The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me!

Finally, after months of contemplation, with my family and friends coaxing me, here is my first blog and blog post. 

Let me take you on a journey with me to the beautiful hill town of Nainital in Uttarakhand, India. 

There are various ways of reaching this hill town from Delhi. Its accessible by road, air(Pantnagar airport) and train. I chose the train simply because, train journeys I have always found rather charming and rarely get the opportunity to undertake these days . We took the Shatabdi Express up to Kathgodam Railway head and from there rented a cab till Nainital. A word about the cabs here. Once you step out of the quaint little railway station, you will be spoilt for choice as there are dozens of cabs lined up outside waiting to take visitors to various places-Nainital, Ranikhet, Corbett…

You can expect to pay anything between 1000-1200 INR for a medium sized car such as the Honda Amaze.

It took us about an hour and a half to reach the cottage we had booked ourselves into- a quaint little gem called ‘The Hive Cottage’ at Ayarpata, Mallital in Nainital. I’ll fill you in about this beauty in another post.

Boating at Naini Lake- we got caught in a heavy downpour after this 🙂

After checking in, we trudged downhill to get ourselves some ‘Pahari-Kumayoni ‘ food. Talking of food, will tell you about all the must eats in Nainital and also will share with you the next three blissful days we spent here.

So, till then- take care, have fun, be healthy and keep travelling joyfully…

Ciao