http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , India , Maharashtra , Pune en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:21:58 +0000 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:21:58 +0000 Back in Pune nach 2 Jahren wieder hier und es hat sich fast nichts veraendert. Die Paud Road ist immer noch wie sie vorher war.. Eine Menge Geschaefte fuer Kleidung. Ebenfalls der nahe Deccan Corner hat sich nicht veraendert. So koennte ich jetzt noch einige weitere Orte und Plaetze in Pune aufzaehlen welche ich vor 2 Jahren besucht hatte Heute aber noch genauso aussehen. Aber was sich aufjeden http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-454728.html On Thursday we travelled from Mumbai to Pune pronounced Poona by train. We opted for 2nd class air conditioned for our first experience of Indian trains just to be on the safe side. The 4.5 hour 100 mile journey cost us less than 4 each a real bargain. We had spacious seats and the 2nd class area was mainly filled with business types and families. Men constantly came through the carriage o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-454111.html We got up at 6.30 am with no hint at all of the eventful day that lay ahead of us. After a dose of hot tea we started off in the fog which had not relented since yesterday. It had rained pretty badly the last night and my apprehensions of climbing the Budhala Machi returned. However I comforted myself in the presence of Bhagoji Dere and started walking. A number of trails spurted out from the or http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-442580.html We started around 8 am to hike to aloo darwaja. It was cold and foggy with a visibility of 100 ft. Vivek took a quick dip in Padmavati lake. This guy loves torturing his body and does some wierd things to himself. He slept in a wet Tshirt shivered all the night took a dip in the cold lake did some kind of yoga dhauti or sth and was ready to hike with us. After walking for about 30 min on wh http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-442577.html I expected a lot of trekking activity on an extended weekend like this Gandhi Jayanti 2nd Oct on friday. The best place to find people for trekking is a couple of orkut communities and mumbaihikers.org a nice site keeping a track of trekking activities around mumbai. My first choice Vasota trek a long timer on my wish list didnt work as the group could not obtain the necessary permits Ye http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-442574.html ItineraryMumbaiDadarSwargate 3 hours ST Bus Rs.116SwargateChilladi 1 hour ST Bus Rs. 18ChilladiGunjavane 1 hour Private Jeep Rs. 250 for a group of 5GunjavaneRajgad 23 hours TrekRajgad Torana 45 hours IdeallyRajgad Torana 2 days Due to fog rains and confusion. Details in the blog.ToranaVelhe 2 hours IdeallyToranaVelhe 7 hours Due to rescue m http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-442538.html Shivaji's FortsIt is quite debatable whether any other state in the country has as many forts as Maharashtra does. Shivaji our very own Robin hooda master of guerilla warfare and the kingpin of the Maratha empire was responsible for these forts and ruled most of them. Today these forts stand tall and reminds us of the die hard spirit of the men who walked those trails and the spirit of freedomMa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-437629.html Pune is a city of 3 million in the state of Maharashtra and also where my friend Vishwas lives. After we had a brief intro to the UWC campus and lunch we returned to Pune to explore the city and because Cecilia wanted to shop. This is one of the key lessons of GYLIthat in a group setting sometimes your own needs are put aside for the group. The group was Cecilia Vishwas his wife Jotti an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-434456.html We left our hotel in Mumbai yesterdayit was quite a place the Leela. I told the travel agent that we didn't need 5 stars but if this was only 3 or 4 stars I was hard to see why.... It was magnificent. On 4 hour ride north and west to Pune it seemed to take us an hour just to get through Mumbaisprawling with high rises everywhere. I guess when you have so many people you just have to bu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-434187.html Beaches near PuneMaharashtra is blessed with a long coast line with few of the finest beaches one could find in the country. Some of thse beaches are a backpackers dreamlong stretches of secluded beaches ideal for camping and if you are lucky you could manage to go fishing with locals in the early hours of the day. Alibag Dapoli Diveghar Ganapatiphule Harihareshwar Kashid Nagao http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-430735.html About 90 kms. from Pune off the Pune Ahmednagar highway is a sleepy little town named Nighoj. 2 kms. further up are Asiarsquos largest potholes formed in river Kukdi.Early Sunday morning I began my exploration. After crossing Shirur about 70 kms. a left turn and 20 kms. took me to Nighoj. The road was quite motorable. Just the last couple of kms. was in bad shape. And that was pre monsoon. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-406831.html The Origins of MitioWARNING The Following Material Contains EXPLICIT Jewish Words and Ideas Please be Advised.ldquoMitiordquo is the name I have gone by since the first next of Sukkoth 5769. Itrsquos a bit of a long story as you would expect from a story that involves a name change.Deepening my connection with Judaism Ultimately it all started when I went to Ukraine and I became interes http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-386825.html More stories to come http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-385193.html Once in a while usually before bed poems pop into my head. Most of these were write while I was in Japan but there are some from ADAMAH and one or two from India. EnjoyTurningHazy September morningExistence passes byYet I turn towards you.Divine ConsistencyDuring the Highest Days of TishriWhile change is spreadingYour love remains constant.Prayer Through ActionOn the Holiest of Days I re http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-385054.html El ultimo tiempo en Pune... se fue el team yoga y yo me quede una semana mas haciendo un tratamiento ayurvedico medicina india. La Gandhali profe de hindi fue mi compagnera fiel en esos dias...Pucha ya fue hace como harto tiempo asi q ya no me acuerdo de cosas pa escribir. Van las fotos. Hay varias de la feria del centro de Pune donde me llevo la Gandhali a pasear y a consumir un poco... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-384002.html Desde fines de enero q estoy instalada en Pune. Vine para aca a ver si podia meterme a clases de yoga en el instituto de Iyengar es el creador del metodo de yoga q practico yo y me resulto Asi q me quedo aca todo febrero. Tengo clases todos los dias de lunes a sabado y a veces voy a una segunda clase a otra parte.Estoy de lo mas instalada. El primer dia conoci una pareja de chilenos que estan http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-373506.html Therersquos a bus named Pune Darshan that takes tourists to various sights in Pune. Rs 100 for an 8 hour ride is indeed a good deal. I did something what the bus does and something that it doesnrsquot. My attempt is to put forth Pune from how a camera sees it. And not necessarily how a tourist would want to.Parvati The 103 steps up were worth Rs 2195. My shoes got stolen footwear need to be http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-361417.html Once the New Year bash is over folks look forward to Hurda hur as in hurray da as in Darwin Party. Hurda is the name given to tender Jowar the main staple grain of rural Maharashtra India. In early January Jowar grain is juicy and very tender. Just the right time to be eaten roasted. Thatrsquos were cow dung takes over. Cakes of dried cow dung make for excellent roasting medium slow an http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-360052.html This turned out to be a nice but tiring oneday trip for us. Bhimashankar was planned. Shivneri was not. I thank Lord Shiva for the detour. Lord Shiva the God of death Bramha is God of Birth and Vishnu is God of Life also popularly known as Shankar Indians love to call their Gods by many names has presence at Bhimashankar too. There are 12 very important Shiva shrines known as Jyotirlingas http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-354405.html Hey LeuteIn den letzten Tagen hatte ich ziemlich viel um die Ohren habe viel erlebt und einen haufen neue Leuten kennengelernt. Ich weis garnicht wo ich anfangen soll aber ich denke ich mache es am besten chronologisch. Vor ein paar Tagen habe ich mich auf den Weg gemacht um einen Laden zu finden der Postkarten verkauft. Ich weis nicht warum aber im ganzen Statdzentrum gibt es nur einen Lade http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Maharashtra/Pune/blog-347152.html