Harihareshwar

Reason to visit again: The cove formation coupled with a moon rise view is too romantic to resist.

Distance from Mumbai: 231 Kms, google says you can make it 3hrs 42 minutes but realistically takes close to 5.5 -6 hrs.

Road conditions: Not too good once off the mumbai- goa highway, avoid journey after dark.

Local fare:

• Fish & Fish. Some households offer home made delicious meals, ask for local "Khanavals"
• Mangos when season
• Try the karvanda (Local Berry) syrup/soda

Place to stay: MTDC- best location as always, but leave behind your luxury yearning....

Things to do:

• Visit the "Kalbhairav" temple make a big "Pradrashana" around it, beautiful views from the hillock behind.
• Drive from Harihareshwar to Dive Agar is very beautiful and of course you can view the "Suvarna Ganesh"(Golden Temple) in Dive Agar
• Visit the Bagmandala killa (Tiny fort). The fort is quite hard to access but the sunset view from the fort is quite worth it :-) Cross the creek at Bankot to reach the fort, If have the inclination trekking-up will be easier as the car road is very narrow and steep.

3 Views

On an engineer's drawing board, all objects are represented in three views, to bring out different details. 'Third Angle' is one of the simplistic ways representing an 3d object on a 2D landscape... The purpose is dual, either to reverse engineer something already in existence or to define a new object.

As an after effect of engineering and design education, I tend to redistribute everything I perceive into analytical grid. The outcome is more often than not an amusing but perfectly useless insight.

This blog is about the little and not-so-little things that get dissected on my mental drawing board.

An Ode to Mrs I

Happy Birthday Girl !!

2009 .. would have been unbearable... if it wasnt for your coffee, dosa's and brain pickle :-)
Wish you loads of happiness and a great year ahead :-)