Comments on Travel Tales from India: Auli: Beautiful Hillstation in Uttaranchal, India

patina, how I wish I had a digital camera then, th...

2005-09-15T11:03:00.000+05:30

patina, how I wish I had a digital camera then, the real scene was so much more vivid. But maybe I will get lucky again.

the rainbow arc above the cloud - ah! - what perfe...

2005-09-15T02:42:00.000+05:30

the rainbow arc above the cloud - ah! - what perfect timing. into the great chasm we go. nice photos.

hithat was nice informative post love to go hereum...

2005-09-14T22:30:00.000+05:30

hi
that was nice informative post
love to go here
uma

Poison, who is willing to play the publisher?My hu...

2005-09-14T11:56:00.000+05:30

Poison, who is willing to play the publisher?

My husband feels so happy that I am willing to trudge 10 kilometers with him that he lets me decide the pace. There is no other way we can do it! I too sincerely hope that we get a better place to stay.

Thoughts and Tarun, you people amaze me. Not exploring Uttaranchal? Sounds almost like a sin.

Mustang, good luck with your thesis defense. Mine was a nasty affair.

TT, a few people have expressed their surprise at the images of India I post, it is contrary to their perception. But remember we have Himalayas in India and they are really something. Though, not always on normal tourist destination routes, Ladakh too is out of this world.

Beautiful pictures! Beautiful description! I hav...

2005-09-14T07:34:00.000+05:30

Beautiful pictures! Beautiful description! I have wanted to go to India on holiday for a while, but only for reasons of experiencing the culture. I didn't realize I would get to see beautiful scenery too!

Thats a nice way of celebrating your thesis defens...

2005-09-14T02:53:00.000+05:30

Thats a nice way of celebrating your thesis defense :)...waitin for mine!!

To think Uttaranchal is my home town and I have ne...

2005-09-13T20:33:00.000+05:30

To think Uttaranchal is my home town and I have never really seen it . i know its breath takingly beautiful.. but guess need to make a more concious effort of visiting places there !

When you go back I hope there's at least a nicer p...

2005-09-13T11:20:00.002+05:30

When you go back I hope there's at least a nicer place to stay, although you're right about there being nothing to complain about in the scenery.

I have to be careful about going on "walks" with my husband. His legs are so long a walk for him may be a jog for me.

i think teri has a good idea!like hitchhikers guid...

2005-09-13T11:20:00.001+05:30

i think teri has a good idea!
like hitchhikers guide, maybe we can bring out sumthing like 'mridula's guide to the galaxy' when all ur posts are bundled n published :D

Niki, in my day to day life I do not even remember...

2005-09-13T10:42:00.000+05:30

Niki, in my day to day life I do not even remember that I am a doctor, and my nephews tell me I am anyway a fraud one (as in the real doctors are medical ones) :) Thanks a lot for taking time and stopping here.

Pooja, I guess many places in India are real gem and my current favorite is ladakh. It is an amazing place. Go there if you can.

Tarun, you lucky guy you actually lived in Uttaranchal. But I guess the phenomenon of not visiting places close to home is comman. I have been living in Delhi for quite sometime now but never been to Red Fort!

Can u believe it I spent my whole life in hills of...

2005-09-13T05:26:00.000+05:30

Can u believe it I spent my whole life in hills of uttaranchal but never been to Auli....even I have been in joshimuth couple of times but never....anyway one day I will go.

Nice description, Mridula. Reading your write-ups ...

2005-09-13T05:23:00.000+05:30

Nice description, Mridula. Reading your write-ups makes me more and more interested in undertaking vacations in India itself.

my goodness! ur Doctor!? (^o^);;the photo of mount...

2005-09-12T20:08:00.000+05:30

my goodness! ur Doctor!? (^o^);;
the photo of mountain is sooo beautiful! sorry to hear that u were dead tired~!!!!! its always nice to hear good thing and bad thing during ur trip. thanx a lot!!

Teri, thanks for your kind words, if it ever happe...

2005-09-12T11:06:00.000+05:30

Teri, thanks for your kind words, if it ever happens it would be a dream come true.

Deepak, I have seen Kashmir Ki kali on TV. And you are dead right about food tasting better at high altitude.

Avik, even we plan to go back there, maybe in the summer of 2006 and trek there, as usual.

Crystal, that rainbow was real magnificient but I had a very stupid camera then and it has not come out even half as well. I don't know when we will graduate to better places. We are thinking of revisiting Auli and I told my husband I can never stay at that place again. He agreed to it. Mexico City sounds so exciting. I hope you will have a great trip.

Momo, it was a Ph.D. earne with great toil but the job that came after it was real nasty. Maybe one day I will write about it.

I think a vacation right after a big accomplishmen...

2005-09-12T07:56:00.000+05:30

I think a vacation right after a big accomplishment like your PhD thesis is perfect! You earned some time to relax and enjoy! And that looks like quite a beautiful place to do just that. :)

Auli seems so romantic, very dreamy, and the rainb...

2005-09-12T06:31:00.000+05:30

Auli seems so romantic, very dreamy, and the rainbow must have been even more magnificent in person (your photo captures it well too)! Nature treks are awesome. It's too bad the guest house was so unpleasant, and I've had my fair share of icky grossly-neglected hostels/hotels so now I try not to skimp on accomodations. Robi & I are hoping to visit Mexico City in November and I'm already starting to research boutique hotels.

Auli is so beautiful....I love that place....like ...

2005-09-12T05:57:00.000+05:30

Auli is so beautiful....I love that place....like to visit again...thanks

Lovely travelogue, Mridula.Somehow food seems to t...

2005-09-12T05:00:00.000+05:30

Lovely travelogue, Mridula.

Somehow food seems to taste much better at higher altitudes...perhaps the cleaner atmosphere adds the flavour?

BTW, your post reminded me of Kashmir ki Kali somehow...that was a very nice movie!

Your travels would make a good book. Maybe someda...

2005-09-12T03:30:00.000+05:30

Your travels would make a good book. Maybe someday you could get all your blog entries published as a collection.