THe ride from Somnath; the stay in Dwarka
THe ride from Somnath was accomplished in a mini bus. Though you could not stretch much, the plush seats made the ride ok.THe bus left at 2.20 in the afternoon. The roads were sparsely populated with vehicle density next to nothing. What to talk of pollution there were not enough vehicles to bring that about. It was Altaf of Paavan tours and travels who told me that people known to him or his relations run Kailash Hotel in Somnath. With enough water to be dispensed with, including warm water buckets, the plea was meant to try this place at least in future. Altaf showed me a message wherein a Kolkata tourist group was meant to visit Somnath and he was supposed to suggest the sights to be explored and the places to be tried. In Shivam Hotel the day we moved in we came across a WEst Bengal tourist group hailing from Kolkata. This group and another West Bengal group that came the day we left brought their kitchen with them. A cook and different set of utensils and vegetables they carried with them and this proved handy.
As the mini bus from Somnath left a little before half past two it was out on a road that seemed to be outright smooth with sensible movement of whatever little vehicles we came across. THere was no need for even-odd policy to be applied here as the places where it has been deployed there is an urgent need for the same. It should be adhered to in letter and spirit as it conveys we have the aptitude to be on the right side of the law. THough it may cause not that noticeable inconvenience, it should be applied in toto whenever the need arises. There were voices which had begun to spell a loomy picture but that was not the case to be.
As for the ride from Somnath, first, Dwarka is shown to be 232kms followed at 2.45 to be 209kms. A four lane road which for a little spell turns out to be two lane, the roads are steady and safe. Apart from oranges and apples which galore, there is plenty of land which is fertile enough to raise a toast to the agricultural strides recorded in this part of the state. At 3.08 Dwarka is shown to be 195kms with enough sighting of bridges underneath of which there would have been water at some point of time. Ice cream parlours and fruit carts are not hard to locate. Balej at 4.23, Gosa check post at 5.11 and Porbandar at 5.30 are other notable destinations. At 5.32 Dwarka is shown to be 103 and Rajkot 181 kms. Near MD Science College and HMP Sports Club there is little pollution but not the one seen in the national capital or other shores. Besides sighting of windmills there were no episodes of road rage or one on short fuse witnessed in metropolis and other big cities of the country. That had a lot to do with little traffic and the people as effervescent as ever. It was during this ride we came across Ranjan of West Midnapore, West Bengal headed towards Mithapur to establish a cooling plant. How much that State would have realised investments over a period of time is debatable with the city of Kolkata seeing little efforts in streamlining traffic movements.
We finally reach Dwarka a little after half past eight in the evening. Checking in Balaji Bhawan, the stay in the lodge was for two days. THe staff that comprised two boys were not eager to help in taking a baggage to the room or arranging tea at the room. Except for Sunday night when the staff from Krishna Vijay tea centre provided tea, on all other occasions we had to arrange tea ourselves. WE meet Kishore Barai of City Palace who runs the hotel we stayed in Somnath.
THe sleep that we secured in Somnath for two nights was sound and complete. And herein with little effort we tried to secure the same. On Sunday night we take meals from Annapoorna Bhojanalaya. Monday we settle for tea from Krishna Vijay Hotel. After securing tickets from a ticket counter in Dwarkadish temple complex, we head to the temple and from there to Nageshwar. It is in Chandubhai's auto we take the ride, the stay in Nageshwar lasting a little over half an hour. While returning to Dwarka we come across a railway crossing from which a little earlier a train had departed and Chandubhai could not hold himself from observing that it was none other than a Bombay bound train(bombay now called mumbai). Here the connectivity by train is at the most to fewer destinations like Ahmedabad and Mumbai with a weekly train ride to Varanasi and Rameswaram.
Chandubhai the automan was cooperative to a large extent Later from Dwarka we head towards Okha with two men from the department in ace vehicle. One among them seated next to me continuously sneezes.For 20-odd minutes he sneezes He does not keep hand to his nose. The ride is not good but the man at the wheels Bharat is reasonable.By the time we reach Okha it is already three in the afternoon.In Okha the tea one made by Kadabhai and other made by Baluba is something to cherish. The tea made by Baluba turns out to be the best in the street that runs parallel to Okha railway station. THe metalled road the residents tell me has come up in the past six months. Rajeshbhai of Mukesh Vasan Bhandar and Vijaybhai of Vaishali Pani and cold drinks look cheerful. Late in the evening settle for meals from Shri Vallabh Restaurant on Jodha Manek Road in Dwarka Some among the staff working there hail from Rajasthan. The meals have their own flavour and the newly opened Shri Vallabh Restaurant could see more crowd with the passage of time.
On Tuesday afternoon after taking meals set out for railway station and the road the automan takes is the one that heads towards railway crossing. And herein the Advent cinema hall is nowhere to be seen as another structure has come up. Advent cinema hall was doing pretty well when we visited in the past.At Dwarka railway station no porters are to be found. Same is the story in Rameswaram, Madurai and Veraval where porters are hard to come by.
