My travels in India
Travel is one of my most proud achievements when it comes to my traineeship. So I'm uploading the map where I marked all of the places in India that I've been to. (I did cut off Kashmir and North-Eastern states because I haven't been there and because I was trying to zoom in on the rest of the country... no political statement intended! :)
There were 6 weeks in March-April 2006 dedicated entirely to backpacking (through the great Indian North). The rest of the travel was done on weekends, public holidays and days off (for which I'm very grateful to all of my reporting managers :).
So here's a brief and incomplete list of where I've been and what I've seen:
Mountains and hill stations. Buddhist monasteries. The biggest mosque in Asia. Ancient Hindu temples. Modern Hindu temples. Birla temples. Jain temples. Catholic churches in Kerala and Protestant churches in Kolkata. Holy cities (Varanasi and Amritsar). Big cities. Ramoji Film City. Rajasthani forts and palaces. Big bazaars. The Big Bazaar (the supermarket). Tea plantations. Coffee plantations. Strawberry plantations. Waterfalls and backwaters. Beaches. Coracles (little round boats). Submarine (made in USSR). Auto- and cycle-rickshaws. Many trains (sleeper class). Border police office in Mumbai airport where I was told I won't be allowed to leave the country...
... and the only thing that remains to be added is that the length of this brief and incomplete list is really a testament to the big heritage and to the diversity of the country. And to the professionalism of the Indian police - beware! :)
There were 6 weeks in March-April 2006 dedicated entirely to backpacking (through the great Indian North). The rest of the travel was done on weekends, public holidays and days off (for which I'm very grateful to all of my reporting managers :).
So here's a brief and incomplete list of where I've been and what I've seen:
Mountains and hill stations. Buddhist monasteries. The biggest mosque in Asia. Ancient Hindu temples. Modern Hindu temples. Birla temples. Jain temples. Catholic churches in Kerala and Protestant churches in Kolkata. Holy cities (Varanasi and Amritsar). Big cities. Ramoji Film City. Rajasthani forts and palaces. Big bazaars. The Big Bazaar (the supermarket). Tea plantations. Coffee plantations. Strawberry plantations. Waterfalls and backwaters. Beaches. Coracles (little round boats). Submarine (made in USSR). Auto- and cycle-rickshaws. Many trains (sleeper class). Border police office in Mumbai airport where I was told I won't be allowed to leave the country...
... and the only thing that remains to be added is that the length of this brief and incomplete list is really a testament to the big heritage and to the diversity of the country. And to the professionalism of the Indian police - beware! :)
