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India is wonder ...every state had is own culture and tradition and beautiful places...If you born in India try to explore Indian State's as much you can !!!!!
Let me start my travel journey itinerary ... which is scheduled on August 30th - Return to home town on 4th September 2014.
I thought of exploring the East cost trip (Chennai -Rajahmundry-Papikondalu Hills-Bhadrachalam-Vizag-Puri-Konark).
On 30th August 2014. I had started my rail journey from Chennai 7:55AM to reach Rajahmundry Railway station. Since i had reached at 7 PM and also new to the place. I thought of booking the hotel nearby . I got Iswharay hotel with cost of Rs.600/- and i had checked about the Boating package with Reception and they called Maruti tourist operator and given to me. I had checked about package for two days..since they need minimum four people for two day package.So i don't have choice,i have to go for one day package. Package is consist of 65KM journey in the Godavari river and drop at Bhadrachalam .Bhadrachalam is holistic place where Lord Rama and Seetha spent 16 years as per Ramayana.
On 31st August,Sunday at 7 AM i started from hotel and much excited trip for the Boating at Godavari River.So i had taken auto to Godavari bridge which is cost of Rs.50/- where you can find lot of operator providing different package..which almost same price...from godavari bridge. Since i already booked Bhadrachalam drop package. Godavari river road where lot of different tourist operator there...so i thought walking on street,where i had find lot of temple..i thought of checking architecture ..All operator had tie up with another vendor who run this service. Bus came at 9 am..where everyone boarded and it take 1 hours journey on the bus to reach the boating point. Already boat is waiting with bunch of people. While entering they will serve breakfast once you boarded you can drop your baggage on the ground cabin and if you wish to go top..where some boat people will do entertaining things but one thing they do the event in the Telugu language.
Boating covers almost on godavari river where they serve you lunch. really papikondlu hills and boating you will surely feel happy and some people may be feel tired also. once you reach papikondlu there is Bamboo huts and reserve forest where local tribal will sell the bamboo articles.
If your planning for bhadrachalam drop then they will shift another local boat my lucky day its raining :). After 30 minutes of small boat trip then will shift to another bus to reach bhadrachalam on road where you can cross godavarai and sabamarathi river merging point :)
Papikondalu (Rajahmundry)
We reached Bhadrachalam at 8PM where every where raining.So i thought of staying night there and seeing Lord Rama and seetha for getting blessing in morning . Around 6 AM visited temple and around 8.30 i got bus from APSRTC bus stand to reach vizag that is my next place.
Reaching Vizag : Bhadrachalam to Vizag bus travel oh my god(OMG) ...How beautiful hill.Still some places doesn't have electricity facility....Bus journey was horrible...but nature wonder is awesome..you can find lot of tribals....you can find of some of falls ...seriously...this things will keep cherish and remember in your mind forever.
There is two driver in bus and they both use to exchange driving since its long distance and they dropped for lunch in top of the hill except bus people no body there in hotel...i believe we can count people strength may be close to 300 people max in the village..where bus drivers only get free non-veg food because passenger...started to reach vizag. where driver shown three new telugu movie....
Reached the vizag at 8 PM and i was checking the APSRTC bus enquiry people about local sight seeing no proper response..I had tried online since only 3 tickets booked online.. i am very much sure it will be cancelled. i booked nearby lodge and then checked APSRTC online support they given some contact number to call morning. so i had called early 7.30 AM he asked me to call back 8 . i am sure its going to be cancelled. I had prepared myself to travel by own to cover most of the places.
I had called around 8 am to aprstc travel team person said package was cancelled. So i took local bus where it goes simachalam hills., I asked one day pass which is Rs.70/- but its not worth. Vizag is not big city which i am assumed. Most of the placed covered in the single bus.
In Vizag my first place was Simadari...it also one of most visited place for hindu's . once i got dharsan and blessings and i got down from hill. And i have took the bus to Kailash hill... since there is no direct bus from Simadari to Kailash hill. you have to stop and take auto check for the Kailash hill point. where you can robo car and beach and hill which had tourist attraction place called Kailash hill seriously you can spend 3 hours max..its really good place to spend half day there once you got down you can see RK(radh krishna beach) and vizag park and submarine museum and finally purchasing and then i had reached the bus stand back to lodge.
Kailasagiri-Vizag
Vizag to Puri(odissa): I already booked the train from vizag to khurda road on 2nd sep 11.55 PM. since i had exhausted with bus journey on yesterday.Train reached exact time and its arrived puri at 7.30 AM. on 3rd sep 2014 I need to reach puri as per my plan, once you reached Khruda road junction i was looking another train to reach puri. i had reached puri around 10.45 am ...before reaching puri..raining in puri...once you come out of puri station you can find lot of local taxis. one of odissa person told me that i need to visit puri beach and take bath and then visit Sri Jagganath temple and communication also big problem in odissa.very very few people speak English. Puri beach nearby you can find the budget hotels from there you can take rickshaw which is almost 1 kilometer. Since Sri jagganath Temple one of must visit place for Hindus and its protected with lot of security guards. Mobile phone and camera is not allowed, after dharsan. My next dream place is konark sun temple.
Sree Jagannath Temple -Puri
But transportation is really challenging job. I luckily got small size van. It took one hour journey. once you reach konark you need to take auto which they charge you Rs.40. Konark sun temple is one of the archaeological listed place in India. you can take entry pass .if you like take guide pay not more then Rs.100/- depends how you negotiate with them ;)
if you photo lover...your camera surely make you to click more then 1000 clicks. Konark sun temple is really example to outside world. Lot of sex sculptures its show how Indian are advanced in the sex education as well sculptures art those are awesome..i forget to mention earlier...Most of Hindu temple may be hidden there.....
Konark Sun Temple
Finally biggest drawback about transport, i need to return to khruda road junction which is close to bhuvanswer where there is no frequent transportation .konark sun temple to khruda road close 60 kilometer. I dont have choice going for auto .So i took auto after long negotiation auto driver accepted for Rs.550/- Since its raining auto went slow .. my train was at 7.45pm .So my heart-beating like anything...But luckily i got my train to reach vijayawada its already booked but my destination chennai. So i have to travel on train with unreserved ticket. luckily shalimar express reached vijaywada at 8.30 AM ...9 AM there is navjeevan train to reach Chennai. i took on cooli guy for one seat..So he helped me to got one seat and he asked Rs.50/- i had given happily because its 8 hours with unreserved compartment life tough ...reached Chennai 4.05 PM...
Really wonderful EAST COST TRIP...lot of memory will be cherished....
