Himanshu's visit to Orlando

The tables have turned after almost an year.. Himanshu is in the US and I am here. Its sad that I get back here only when he is not around. I should visit this space more often, and not just to give him reviews on his postings, but also to write something for our Milestones.



Himanshu traveled to the US on 1st of October, 2007 for Symantec's conference "Cutting Edge". The annual conference was held in Orlando, giving him the added advantage of visiting the Universal Studios Theme Park and enjoy the enthralling rides that the theme park had to offer on the first day of his trip. The rest of his visit was busier and revolved around attending conferences and representing SRL-India through his own stall.



Meanwhile, I am trying to make ends meet over here (at offshore) and waiting for him to come back.. :)

Anniversary the 3rd

Here goes another one.. The 3rd anniversary, celebrating our togetherness through love and scorn, through fistfights and kicks, through laughs and cries, through care and compassion, through separation and reunion and but most importantly through caring and understanding.

Amen... and here's to the cake... Hip Hip Hooray.

Pune to Kashid and Murud

A new day and a new trip. Sometimes I wonder if a lifetime would be big enough to do all the things that you want to do and this includes travel. I guess not but I am not giving up and neither is Jyoti. So here we dive into yet another trip on 8th Sept., 2007 to a part of the Konkan coastline which included Kashid and Murud-Janjira.

The trip:
Kashid lies on the Konkan coast and boasts of a fine beach and scenic surroundings. The time to go there is Nov-Dec but then you would find it a little crowdy. The best time would be to go around mid Sept when the whether is good and there is not a big rush of people. There are a lot of staying options around. We chose Kashid beach resort which was OK (both food and lodging).

Kashid Beach Resort


















Sunset at Kashid


















Himanshu, Jyoti and mom at Murud


















... And leave behind prints on the sands of time.




Road trip
From Pune take the Road towards Mulshi and head towards Tamhini and then Kolad. From Kolad head towards Roha which will then lead straight to the coastal highway and you will hit Kashid and then Murud. This one-way distance is around 160kms. The alternate route is to take the expressway uptil Panvel and then turn towards goa on NH17 and Kolad is on the way where you get off the highway.

Pune to Mulshi

Mulshi is the hotspot for picnic goers especially in the monsoons. Around 70 kms from pune this lake offers one of the most scenic views and a soothing weather. If it rains, all the more fun. When we landed there, it was raining cats and dogs. A thick mist engulfed the lake and the surrounding area and near zero visibility. We had to drive very very carefully until we decided to stop and get soaked in the rain.




















Scenic



















It takes two to tango




















Anupam and me



Driving directions: From Pune go towards Chandni chowk and follow the road towards Pirangut. Keep heading straight after that.

Pune to Panshet

Monsoon in Pune is amazing. There are so many places to go out and enjoy the ravenous beauty of nature. Panshet is one such place and the drive to this place is equally enjoyable. Winding ghat roads lead you to this place which is around 60 kms away from Pune. The main attraction of this place is chai+kanda-bhaji at the small shack close to the dam and coupled with an exhilarating boat ride in the reservoir lake.





















The Panshet dam reservoir lake



















The boat ride




















Jyoti goofing around