PRELUDE:
Sorry, this is a much delayed travelogue of a trip made in June 2011.
Starting date: 18th June 2011, Saturday.
This is a very photo-heavy travelogue!
Here are some quick links to make the navigation a little quicker for those who may need it:
Umiam Lake views
Umiam Lake boat ride
Ri Kynjai Resort, Umiam Lake
Mawlynnong
Living Root Bridge of Wahthyllong (near Mawlynnong)
Shillong Golf Club
The Don Bosco Museum, Shillong
Police Bazaar & Jadoh
Butterfly Museum, Shillong
Laitkor (Cantonment area), Shillong
Cherrapunjee (Sohra)
Elephant Falls, Shillong
Ward's Lake, Shillong
The Brahamaputra River Cruise, Guwahati
Paradise Restaurant, Guwahati
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The Travelogue starts here:
Not our usual style of holiday. We were going to the hills but not in our own car.
The hills this time were distant and time was at a premium.
So, the plains were covered in an aeroplane.
Four low cost Indigo Airlines tickets were booked Delhi to Guwahati for Saturday, the 18th of June 2011. Guwahati to Shillong would be by road, as guests of Brig. Anuj Mathur, posted in Shillong as BGS, Assam Rifles (Friends of the Hill People).
Be warned, since I was not driving, I went on a shooting spree! Strong case to make this more of a photo-log than a verbose travelogue. Many of the pics are clicked from a moving car.
We left from home in a Meru cab at 0600 hrs for the 0745 flight, thus a bit of breakfast was in order at Delhi Airport, Terminal 1. Also got some chicken patties packed for 'tiffin' on the flight.
The A320 took off on time; Indigo is known to do this! However, more pressing matters creep into mind - does the pilot hold an authentic licence? Will he do a nosewheel landing at Guwahati? Will he manage to stay awake for the duration of the flight? Or, at least, will he wake up in good enough time not to overshoot the runway? Haha, the tribulations of air travel in India!
At the Guwahati airport baggage carousel, after a comfortable flight and a safe landing, we discovered to our dismay that the wheels of one of our
stroller-bags had been amputated by the baggage handlers! Complaint lodged, form filled, photo taken, we proceeded to the waiting car.
We were whisked away to the Assam Rifles' Transit camp. It was very impressive indeed! We freshened up, had a nice, regulation veggie lunch, and then it was time to start gaining altitude, this time in the Brigadier's Bolero. Glad to be away! Guwahati was hot and humid!
Sorry, this is a much delayed travelogue of a trip made in June 2011.
Starting date: 18th June 2011, Saturday.
This is a very photo-heavy travelogue!
Here are some quick links to make the navigation a little quicker for those who may need it:
Umiam Lake views
Umiam Lake boat ride
Ri Kynjai Resort, Umiam Lake
Mawlynnong
Living Root Bridge of Wahthyllong (near Mawlynnong)
Shillong Golf Club
The Don Bosco Museum, Shillong
Police Bazaar & Jadoh
Butterfly Museum, Shillong
Laitkor (Cantonment area), Shillong
Cherrapunjee (Sohra)
Elephant Falls, Shillong
Ward's Lake, Shillong
The Brahamaputra River Cruise, Guwahati
Paradise Restaurant, Guwahati
____________________________________________________________
The Travelogue starts here:
Not our usual style of holiday. We were going to the hills but not in our own car.
The hills this time were distant and time was at a premium.
So, the plains were covered in an aeroplane.
Four low cost Indigo Airlines tickets were booked Delhi to Guwahati for Saturday, the 18th of June 2011. Guwahati to Shillong would be by road, as guests of Brig. Anuj Mathur, posted in Shillong as BGS, Assam Rifles (Friends of the Hill People).
Be warned, since I was not driving, I went on a shooting spree! Strong case to make this more of a photo-log than a verbose travelogue. Many of the pics are clicked from a moving car.
We left from home in a Meru cab at 0600 hrs for the 0745 flight, thus a bit of breakfast was in order at Delhi Airport, Terminal 1. Also got some chicken patties packed for 'tiffin' on the flight.
The A320 took off on time; Indigo is known to do this! However, more pressing matters creep into mind - does the pilot hold an authentic licence? Will he do a nosewheel landing at Guwahati? Will he manage to stay awake for the duration of the flight? Or, at least, will he wake up in good enough time not to overshoot the runway? Haha, the tribulations of air travel in India!
At the Guwahati airport baggage carousel, after a comfortable flight and a safe landing, we discovered to our dismay that the wheels of one of our
stroller-bags had been amputated by the baggage handlers! Complaint lodged, form filled, photo taken, we proceeded to the waiting car.
We were whisked away to the Assam Rifles' Transit camp. It was very impressive indeed! We freshened up, had a nice, regulation veggie lunch, and then it was time to start gaining altitude, this time in the Brigadier's Bolero. Glad to be away! Guwahati was hot and humid!
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