Travel Experience of an Inexperienced Traveller!

I was in The Netherlands a few days ago & I had decided to explore it a bit more than what I did during my first trip ( where I only visited Hilversum & Amsterdam ). So, I went to see Kinderdijk, Rotterdam & Utrecht. Kinderdijk was the first place on this trip ( officially I was in Hilversum ) & the trip began on 10th of March 2018. What is Kinderdijk? Kinderdijk is a village in South Holland ( Zuid-Holland ) situated around 15 KMs from Rotterdam, which is famous for its 19 windmills that were built in 18th century ( around 1740 ) to keep the area dry & drain the water. It is located at the junction of rivers Lek & Noord Kinderdijk is one of the most famous & well known Dutch tourist sites. The group of old windmills is probably one of its kind & one doesn't get to see it anywhere else in the world. This is a prime example of Dutch water management & explains how Holland manages to keep itself dry despite being below the sea-level. W...

27th of January was the date when we went to see Mashobra and Naldehra. There wasn't much to explore there because like Kufri , most of the the attractions can be accessed only if you are ready to ride a horse or mule. We didn't know this beforehand, so our excitement died sooner than I had wanted to. But still, there were a few highlights, which I liked a lot! What is Mashobra Mashobra is a town & a small hill station (yet another) which falls under Shimla district. Places of interest Regional Horticultural Research & Training Station Either my driver himself didn't take me to other places here like wild-life sanctuary & Craignano or these places are simply too risky to go when it has snowed. Anyway, he took me to RHRTS which is a research station for horticulture & apple trees. There is an entrance ticket of 50 Rupees per adult. If you are not sure whether it is worth the money or not, I am posting some of the photos so that you get an idea ...

Continuing from my last post about Kufri , I will now take you to Chail which happened to be quite an interesting place. Full of tall Deodar trees & monkeys ;-) What is Chail? Chail is a hill-station situated around 44 KMs from Shimla. Places of interest? Chail Palace : - It used to be the summer residence of Maharaja of Patiala but has now been turned into a hotel. Having seen the Royal Palace of Amsterdam (which has been termed eighth wonder of the world), I found the palace a bit dull. Its not that grand & massive if I compare it with the one in Amsterdam. But if I overlook that, Chail Palace indeed looks beautiful from inside. There is an entrance ticket of 100 Rupees per adult, which I found odd. The palace is already running a business in form of a hotel & people already pay various taxes directly or indirectly whenever they come to Shimla. Fun fact - A particular scene of the movie 3 Idiots was shot here. There are some beautiful chandeliers ins...

I went to Kufri & Chail on 26th of January 2018. It had already snowed there 2 days ago, so there was a lot of snow on the road. Weather was quite chilly despite the bright sunshine. It was -7 degree Celsius (minimum) on that day, so can imagine the kind of cold we had to brave :-) In this post, I am only going to mention Kufri since including Chail will make this post long & boring. What is Kufri? Kufri is a small hill-station situated around 20 KMs from Shimla. This place is famous for its scenic beauty ( more so when it snows ) & adventure activities like Skiing. Places of interest? Green Valley On the way from Shimla (National Highway 22), you will see an area full of Deodar & Apple trees with beautiful view of mountains in back-ground called Green Valley. Below is a photo I clicked when we asked our driver to stop on the Highway. You can see Apple trees in the foreground. Green valley & Apple trees. Another one showing the tall De...