Thursday, March 29, 2018

The ride from Dwarka (Gujarat) to Ahmedabad (Gujarat); sightings in Ahmedabad

Ride from Dwarka(Gujarat) to Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

It would be prudent to write about a ride from Dwarka to Ahmedabad, sightings in Ahmedabad when i was in Gujarat state a little over 27 months ago.
The train Saurashtra Mail leaves Dwarka at 1.05pm  gains traction at 1.09. Spotting of fertile land followed by unfertile terrain. At 1.17 Gorinja followed by little greenery.
1.23 slows down going past Okhamadh salt works
1.30 stops, leaves again at 1.50
2.07 Sarvodaya Vidyalaya and Hostel
2.10 Bhatiya, a fairly clean station
2.23 Bhopalka, a guard in a blue outfit holding a green flag
2.23 slows down, 2.32 gains traction 2.32 Megha
2.35 slows down
2.39 Bhatel
2.41 gains traction
2.51 fairly green stretch
2.54 Khambaliya, 2.57 leaves Khambaliya
3.07 spotting of fertile land
3.19 Kanalus junction
3.50 Jamnagar
3.57 Fairly green stretch
4.05 Hapa
4.17 Aliyavada
4.31 Jamvanthali
4.45 Jaliadevani, a fairly clean station
fairly good speed after 4
slows down a little before 5
5.00 Paddhari
5.27 Rajkot 6.00 leaves Rajkot
6.45 Wankaner, a fairly clean station
7.55 Surendranagar
10.40 Ahmedabad

From station i went to Mukam hotel in Khanpur near Nehru Bridge. Stayed in Mukam for one night and one day.

Sightings near Khanpur

- Rupali ice cream station
- Hotel Royal Highness
- La Fontaine a multicuisine restaurant
- Relief Road right, Lal Darwaza right
- Delhi Darwaza/Mirzapur left
- Spices of Awadh
- Central Bank of India
- Opposite side Palica Bazar sabse badhiya (very best)
- Bank of Baroda
- HP petrol pump
- The House of MG
- Cap's Corner
- Muthoot Finance
- Relief Road
- Electricity House
- HDFC
- Relaxo
- Metro track pant capry t-shirt
- Planet cyber cafe inside
- Metro studio and color lab
- Khadim's
- Edward

Now we are in Salapose Road

- Ascent Creation and Cloth Stores
- Moon Beam
- Regal Emporium
- Citizen Footwear
- Gramudyog Gandhihat
- Xerox lamination
- Darvesh tours and  travels
- Paramount electricals
- Tea centre
- Salman footwear
- Fashion corner\grand selection
- Highness Optik House
- Sports Plaza
- Royal Stores (for bag repair)
- Hotel Mayur Residential
- Your Choice a family footwear shop
- Patwa medical stores
- Bombay home appliances
- Master mobile repairing centre
- AL- Faiz hair art
- New Paris hair style
- Kalapi hair art
- Evergreen footwear
- Sukun carpet house
- Hotel Sahara
- Al-Aksha tours and travels
- Hotel Ashiana
- Prince opticians
- Alnoor Telecom (Near Sunheri Masjid)
- Sunheri khusboo and gift articles
- Gandhi Parlour
- Irani restaurant
- KGN Music Centre
- Tavakkal handloom
- Bombay hair cutting saloon
- Master watch center
- Variety pan
- Star pan (PCO Corner)
- Royal soda point
- Nishat Restaurant
- Teen Darwaza

It was Mr Ram Jeswani who gave me a lift from Relief Road to Ahmedabad railway station as i was amidst a traffic jam that refuse to budge and give space and was carrying on its own pace. Mr Jeswani  has a store in Modi Compound, Opp. Sai Flats Sajjpur Tower, Ahmedabad.
The ride from Ahmedabad to Delhi Cantt was accomplished in Ahmedabad Rajdhani leaving a little after 5 pm and reaching Delhi Cantt a little after 7 in the morning.
Meeting Mr Kada bhai and Mr Baluba, both associated with tea centres in Okha near Dwarkadish, was a great experience. Interactions with them showed how simple the people were and how they readily agreed to greet anyone who passed through their stores.  Their heart overflowing with love and the Gujarat State happening to be the much prized investment hub. Apart from Somnath Temple the Bhabha restaurant in Somnath was another place to flock to.

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