Saturday, June 03, 2006

Holiday

Just got back from a short trip. Glad to be back. The place we went to is a hill-station, so expectations were high (I being a sucker for Hills and any place that is cold). But I must admit I hadn't bargained for the constant rains which stalked us for all the 5 days we were there. Needless to say, the sight-seeing was at a minimum and the photographs though beautiful, a tad depressing due to the absence of the sun.
Shillong is a very beautiful town and I would say one of the cleanest hill-stations in India. The people are renowned for their hospitality and rightly so. The drive from the airport was a three hour long affair, though after the first hour I didn't mind because we started climbing uphill, and it got comfortably cold and scenic. We didn't avail the car on the way back, we opted for a 20 minute helicopter ride, which provided breathtaking views of both Meghalaya and Assam.
Another significant thrill was a boat ride we took on Ward's Lake. I was a tad nervous about the condition of the apparently worn out boat, but it put us back on shore dry.
Well thats all at the moment, Arrivedecci

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