Blogs from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia

The Christmas and year-end holidays were apt to plan a trip to Vizag ( Visakhapatnam ). It was indeed a long pending spot in the bucket list. In fact this was the last tour we did in December 2019 as after that 2020 was a big disappointment as nothing could be planned as such due to the Covid Pandemic. We took off from Chennai on an early morning flight to Vizag on 20th December 2019 a 2-hour flying distance. Checked in at the hotel much before noon, rested a while and it was lunchtime. The hotel was bang opposite the beach and a lovely view from the room. I did insist on this as read the reviews online before zeroing in on this hotel. The bay view Hotel. Soon we had our plans for the evening, ... read more

Domenica, 15.1.2017 - Impiego tutta la mattina per trovare l'entrata principale del porto, sviato malamente dalle mappe di Google (il Mercante ha accettato la tecnologia) che mi spediscono ripetutamente nella zona industriale, tra nastri trasportatori, polvere nera e grossi cumuli di carbone, indispensabile per il funzionamento delle immense acciaierie che danno a Visakhapatnam l'orgoglioso soprannome di "Citta' dell' acciaio" dell'India; in realta' l'ingresso e' poco distante dalla stazione ferroviaria, anche se poi da qui inizia una vera e propria citta' nella citta' in cui districarsi autonomamente sembra impossibile. Sfinito, ricorro al servizio di un autoriscio' che paghero' salatamente ma anche inutilmente, dato che la biglietteria ha chiuso da poco, alle 11.30, essendo oggi uno dei tanti giorni festivi del calendario indiano: Makar Sankranti in questo caso. Dal mare, come per inca... read more

Visakhapatnam aka Vizag can also be called Goa of east coast. You will not get the vibes of Goa but surely love the calmness. A short stroll along the main street – one side is the harbor; the dolphin nose that the local call typical “Beach Road” storefronts. People near would be reminded of early morning walk of marine drive. Nice restaurants, shops, galleries and our destination, INS, Kurusura Submarine Museum! This is a sibling to the Shipwrecks Museum explored on the Outer Banks a day earlier. The museum was being decorated for a Navy day event to benefit the local club. Another added attraction the Borra Caves at Anatagiri Hills. These Cave are created of calcium-cabon composition stones and are worth a visit atleast once. Travelling to this place is a headache, prefer a private ... read more

Hier, un de mes amis indiens avait comme idee de me montrer ce qu'etait le cinema ici. Tout d'abord, plus ca va, plus j'apprends a quel point l'industrie du cinema ici est gigantesque et qu'elle est loin de se concentrer uniquement a Mumbai, soit Bollywood. En fait, si je me fie a mes trouvailles apres une recherche rapide, Bollywood, (films fait en Hindi) produit 800 films par annees alors que l'industrie cinematographique indienne produit 2900 films par annees. Avant Bollywood (derive de Bombay), il y avait, et a encore, Tollywood, base sur la ville de Tollygunge dans le Bengale Ouest. Il y a aussi Kollywood base a Kodambakkam, un quartier de Chennai, dans le Tamil Nadu. Il y a plusieurs autres bassins de cinemas tres productifs en Inde. Bon, bref, j'ai ete au cinoche hier avec ... read more

34 heures en train!! Ouf!!! C pas si mal au fond ;) J'ai connu le meilleur et le pire du voyage en train. Le pire: La diarhee, j'avais une diarhee persistante qui faisait rage lors de ma premiere journee en train. Lorsque je suis alle au toillettes la premiere fois, j'etais tellement crampe, je trouvais tellement que c'etait n'importe quoi, que je n'ai pas pu rien faire. Imaginez : Toilette turque en tole, dans un petit compartiment, une tasse d'eau pour pouvoir se mouiller la main et s'essuyer les fesses, le tout, au-dessus des rails dans un wagon qui ballotte. Quand je mentionne : "Au-dessus des rails" c'est parce que le tuyau dans lequel on "evacue" mene directement sur le chemin de fer, sans blagues!!! on voit litteralement les rails passer en-dessous de nous!!! Bon, la ... read more