THe ride from Somnath was accomplished in a mini bus. Though you could not stretch much, the plush seats made the ride ok.THe bus left at 2.20 in the afternoon. The roads were sparsely populated with vehicle density next to nothing. What to talk of pollution there were not enough vehicles to bring that about. It was Altaf of Paavan tours and travels who told me that people known to him or his relations run Kailash Hotel in Somnath. With enough water to be dispensed with, including warm water buckets, the plea was meant to try this place at least in future. Altaf showed me a message wherein a Kolkata tourist group was meant to visit Somnath and he was supposed to suggest the sights to be explored and the places to be tried. In Shivam Hotel the day we moved in we came across a WEst Bengal tourist group hailing from Kolkata. This group and another West Bengal group that came the day we left brought their kitchen with them. A cook and different set of utensils and vegetables they carried with them and this proved handy.
As the mini bus from Somnath left a little before half past two it was out on a road that seemed to be outright smooth with sensible movement of whatever little vehicles we came across. THere was no need for even-odd policy to be applied here as the places where it has been deployed there is an urgent need for the same. It should be adhered to in letter and spirit as it conveys we have the aptitude to be on the right side of the law. THough it may cause not that noticeable inconvenience, it should be applied in toto whenever the need arises. There were voices which had begun to spell a loomy picture but that was not the case to be.
As for the ride from Somnath, first, Dwarka is shown to be 232kms followed at 2.45 to be 209kms. A four lane road which for a little spell turns out to be two lane, the roads are steady and safe. Apart from oranges and apples which galore, there is plenty of land which is fertile enough to raise a toast to the agricultural strides recorded in this part of the state. At 3.08 Dwarka is shown to be 195kms with enough sighting of bridges underneath of which there would have been water at some point of time. Ice cream parlours and fruit carts are not hard to locate. Balej at 4.23, Gosa check post at 5.11 and Porbandar at 5.30 are other notable destinations. At 5.32 Dwarka is shown to be 103 and Rajkot 181 kms. Near MD Science College and HMP Sports Club there is little pollution but not the one seen in the national capital or other shores. Besides sighting of windmills there were no episodes of road rage or one on short fuse witnessed in metropolis and other big cities of the country. That had a lot to do with little traffic and the people as effervescent as ever. It was during this ride we came across Ranjan of West Midnapore, West Bengal headed towards Mithapur to establish a cooling plant. How much that State would have realised investments over a period of time is debatable with the city of Kolkata seeing little efforts in streamlining traffic movements.
We finally reach Dwarka a little after half past eight in the evening. Checking in Balaji Bhawan, the stay in the lodge was for two days. THe staff that comprised two boys were not eager to help in taking a baggage to the room or arranging tea at the room. Except for Sunday night when the staff from Krishna Vijay tea centre provided tea, on all other occasions we had to arrange tea ourselves. WE meet Kishore Barai of City Palace who runs the hotel we stayed in Somnath.
THe sleep that we secured in Somnath for two nights was sound and complete. And herein with little effort we tried to secure the same. On Sunday night we take meals from Annapoorna Bhojanalaya. Monday we settle for tea from Krishna Vijay Hotel. After securing tickets from a ticket counter in Dwarkadish temple complex, we head to the temple and from there to Nageshwar. It is in Chandubhai's auto we take the ride, the stay in Nageshwar lasting a little over half an hour. While returning to Dwarka we come across a railway crossing from which a little earlier a train had departed and Chandubhai could not hold himself from observing that it was none other than a Bombay bound train(bombay now called mumbai). Here the connectivity by train is at the most to fewer destinations like Ahmedabad and Mumbai with a weekly train ride to Varanasi and Rameswaram.
Chandubhai the automan was cooperative to a large extent Later from Dwarka we head towards Okha with two men from the department in ace vehicle. One among them seated next to me continuously sneezes.For 20-odd minutes he sneezes He does not keep hand to his nose. The ride is not good but the man at the wheels Bharat is reasonable.By the time we reach Okha it is already three in the afternoon.In Okha the tea one made by Kadabhai and other made by Baluba is something to cherish. The tea made by Baluba turns out to be the best in the street that runs parallel to Okha railway station. THe metalled road the residents tell me has come up in the past six months. Rajeshbhai of Mukesh Vasan Bhandar and Vijaybhai of Vaishali Pani and cold drinks look cheerful. Late in the evening settle for meals from Shri Vallabh Restaurant on Jodha Manek Road in Dwarka Some among the staff working there hail from Rajasthan. The meals have their own flavour and the newly opened Shri Vallabh Restaurant could see more crowd with the passage of time.
On Tuesday afternoon after taking meals set out for railway station and the road the automan takes is the one that heads towards railway crossing. And herein the Advent cinema hall is nowhere to be seen as another structure has come up. Advent cinema hall was doing pretty well when we visited in the past.At Dwarka railway station no porters are to be found. Same is the story in Rameswaram, Madurai and Veraval where porters are hard to come by.
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