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19/12/05

bHoPaL !!!

so finally after thee days i get a chance to do some local sightseeing...

being a sunday most of the ppl who attended the training were not really keen on staying for the whole 8 hours... so we did some good case studies and were free by 1500 hrs... i was tired after 3 days of hectic schedule.. and just wanted to sleep.. but then i have to go to Indore tonight for implementation and then go ujjain and then come back to Bhopal and then take a flight to Mumbai.. hectic eh !!!

anyway... autos in Bhopal are awefully expensive... almost 8 bucks per km.. and trust me bargaining does not help.. they probably run at this rate only... delhi suddenly looked better in terms of autos.. but then there is one thing which i really liked... the autos have been kept very well... nicely painted... with plush seats.. a lot of them have decorated them very beautifully... i like it...

did not see a lot of clinics around.. but saw a lot of ayurvedic centres.. looks like this city is more about the age old genuine therapies... good again !!! so back to the hotel around 1530 and very tired... just packed my stuff for indore and then moved out with my cam...

wanted to go to the bus stand to find out about the bus to indore... and managed to get all the information from an auto-walah itself... went to the bank and then to the Bhopal Jheel... or the Bhopal Lake or the Upper Lake also called the Bada Talaab !!! very nice place.. and huge.. HUGE... really... could see the other side of it from one angle.. wow !!!

and lotsa boats in in... paddle boats... rowing boats... speed boats... kayaks... very nice.. and the membership to the water sports club is very economical too... was just wondering how would it feel to actually stay back for a few months here.. and just spend time there... either learning how to row.. or doing something or the other.. there were so many soo many ducks are there too...

Just near the lake are two more places which were of interest to me but i did not have time to visit them.. one is the Van Vihar ( the Zoo) which is spread over 445 hectares of land near the upper lake and Bharat Bhawan which is supposed to be a centre of Performing and Visual Arts... has a museum as well.. the place looked nice.. but i had to rush to the Airport to meet boss... so i left in a hurry after spending about and hour and a half at the lake..


sunset at the upper lake

the evening spent with boss... walked around a place called Bhopal Haat where the Saras Mela was there.. nice place.. and then came to new market.. just roamed around for a while.. and then back to the hotel after dinner !!! so all in all a nice evening...

Bhopal looks like a nice city to me.. very calm.. green... and with goood roads...

am in the office now... will work till around 1700 hrs and then rush for indore... from there to ujjain tomorrow night.. and then come back to bhopal by wednesday night.. and catch a flight to mumbai....

its been nice so far... hoping for the best ahead....

11 comments:

  1. You're a real busy guy!!!

    ultra beautiful pictures! simply awesome!

    i'm really happy to know that inspite of the busy schedule and work load you're having a good time and are happy!
    God Bless!
    Take care...

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  2. hmmm having fun dude....r u carrying a digicam ?which one ?

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  3. he's carrying a SLR
    canon EOSeries

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  4. abbe tuje apni trip ki photus bi to dikhani hai

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  5. Never been to this place...but looks good from your description! Keep writing....

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  6. ARO here,

    still in DELHI, hating you

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  7. man! good pics! big time..


    dude.. you're busy.. still managing to see all places.. and updating as well! good man!

    autos.. hahaa... probably thats why they are charging a little more.. value for money...hehehe.. cos you like the seats and the paint!

    bhopal is a quite city i had heard.. so u r saying.. someone i know strongly recommended Van Vihar.. damn u couldnt go.. otherwise i hoped to see pics here.. anyways.. enjoy.. :)

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  8. @ bastm...
    tell me about it... too hectic schedules... and the place was really beautiful.. hence the pictures too...

    yes i am having a good time... just taking whatever time out for myself and updating whatever i can...

    thanks...


    @ deeps...
    yes me having fun... yes i am carrying a digicam :) my nokia 6600

    better pics are there with the SLR will get them developed once i am back in delhi

    @ burf...
    thanks for letting deeps know... haan tu upload kar phir dekhte hain...

    @ b...
    you should come to bhopal.. just to take a break...i am going to add this place in the list of places i want to come back to sometime for sure..

    @ aro..
    please go ahead and hate me... appreciate the info you are getting from me about what i am doing dude !!! i hope to see you in kolkata !!! seriously !!!

    @ rohit...
    thanks.. it was a beautiful place to be in... and busy yes... hell lot...
    the auto walas charge about 7.5 bucks per km.. this is official info from one of the autowalas who offered to use the meter... i liked the look of most of the autos around...

    even i know i have missed out of van vihar.. lets see sometime later may be...

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  9. i got to c bhopal,,on my list since long time...

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  10. @ ankur...
    then join me when i come next.. or i will join you when you come next.. there is a lot that i want to see in and around bhopal and i could not... there was no time at all....

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  11. good pics prashie.. back on your blog after a long time but i will be a regular one soon. Got broadband at home...

    I will be starting anew blog for myself. Purana wala kuch upload nahin karne deta

    chalo
    God bless

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