A blue evening at Ambrai Ghat, Udaipur

Earlier, we shared pictures captured in the night from the ‘Ambrai Ghat’. This post is sort of continuation of that post and here we are sharing the pictures of one beautiful blue evening at Ambrai. Ambrai Ghat is one place where you can enjoy unforgettable sunrise ans sunsets at Udaipur.

The blue tinge added by the ferry looks so unusual and beautiful! #Udaipur #AmbraiGhat

This is the picture captured right after sunset. You can observe the difference in the color of sky in both the pictures, to witness it live was an amazing experience!!

The rising ‘Moon’!!

Moon has risen at Tabo tonight!!

Tabo (Ta- pho) village is situated at a wobbly altitude of 3050 meters (approx 10,600 ft) in the eastern region of Spiti Valley. The tiny divine village will catch your fancy for all the right reasons. It was Day 6 of our epic road trip to Spiti Valley.

The rocky mountains were striking beautiful, carved aesthetically by nature. Huge expanse of land adorned only by nature was so appealing that you would want it to never end. The roads are mostly well maintained with bad patches here and there. For us, it was very crucial to sustain a particular speed for two big reasons – with the baby we could not drive for a long time, it was just tough for Aayansh and secondly since Ashish himself was driving throughout, our objective was to reach some place safe before 5.00 pm. So that we could select a hotel, enjoy the stay and get prepared for the next day. From Kalpa to Tabo in one single stretch was something!!!

We reached Tabo in the evening, the strong chilly winds pushed us in our hotel room right away. However, there is not much to do in the night here.

So, while we were having dinner, the beautiful and bright moon enticed us. We decided to check out the night sky and stepped outside, ‘Oh God, the chilly winds were difficult to cope up with for sure’.  We headed to the terrace – the star studded sky against the backdrop of huge rocky mountain looked stunning and the superstar of the night was ‘Moon’ gazing at us from the corner of the mountain. We wanted to capture this moment and here is the attempt 🙂

The Moon rising at Tabo village in Spiti Valley. I wish we had the Tripod as the chilly winds at a temperature of -2 C and an altitude of 10,000 plus feet made Ashish’s hands little shaky but still the picture has come out well. 🙂

The next morning we had a memorable experience at the Tabo Gompa, check out – Totally Tabo-ed!!

The best part about the ‘Road Trip to Spiti Valley‘ is that the surrounding views change in every few minutes leaving you with a feeling of surprise and appreciation for nature.

Happy Exploring!!

Acceptance of Betrayal!!!

Her hands had the sweet fragrance of freshly applied Mehndi, her lips seemed to exude calculated smile but her eyes were certainly nervous!!

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While mostly she kept looking down (as the bride to be is expected to do) randomly she greeted all and was trying to enjoy the Mehndi and Sangeet celebration kept in honor of her wedding. In India, wedding is not just a day affair, it has prologue, the ceremony, the finale and after effects too. The celebration, traditions and the nitty – gritty vary depending on the community one belongs to and also the part of country one stays in. So, this one was scheduled to happen in Agra, UP. Uttar Pradesh is a state in northern India.  However, let me get back to the story.

I approached her and wished hearty congratulations; after all her big day was approaching!! Wedding is a life changing event!! Everything dons a new attire – your status, responsibilities and relationships to name a few. But most importantly the feeling of uniting with your love for the rest of your life is what makes the occasion eternal.

Udaipur Dairies!!

Udaipur never fails to mesmerize!! A beautiful capture from the heritage city to tickle the travel bug. 🙂 

Aayansh’s first ‘Beach Vacay’!!!

Now, this is called FUN 🙂

Few months back when we visited Mumbai we somehow made time to visit a not so crowded beach. We all were really excited more so as this was going to be our little love’s first encounter with the beach and so much water!!

Since his birth Aayan has manifested special fondness for water, he loves bathing time and adores the pool. We took him to the pool with us when he was 10 months old and he really enjoyed it. So, we anticipated he will be happy to visit a beach to beat Mumbai’s heat 🙂

Akshi & Nagaon – The Beach

We decided to head to Alibag (Alibaug). Alibag is touted as the perfect getaway to get respite from Mumbai’s crowd. Alibag is a coastal town in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India and has several beaches and spots to interest tourists.  It is 120 kms away from Mumbai and approachable by road as well as ferry. It is connected by the NH-17 Mumbai-Goa highway but the road is terrible. We couldn’t maintain a good speed given the bad condition and took us almost 3 hours to cover such not a huge distance.

Well, the main beach being Alibag beach, the place boasts of quite a few beaches within 50-100 kms of distance from Alibag.

We decided to cover Nagaon and Akshi beach.  Both the beaches are calm and reasonably clean. Akshi beach is around 6 kms from Alibag and Nagaon is around 9 kms. The wide view of Arabian Sea, sparkling air and the grove cover will make you feel fresh and rejuvenated!! Nagaon beach is quite popular for water sports too.

Accommodation

We just had a day so did not opt for stay but if you would like to experience the sunrise then you can choose to stay at cottages maintained by the villagers around the Nagaon as well as Akshi town. However there are more staying options at Alibag and you can opt for a hotel.