Pune – Oxford of the east – My Journey

Why is Pune called the Oxford of the east?

Pune is called the Oxford of the east because the number of colleges and universities are more than any other city in India that is why Pune is called the Oxford of the east

My Journey to Pune

I traveled to Pune in the month of November. We traveled by train from Jaipur to Pune it was correct 24 hours of journey from Jaipur. This was a new experience for me, I was going to a new place I have never visited Pune was a very different place for me, I was very excited. After straight 24 hours, we reached Pune in the night time and the weather over there was very pleasant

When we reached there we were not getting the taxi, we wanted to go to a place called Hadapsar which was 11 km far from the railway station but after a lot of trying we got an Uber Taxi. After reaching home we were very tired and sleepy we went directly to sleep. I spent seven days over there in Pune I was not able to explore more.

Amanora Mall

But before 2 days of leaving we went to the Amanora mall it was just 6 km from our house it was just in the front of the Seasons mall. The Ambience and atmosphere of Amanora mall were just awesome and it was damn huge it was not possible to take a complete tour of the mall on the same day so we decided just to cover some parts of the mall but I have to it is a must visit place in Pune. When we were walking in the mall we were feeling like we are in some country there were a lot of Café inside the mall.

We went there on a Sunday so there was a lot of crowds, there were a lot of people from different state different country it’s always a fun to see different people from different cultures coming together to a place to chill to enjoy to experience something that ‘s the story of my country. Coming back to the mall there were many brands for clothing purpose, sports, bikes, cars, etc, there were many international brands also. The timing of this mall was 11 am to 11 pm, so the mall was about to close so after some shopping we went back to the home.

Shopping Mall at Pune

Next day we went to D-mart for some home items it was a place where you can find everything possible let it be clothing let it home items every basic item were available over there. We did some shopping from there and then went back home.

After the next day, we were leaving back to Jaipur this time also we were going by train. It was a very good journey the experience I had in the train was very awesome we were side by side of a mountain and on the other, the sunset was happening it was an awesome scene for me it was my first time experienced something like that. It was also a 24 hours journey by train, we reached Jaipur in the next day in the correct time.

At last, I just want to say that if you planning to visit Pune you must have 1 week to explore everything there are not much places to visit in Pune all the places are nearby Pune. Otherwise, the climatic condition is very good in Pune it always very pleasant over there and the people over there are very kind and good-hearted people ready to help anybody. It is a place to visit.

Have a look on my previous post –

Jaipur To Bhangarh Fort – My Road Trip

This was going to be a different experience for all of us because whatever stories we were listening from our childhood was going to be true we were going to experience the Bhangarh

The fort has been associated with several horror stories and is known as the most haunted place in India., Not only in India it is famous in other parts of the World also. Many tourist visit every year to Bhangarh to experience the feeling of fear . So one day, me and my friends decided to visit Bhangarh we wanted to experience the original thing is there any negative energy or something like that . It was approximately 90-95 km from Jaipur. We started our journey in the early morning 6 am. This was a bike trip so we had 2 Bikes Bajaj v15 and RX 100 This time also we were going with pillion we were 4 people. This time we took the Jaipur – Agra Highway seriously it is just a piece of cake it’s a very smooth highway . While we ride we should always keep in mind we should not eat heavy food otherwise our body will go on fully relaxed mode so you will get into sleep which is not safe while we ride. So in the breakfast we had “Poha” and Water and One thing we should always remember while we ride we should have lots of water to keep ourselves hydrated . It is very necessary. It took us approximately 2 hours 30 minutes to reach there because we were stopping for photography and water.

About Bhangarh

Now it was the Bhangarh Fort which was very big. It is located in the Bhangarh village. The Bhangarh village itself contains a very big story. If we want to know anything we should talk to the local people over there. When, we asked about the Bhangarh to the local people out there. There grandfathers who lived there, they have told them they always have felt some kind of negative energy for the fort in the night time. Which increased our curiosity to get inside The fort. There is no entry fees to enter the village or to enter the Fort the only charge is for parking the vehicle which was 10 INR for bikes and little more for cars .

The moment we entered Bhangarh we felt something which was different from what we were told about Bhangarh the Atmosphere over there was very different it was completely green like we have come into some park. The Bhangarh Fort is located on a hill top to reach there we have to take the stairs but when we reach there on the top the Bhangarh Fort we could see the whole Bhangarh village from up there it was completely different experience from up there. We went to every rooms over there every place outside the fort there was a “Kund” (small area to take bath) in which the queen used to take bath but when we visited there it was very dirty many people have thrown many plastic waste in that area it was looking very dirty. The water in that was very bad. “always remember please never make our old heritage dirty please don’t throw the plastic waste anywhere because lot’s and lot’s of people visit to experience something why should we give a bad picture of that palce in their minds we should always keep every place clean”.

We visited Bhangarh in the day time so we were not able to see or experience any kind of negative energy but many people have told that when we go into that place in night we will be able to experience some kind of negative energy. The Bhangarh closes after 5pm nobody is allowed to go inside, but there is one way also which comes inside from the jungle which comes directly towards the bhangarh fort but it is not recommended to go inside bhangarh in the night time because anything can go wrong.

This was our whole journey about the Bhangarh , you should visit it once to experience it. One thing we should always believe that if God exist then there is also negative energy because everything has two sides one is the good side and another is bad side so just by seeing the fort we cannot decide how bad it can get.

Top Places To Visit In Jaipur

1. Amer Fort

The ‘Amer Fort’ is one of the most impressive forts of Jaipur and is visited by many tourists every year.

