Just back from a short vacation to Tirupati and Horsely hills, with my classmates from Engg.
Decided to walk up the hills to Tirumala, instead of taking the easy way out and opting for the bus.
Started off pretty briskly, were full of 'josh' and felt nothing could stop us... But after climbing for 6km to reach the halfway point, we were drained physically. Breaks became more common and the we needed 2 more hrs to get to the top. But yeah, we did enjoy the view, and were further delayed by taking snaps of almost everything and anything we saw. (Guess this is the digicam effect, everyone starts feeling like an ace photographer :) when he's got one around his neck)
After the 'Sahasra Deepalankarna Seva' and 'Darshan', we took some long overdue rest for the next day's drive to Horsely Hills, which happens to be the only hill station in A.P.
Started off early to Maadannapalle, a town from where easy transport was 'supposed' to be available. The drive there was itself a nighmare, but the tryst with taxi drivers there was, by far, the low point of the trip. After an hour of listening to their crap (1000 bucks for a 30km drive), we finally managed (read bargained) one guy for 400.
As we started to climb the hills, our day, and the view began to get better.
Reached the place after travelling for almost seven hours (approx 240 km).
Nothing much to see but a great place to get away from the noise and pollution and chill. Spent two days there, enjoying nature in all its glory and doing nothing but relaxing. Sunset point was one of the highlights, got some great snaps there.
No work tensions, no responsibilities... it was pure pleasure, unadulterated.
The journey back was completely opposite to our previous experience. Sitting in a bus hurtling down the narrow, winding ghat roads at 60+kmph is not something that happens everyday.
All in all, truly memorable... Spending time with some of my closest friends was really priceless..
Planning for more such getaways... lets see how many of those really work out!!
Sunday, January 14, 2007
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