Jog falls!!!

                      One of the most magnificent and picturesque falls in India. Set in the wild and exotic surrounding of the river Sharavathi, this majestic falls drops nearly 800 feet and forms into 4 different channels... Mosty famously known as Raja, Roarer, Rocket and Rani. View in monsoon is unforgettable experience. 

Friday morning finally few people signed in for a one day trip to Jog falls on the weekend:) Jog falls is situated around 450 from Bangalore can be reached by train or bus. Train available from Bangalore to Shimoga from there got to take local bus to jog. Otherwise buses available directly to jog or sagara which is around 30 km from jog. But as we were 9 people and plan was planned all of a sudden we ended up booking a TT. 

On Friday night @ 10 we departed from Bangalore and reached Sagara at 7 in the morning. We booked a budget hotel just to freshen up.  2 hours, 500 bugs .

After breakfast in sagara we started to jog which is around 30 km away @ 9 . Half an drive to jog was breathtaking. Lush green rice fields on both the sides of the road made journey short and pleasant. 

Weather was good. As expected it was slightly raining. As we reached jog it was completely covered with mist. We could hardly see the falls. 

Noisy group all of a sudden broke into silence as we got a glimpse of jog most famously known as Raja Rocket Roarer Rain. 

No entry always tempts us to go on that direction...lol... Yeah same was the case with us. Just to add bit of adventure to our trip we decided to trek down near the falls. Treked for 40 min but later found a dead end so decided to get back.

We decided to go to other side of the falls . Had heard loads about that place... People can actually bend down from top of the falls.  10 min drive n we reached the other side of the falls.

View was better than before. 

Little scary to look down. Its worth the risk.....If you happen to visit jog anytime do visit this place to look down the falls. You will carry great experience with you.

            

Best time to Visit is soon after Monsoon (August and September).

Muninagar!!!!

Muninagar, a  small village around 40 km from Bangalore. It is back forest Bannerghatta national park and one of the best one day trek.

View from the village

We started from Bangalore at around 1 in the afternoon. Reached Muninagar village around 2 pm. Parked our bikes there and started.... Weather was pleasant. Each of us had been to this place not less than 3 times... but still we lost the trail... After 2 n half hours of trek we finally made it to the top. View from the top is just awesome.

All set to get gooo.....

Muninagar is known for bird photography. But unfortunately dint get a chance to click a single pic of bird. But captured few others...:)

Othi ketha

View from the top is just unbeatable... We could see the thick clouds covering the whole place. View of rainfall at the far end cannot be put in words.

After spending an hour on top n we started trekking down. Started raining but was perfect weather for the trek.Got a glimpse of sunset.  

Rainbow

Sunset

Kashmir...:)

Holiday in Kashmir!!! First thing that comes to your mind is unsafe, terrorism, war, army....etc etc.. Trust me Kashmir(srinagar) is one of the safest place for tourists. Dal lake, Houseboats, Shikars, surrounding snow-capped mountain peaks, Jhelum river cutting across makes this a fabulous and perfect place for a holiday...:) Its a PARADISE. 

All set to go...:):)

On 29th may 2010 we departed from Bangalore at around 730 in the morning. We had a connecting flight Bangalore-Delhi-Srinagar... As we reached Srinagar the view from the flight was breathtaking... Could see the snow capped mountains all over...:) Cloudy weather but expected this weather in Kashmir.

We took a cab to one of the hotel in srinagar which we had already booked from Bangalore. Had a cup of  tea n went for a stroll around the dal lake, situated at the centre of Srinagar. Sight of the floating houseboats, shikaras is awe-inspiring. People out there were waiting to take us on  2 hours boating in shikara which they charge around 200 to 300 bugs depending on the time you want to spend.

Dal Lake

Reminds me of mission Kashmir...lol

Shikara

Houseboats on Dal lake

Next morning on 30th may 2010 we moved to the houseboat. Houseboat is a novel type of accommodation available in Kashmir. Hundreds of it located on Dal and Nagin Lake.Completely different experience staying in those houseboats which are located at the center of the lake n shikaras provided to you for getting to the road from boats. We stayed in houseboat named Monalisa, built before independence but still looks the best. Luxury and hospitality is just unbeatable compared to hotels who charge the double. If u do plan to visit Kashmir any time never miss out on staying a day or 2 in houseboats to carry cherishing moments back home.

Houseboats on Dal lake

Monalisa

Completely furnished with Walnut wood and famous Kashmir carpets

                                                        

One Day you can spend on Local site seeing. There are quite a few places which you can see  Shankaracharya temple, Nagin lake, Char chinar, Manasbal lake, Kerbavani temple, Hasrat bal, Mugale gardens etc etc...

View of Dal lake and Houseboats from shankaracharya temple.

Shankaracharya temple is one of the beautiful place. View from the top is just fabulous. On one side you can see the Dal lake decorated with the houseboats, on the other side jhelum river cutting across the srinagar city. the view of the surrounding snow capped mountaining peak is mind blowing. Unfortunately Camera is not allowed ther to capture the view.

Hasratbal

Kir bavani

Manasbal lake

Mugale gardens