It was Built by Raja Man Singh in 16thcentury with the Rajputana architecture, with a beautiful Maota lake in front of it. Everybody should visit the Amer Fort once if they visit Jaipur to experience the beautiful Rajputana Architecture.Everyone should visit the Fort in the early morning You will the experience a difference in the morning. The visit is incomplete without the elephant ride which will take you to the top of the Fort and these Rides are only available in the early morning.

2.City Palace

City palace is one of the greatest attractions of Jaipur , it is located in the heart of the city. It has the combination of the Rajputana , Mughal , European architecture. Except the Chandra Mahal everything else is converted into museums which showcases the clothes,armours,weapons and many more things.

It is the center of attraction for all the people who visits Jaipur. The Palace will make you feel how did the Kings and queens lived in here

3. Jal Mahal

The Jal Mahal is situated in the center of Man-Sagar lake.beauty of this Jal Mahal cannot be described in words this kind of Mahal is different from everything. The feeling when you get there is very different . The best timing for visiting the Jal Mahal is either in the early morning or in the evening.The sunrise and the sunset which you get from there is something which is out of this world . when the whole Jal mahal is lighten up in the night its very beautiful very mesmerizing.

4. Hawa Mahal

It is located very near to the City Palace. The specialty of this Mahal is it contains almost 900 small windows, it was made back in the 17th century by sawai pratap singh because according to the Rajput culture the ladies were not allowed to talk to the strangers and there were not allowed to go out so for this reason for the ladies the king made so many windows through which the ladies can see the celebrations and the carnivals and these windows were also used for ventilation purposes if we sit near the window we will get only the cool air in the peak summers. Its a must visit place in Jaipur.

5 . Albert Hall

This was named after Albert Edward , this can be called as the oldest museums of Rajasthan. The Foundation stone was laid by prince of wales. This museum contains the various artifacts,weapons,paintings,wood crafted items, cloths, musical instruments and many more things . The most interesting part of the museum is the puppet collection its a must see thing in the Albert Hall . It is a must visit place for the people like who love to know history behind everything.

The Sambhar Lake

This was my second ride. After my Ajmer ride i was very excited for this ride everything was well prepared as usual we were not telling to our parents about our ride as i told in the last blog we are not allowed to travel to long distances on our bikes. but this time we were confident for our ride. like always a budget was decided and everything went smoothly. finally the day came when we started our ride we were very excited as always. we choose to go from the Jobner road.

So the which we choose was from the village areas. so it was quiet interesting to go from the village areas in starting the roads were smooth but after some time the roads become little tuff the veichles were not the same this time this time we had first was my bike the Bajaj V15 and Honda Shine condition of the Honda Shine was not that good but somehow we managed to get it towards the Sambhar Lake we had only one break for the tea

After a long break we continued our ride towards sambhar lake. I think within 3 hours we reached our destination i know everybody will think how can anybody take 3 hours to complete a 90 km ride but the truth is we were enjoying the ride we do not wanted to rush we just wanted to take time and enjoy our ride.
The time we spent over there was awesome. we clicked some pictures

The time we went there it was in the summers so we were very

tired due to the heat so we decided not stay there for more long then we decided to head back towards the but while returning back we decided to take the highway not to go from villages because it will break our bodies. while returning the weather changed completely it started to rain and we were completely wet. we were not carrying any kind of rain suits but luck by chance our bags were waterproof . so we put our all electronic stuff inside our bags and continued our way back to home.

while returning we had one break for the food we had the food from a hotel on the highway which was the NH-8 Ajmer-Delhi Highway we reached back to our homes very fast.

At last i realised that by every ride we always got to learn new things so we should enjoy whatever we are doing without any worries.

My first Ride – Jaipur to Ajmer

let me start by introducing myself my name is Libin John basically i am from Jaipur. I am pursuing BCA from Jaipur. This is my very first blog. i wanted to write blogs from since long time but due to lack of confidence i was not able to write anything but now the things have changed i just don’t care what people will think of me i will do what i want to do. I will share all my experience about the places i have ever visited.

So let’s start with my first Ride which was towards Ajmer

Riding was always a passion for me. I belong to a medium class family where the parents don’t always allow us to ride for long distance its always hard to convince them. but a fine day me and one of my friend were talking and we started to talk about riding and we decided to ride to somewhere. we wanted to ride to that place from where we can return by the evening. then we thought ajmer will be a good place to ride from there we can return by the evening. this was our plan we knew that our parents will never allow us to ride this long so we decided not to tell our parents about our ride.

The date was decided and our all budget was decided and the time was also decided so everything was decided and we were very excited and little nervous because it was our very first ride which was this long

And the day came when our ride started It was a very beautiful morning we were very fresh and excited we had two vehicles one was my bike the Bajaj v15 and another was Honda Activa

our ride started from our house and continued towards NH8 the Jaipur-Ajmer Highway its a six lane highway very smooth highway its always a fun to ride on this kind of highways. we were maintaining a speed of 50-60 because the activa had the heating problem so we went smoothly we had 2 breaks one was for the tea and another was the photo break and we reached ajmer in approximately 3 hours after that we went to the st mary’s church

which is right behind the ajmer railway station it was a very old church built in 18th century with a very nice enviroment we sat inside the church for 1hour and then we headed back to jaipur while returning back we had food from Ajmer and after that we hit the highway back and continued our journey back to jaipur while returning we only took one break for the tea and then we headed without any problem.

The ride was very nice we got to learn new things with this.
If you want to do anything You should do it don’t look what people will say just do it with giving your 100%