Day – 3 drive started from Gurgaon. We were now going to travel on the road that we had not travelled earlier. As a precaution we decided to start early. When you travel with family and lots of luggage, you can never leave a place by 7/730 - even when you have a family that is quite seasoned road traveler. We started by 8 from Gurgaon and spent next 2 hours negotiating early morning traffic through delhi. The GPS navigator is a great instrument but Indian version of GPS navigator - “Bhaiyya, kaha se jana hain? (gentleman, which road should I take) is better in some places.
Road from Delhi to Jammu is a lovely four-lane highway. The heat was as scorching as previous day. The two things that strike you are – lack of traffic discipline and lack of roadside facilities like restrooms. I guess if these two are handled – a lot more people can enjoy the road journeys for vacation. Road journeys have a charm of their own and I just love going miles after miles with family.
When you travel through Haryana and Punjab, you cannot but admire the vast tracks of fertile land – contrast to what is seen in Rajasthan. Though it was not season to admire green landscapes, we could see scores of sunflower plantation on the way. This part of the road has number of Café Coffee Days and Mcdonald’s – so that really takes care of your safe intake of food – well I am not commenting on the healthy part of food – it just helps to eat predictable food and not be adventurous when you are traveling by road for long distances with the family.
We reached the border of Jammu & Kashmir by evening 5 pm. When you enter the state border you are stopped to enroll your driving license and the car registration papers. I have always found this little irritating within the country but the staff was very courteous.
The sun was up in the sky almost till 7 pm but the heat had gone down. There was twilight almost till 745. Finally we reached Hotel Hari Niwas Palace almost by 745 pm – tomorrow the valley starts!
Road from Delhi to Jammu is a lovely four-lane highway. The heat was as scorching as previous day. The two things that strike you are – lack of traffic discipline and lack of roadside facilities like restrooms. I guess if these two are handled – a lot more people can enjoy the road journeys for vacation. Road journeys have a charm of their own and I just love going miles after miles with family.
When you travel through Haryana and Punjab, you cannot but admire the vast tracks of fertile land – contrast to what is seen in Rajasthan. Though it was not season to admire green landscapes, we could see scores of sunflower plantation on the way. This part of the road has number of Café Coffee Days and Mcdonald’s – so that really takes care of your safe intake of food – well I am not commenting on the healthy part of food – it just helps to eat predictable food and not be adventurous when you are traveling by road for long distances with the family.
We reached the border of Jammu & Kashmir by evening 5 pm. When you enter the state border you are stopped to enroll your driving license and the car registration papers. I have always found this little irritating within the country but the staff was very courteous.
The sun was up in the sky almost till 7 pm but the heat had gone down. There was twilight almost till 745. Finally we reached Hotel Hari Niwas Palace almost by 745 pm – tomorrow the valley starts!
Enjoy the life of a travel enthusiast. :)
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