance as you take the wooded trail that will lead you to gelugpa monastery ,,with its many guest houses adjoining the dalai lama "s residence ...

norbulingka--- at sidhpur on the yol road is norbulingka {16 km} a centre devoted to preservation of tibetan arts and crafts worth a day trip .set in a japanese style garden it has a temple,shop,losel dolls museum,


around dharamsala you can go to bhagsu{12 km},,dharamkot (14 km) so go and have fun there,,,,,,,,,,,

DHARAMSALA{{ little england meets little tibet }}

Dharamsala is surrounded by a stretch of the dhauladar mountains,over looking the kangra valley at a height of 4550 ft,it is 21 km from kangra town in west himachal,,now things to see and do -
what distinguishes dharamsala most is the manner in which it is simultaneously an indian hill settlement in its lower reaches of lower dharamsala with its kotwali bazar,while uppar dharamsala is more residential,with elegant bungalows and the cantonment ,yet,,a distance of just 10km seperates these 2 communities .a short walk further up passes through the british forsytheganj ,and from here mc leodganj is only a stone's throw away...

lower and upper dharamsalas
kotwali bazaar-- in lower dharamsala consist of a number of higgledy-piggledy shops that embrace the road on both sides,with little cafes where you can have a cup of steaming hot tea,,
kangra art museum-- {sunday and monday closed}- in it you can see the wonderful collection of though the rooms are very poggy and dingy .

get off at upper dharamsala and walk up which is the best way of getting to know this interesting part of himachal .the road passes through deeply wooded forsytheganj with bungalows set back from the road .just ahead is st john"s church ,a preety stone building that holds viceroy lord elgin"s memorial.

dalai lama"s home---a couple of turns will bring you to the man chowk of mcleodganj,,here you will find every thing from monks to feisty restaurants and shop owners .prayer wheels and carpet shops fade into the distance as you take the wooded trail that will lead you to gelugpa monastery ,,with its many guest houses adjoining the dalai lama "s residence ...

norbulingka--- at sidhpur on the yol road is norbulingka {16 km} a centre devoted to preservation of tibetan arts and crafts worth a day trip .set in a japanese style garden it has a temple,shop,losel dolls museum,


around dharamsala you can go to bhagsu{12 km},,dharamkot (14 km) so go and have fun there,,,,,,,,,,,

Saturday, March 13, 2010

about India's most famous adventurous places

Well, friends if you had as much seriousness in your life and you want to get rid from all this seriousness and want some flavour in your life than come to india. The country which has such a diverse topography.It is the perfect destination with it deep gorges and ravine for mountain lovers,dense forests for the trekkers and the bikers,the people who love photography as well as wildlife,they will surely find something that will keep their hearts pounding which will always remain in the heart of the people who travel india.now if we talk about the most famous adventurous places of india, they are so many that i can only discuss some of them.
Camping in uttarakhand is a delightful experience,ton valley is best place of uttrakhand for camping. It is located 3600ft above from the sea level and is an ideal place for camping.summer camps are usually concentrated in ton valley at lunagad.

uttrakhand is also famous for its wild life safari or jungle safari which is a experience of lifetime ,which should not be missed at any cost. Corbett national park and nanda devi national park are the two major attractions for jungle safari,corbett national park is situated on the bank of river ramganga and this park is located in the foothills of himalayas.The star attraction of this place is the tiger and also many carnivores elephant,sambar deer,bear,muntac,hog and fox.there are 300 classes of birds and if one is interested in doing wildlife photography than it is the best place for them.

Nanda devi national park is located on the nanda devi peak. Some of the animals which are found there are snow leopard,bharal,himalayan black bear name of the few main animals which are found here.

If you are a healthy person with a soft corner for water sports than go to uttarakhand areas near in ramganga in corbett national park,rishikesh and dakhpathar are some of the places for water sports and appropriate month for water sport in uttarakhand is sep-nov and march -may.

In short uttrakhand is a place for its himalayan beauty and many more things so go to uttrakhand and explore one of the most beautiful destinations of india .

Friday, March 12, 2010

about colours of india

well we all know that India is a spiritual place,the place of snow dusted mountains,sun washed beaches,places of temples like khajuraho which are well known for its architecture .In short, we can say that India is a place where you can see every thing from mountains,beaches ,desert,plain areas ....every thing if one wants to travel for pilgrimage, tourism that one can see in india,no mater where you go or what you do it is a place that you never forget....home to more than 1 billion people, the subcontinent bristles with a mixture of ethnic groups.If we talk about flora and fauna of india, that is also very amazing,from laddakh in himalayas to the southern tip of tamilnadu are outstanding.Now if we talk about the food of india, from south india's idli to zesty noth India's curries,we can say that India is the best place for foodies,if we talk about the art, culture and about the classical dance and music, if we talk about indian classical dance..."abstraction of upanishadic thought which is assiduously translated into well designed concrete language of artistic media..now about the fairs and festivals... so india the land where in every season there is a new festival,the birthdays of gods and goddesses,saints and prophets and the advent of the new year... all find expression in colour ful festivities.137 fairs and festivals are celebrated in india every year..

now if we talk about indian culture than it is rich and as a result unique in its very own way our manners, ways of communicating with one another etc are one of the important component of our culture,,a person can change its way of clothing, way of eating and living but the rich values in a person always remain unchanged because they are deeply rooted with in our heart ,soul which we receive from our culture,indian culture treats guests as a god and serves them and takes care of them as if they are the part of the family itself ..

if we talk about tourism in india than it is the largest service industry in india with a contribution of near about 6.23% to the total gdp and it gives 8.78% of total employement in india.in india there are hill stations,one can see wildlife of india,nature tourism,beaches , adventure tourism,historic monuments.and if we talk about tourism by states than one can find various attractions in india and every state as having some thing special.