Hi,
Let's continue with the travel tales folks.....
Just before we left for our trip my younger brother Ishan fell ill....he was running high fever and felt nauseated all the time....when we took him to our family physician Dr. Khanna, our worst fears came true...Ishan was diagnosed with Jaundice!!
This sad piece of information threw our plans to visit Kausani in a jeopardy....we were seriously contemplating cancelling the trip.......
It was Dr. Khanna who proved to be our saviour....or at least for the trip. Doctor uncle said that Sanju (as we fondly call Ishan) could travel but he had to be given loads of Glucon C, Fruits, Boiled Vegetables, radish etc......basically all the stuff any normal human being would like to avoid.....Sanju was very sad, but what to do after all tabiyat ka sawal tha na...
you think that was it...post's over ....no, not yet.....kyunki picture abhi baaki hai dost....and so is the twist.
At the platform while waiting for the Ranikhet Exp...we met an elderly gentleman...with whom I and Sanju got talking...initially about general stuff like damning the unprofessional attitude of the people in the railways, weather in Delhi, Places to see in Kausani etc... Later we got to know that he was retired doctor who used to practice in England. I explained Sanju's problem to him...and Voila!...the doctor saab said that he could eat anything that he wants to...in fact he should eat everything...because it Sanju had crossed the initial stage when Jaundice can be dangerous. Secondly the wide variety of nutrients would help Sanju recover faster.
As expected the happiest person on the train was Sanju.....I forgot to ask the Doctor his name...otherwise would have mentioned it....all that I remember was that he was visiting his nephew in Almora....I remember him telling me that his nephew had a shop in Lala Bazar....well Doctor saab if you happen to read this post and remember the incident...I & Sanju would like to thank you .
Take care till the next post
Siddharth Tewari
Monday, July 21, 2008
Travel Tales - the begining.....
Hi,
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine
It had been some time since I last travelled so recently I along with my family travelled to Kausani (कौसानी), please note that it is pronounced as kaU-sani and not ksauni (कसौनी). I say this because most of the people including me tend to use the two terms interchangeably. Kausani is a quiet little hill station in the kumaun hills in the state of Uttrakhand, formerly known as Uttranchal. Situated at an altitude of 1890 mts or 6075 feet ...the pleasant environs at Kausani offer a welcome break from the usual hustle bustle of Delhi coupled with pristine views of the Himalaya's.
Well my week long sojourn started on the 13th of July 2008 on a disastrous note...we had booked our tickets on the Ranikhat Express...a daily train that connects Delhi to Kathgodam (काठगोदाम). The train leaves Old Delhi Station at 22.30 hrs....I thought, though incorrectly, that if we leave for the station at say somewhere around 21.30 hrs...the Delhi metro should take us to the Delhi station comfortably within time...what I did not imagine was the technical problems at the station ...the token kiosk had conked off...leading to major snarls at the Chandini Chowk station ( you are supposed to get down here for the old Delhi station)....the long corridor that connects the metro station to the railway station is pretty long.......end result...we ended up at the station at 22.30 hrs!!....the stares from my parents and brother were taking a rather ominous look....fortunately enough for me...the train was late....by a hour or so....and thus we embarked on the journey to Kausani.... The journey nevertheless was quite comfortable...infact out of the two trains that run between Delhi and Kathgodam (KGM)...Ranikhet Exp..is the best option available. The train leaves Delhi at night and reaches KGM at 6.00 in the morning. Kausani is about 140 Km's from KGM. In fact KGM is where the landscape starts changing- the dusty North Indian plains give way to hillocks.
KGM is the last rail head on this route...and a major stop for tourists visiting Nainital, Almora, Ranikhet, Jageswar and Kausani.
Once you reach KGM/ Haldwani the touts for taxis start appearing from everywhere.....they can be qiute nagging and are more than happy to fleece unsuspecting tourists....the best policy is to befriend some local's..and let them do the bargaining.
The onward journey to Kausani has to be done in two trips , both tiring physically but a pure treat for the eyes in the form of lush green forests, bubbling mountain streams and deep gorges.
Will share more in later posts,
till then,
Cheers
Siddharth Tewari
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine
It had been some time since I last travelled so recently I along with my family travelled to Kausani (कौसानी), please note that it is pronounced as kaU-sani and not ksauni (कसौनी). I say this because most of the people including me tend to use the two terms interchangeably. Kausani is a quiet little hill station in the kumaun hills in the state of Uttrakhand, formerly known as Uttranchal. Situated at an altitude of 1890 mts or 6075 feet ...the pleasant environs at Kausani offer a welcome break from the usual hustle bustle of Delhi coupled with pristine views of the Himalaya's.
Well my week long sojourn started on the 13th of July 2008 on a disastrous note...we had booked our tickets on the Ranikhat Express...a daily train that connects Delhi to Kathgodam (काठगोदाम). The train leaves Old Delhi Station at 22.30 hrs....I thought, though incorrectly, that if we leave for the station at say somewhere around 21.30 hrs...the Delhi metro should take us to the Delhi station comfortably within time...what I did not imagine was the technical problems at the station ...the token kiosk had conked off...leading to major snarls at the Chandini Chowk station ( you are supposed to get down here for the old Delhi station)....the long corridor that connects the metro station to the railway station is pretty long.......end result...we ended up at the station at 22.30 hrs!!....the stares from my parents and brother were taking a rather ominous look....fortunately enough for me...the train was late....by a hour or so....and thus we embarked on the journey to Kausani.... The journey nevertheless was quite comfortable...infact out of the two trains that run between Delhi and Kathgodam (KGM)...Ranikhet Exp..is the best option available. The train leaves Delhi at night and reaches KGM at 6.00 in the morning. Kausani is about 140 Km's from KGM. In fact KGM is where the landscape starts changing- the dusty North Indian plains give way to hillocks.
KGM is the last rail head on this route...and a major stop for tourists visiting Nainital, Almora, Ranikhet, Jageswar and Kausani.
Once you reach KGM/ Haldwani the touts for taxis start appearing from everywhere.....they can be qiute nagging and are more than happy to fleece unsuspecting tourists....the best policy is to befriend some local's..and let them do the bargaining.
The onward journey to Kausani has to be done in two trips , both tiring physically but a pure treat for the eyes in the form of lush green forests, bubbling mountain streams and deep gorges.
Will share more in later posts,
till then,
Cheers
Siddharth Tewari
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