Wanderings in Sirmour: A marriage we happily attended

[narender]

May I add some pics from those times?

Sir,please do the needful.
And I believe,Alok ,the owner of this log,would second me.

 

[bora]

Interesting! And Alok you make trips almost every weekend I think. Good, good! What has the city to offer, except spending uselessly on entertainment.

 

[Alpha]

When we met this guy I wondered how he had wandered out of the museum

The place is in shambles but the caretaker/guide really knows his stuff. Or, we are so ignorant that we fall for all his stories!!

atleast he is doing his job diligently

Beautiful travelogue, Alok! I'm truly enjoying it.
There was a time when the 'zoo' at Renukaji used to be a lion breeding centre, and there used to be a 'safari' drive in a government Matador inside the large lion enclosure. That was quite a thrill, believe me! Then, one day, the Matador broke. Yes, it actually broke into two halves! That was the end of the safari days!

About the most beautiful thing in Renukaji was the HPTDC Hotel Renuka.
And Dadahu used to be barely 3½ kms away, not 7 or 8 as you say!
We used to go there for a non veg meal every so often, since Renukaji is a strictly veggie place.

And there are areas where you can drive down to the river/stream and wash your car or just splash about in the shallow stream.

May I add some pics from those times?

[MENTION=298]anupmathur[/MENTION] Sir ji, what happened after the Matador broke down in half

we too saw some cars down the stream being washed but i like rough look on my Thar

I think i mistook Dadahu distance as the track that leads from Dadahu bifurcates after 7 odd kms which leasd to Dhaula Kuan.

Sir Ji, Mods need no invitation..help your self. We too would like to see what used to look like few years ago

Sir,please do the needful.
And I believe,Alok ,the owner of this log,would second me.

I first you Master Ji, no seconding you

Interesting! And Alok you make trips almost every weekend I think. Good, good! What has the city to offer, except spending uselessly on entertainment.

thanks. I try to get away as soon as opportunity arrives

 

[anupmathur]

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[MENTION=298]anupmathur[/MENTION] Sir ji, what happened after the Matador broke down in half
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That is a sad story: For the next few years the poor Sardarji driver used to plead with all the guests staying at Hotel Renuka to ask the government to sanction a new vehicle for the safari. Some of us even wrote to Himachal Tourism. What do you think happened?

Here are the pics:

Somewhere on the desolate route from Renukaji to Paonta Sahib

 

[anubhavt]

Here are the pics:

beautiful Pics Anup ji .. old black number plates brings back some memories.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[skysat2005]

Very beautiful captures, Anup Sir
The river looks so pristine. Now all that is history. You must be saying, कोई लौटा दे मेरे बीते हुए दिन

There was a time when the 'zoo' at Renukaji used to be a lion breeding centre, and there used to be a 'safari' drive in a government Matador inside the large lion enclosure. That was quite a thrill, believe me! Then, one day, the Matador broke. Yes, it actually broke into two halves! That was the end of the safari days!

Where did that happen, Sir? In the middle of lion enclosure?

 

[bora]

nice pictures mathur saab

 

[kuwaronline]

beautiful place and pics....

 

[Alpha]

beautiful pics Sir, its really sad they closed down this safari and now you only get to see lions from a fair distance

 

[anupmathur]

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Where did that happen, Sir? In the middle of lion enclosure?

Ha ha, thank God, no! If everybody had spilled out of the van in the midst of those lions there would have been a major feast that would have been reported in all the newspapers!