2 days in Heaven

Me and my parents planned for an outing and decided to visit someplaces in Himachal preferably the northern region of Himachal. We left on 16 June. I think I visited all the well known places in Kangra valley.

Himachal Pradesh is quite aptly called "Dev Bhoomi" - Abode of the Gods. There are more than 2000 temples and religious places scattered all over the state. So we started from temples first. Visited Chintpurni first and then went to Jawalamukhi.

Then went to Palampur. Awesome. Lovely place... Its name is derived from "pulum" which means lots of water. Palampur is known for numerous tea gardens. The feel of standing in the mid of a tea garden is gratifying but one more thing I will like to tell u don't taste this tea, it tastes bitter. It was raining there at that time and weather was cool than I expected.

In evening I went to Neugal cafe a very lovely place.

Me at Palampur tea garden

Then I went to Baijnath Mandir. It was built in 804 A.D. and dedicated to Shiva Vaidyanatha. The linga enshrined in its sanctum is one of the 12 jyotirlingas in the country. It was 8pm and I left for the hotel. Took dinner and then watched "Phir Hera Pheri".

Next morning we went to Andretta. This palce is a known because of the famous artist S. Shobha Singh. His art gallery is situated in Andretta.

Not yet completed. Bye for now.

Anmol