Vacation Travel Tales II : The First Day Train Journey
By Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (45467)
India
March 25, 2023 2:01pm CST
Just a few days back, I had shared a few posts about our Family trip plan.
After deliberations, we zeroed in on Nainital in Uttarakhand (North Indian Himalayan state) as the destination to visit.
Time : Mid March when it would be not too cold in those hills (Approx 2000 M above mean sea level) and probably a sunny though cold weather (manageable with one sweater or Jacket).
The tickets booked for both train and Hotel and leave plans finalized.
On the Journey date in Mid March, we jad an early morning train to catch.
So the sleep was highly disturbed the previous night.
It was some sight to start when the world was asleep.
Yet as we reached our station - New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS), there was big traffic !
As if that area never sleeps !
We caught the train on time.
After approximately 1 hour, sun came out.
We had some nice countryside view.
The food served on board was also of good quality.
I am sharing a picture I covered near Haldwani (Uttarakhand, Northern India Himalayan foothills)when the hills came into the sight.
Keep watching this space ......
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
25 Mar 23
I'm glad you made the train station on time and the meal was good on the train.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
25 Mar 23
@DaddyEvil
It was a nice change for my kids all the more since they have been having a monotonous routine since a long time.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
25 Mar 23
@DaddyEvil
Yes - change and travel can be good for mental and physical health and teach a lot as well !!
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
26 Mar 23
@jstory07
Train journeys have their own charm as we get to see a lot of countryside view.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
26 Mar 23
@sjvg1976
No, we went by Train (Delhi-Kathgodam Shatabdi)from New Delhi Railway Station (NDLS)from New Delhi to Kathgodam (Then by Taxi to Nanital).
Haldwani is the second last station on that route.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
29 Mar 23
@sjvg1976
That's ok. Have you been to Nainital or surroundings in the recent times?
@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
26 Mar 23
@RubyHawk
Yes this was a partly open and uninhabited area in the foothills of Himalayas.
This was the part of stretch where the hills were visible.
I would have liked to capture more pictures enroute but couldn't as I was relaxing a bit!
Thanks - yes it was enjoyable though there were some adverse factors which came into play.
I would share in the coming posts.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
27 Mar 23
@RubyHawk
No not very serious. It just turned to be cloudy and raining rather than the slightly cold and sunny we were expecting there.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
28 Mar 23
@RubyHawk
Plus it was raining in the hills, so well it kind of limited us in some ways.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
28 Mar 23
@nela13
That sounds exciting from the concept itself !!
As they say "Bon Voyage" !!
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
29 Mar 23
@nela13
Plus I would be keen to check out when you share that!
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
28 Mar 23
@CarolDM
I think in US, folks prefer road travel over trains.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
28 Mar 23
@CarolDM
Are there any railway lines that people like traveling in US.
In a novel by Amor Towles, a lot of story is on a train linking Mid West to NY City.
Yet that novel is set in 1950s and 60s.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
26 Mar 23
It sounds like it would have been a fun and very scenic trip,
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
26 Mar 23
@snowy22315
Yes and much planned and anticipated.
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@RebeccasFarm (86757)
• United States
25 Mar 23
Oh this is a super photo!!
I love the backdrop of the hills there and the hue of blue on the light of the photo.
And you had a lovely time.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
26 Mar 23
@RebeccasFarm
We were checking when the hills would come in view since we were traveling from the plains.
I like the Transition though I think my family members are not into such a thinking!!
@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
26 Mar 23
@rakski
This all was roughly 8 to 11 days back.
I am sharing after a gap.
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Mar 23
It looks very nice, I hope you and your family have a very enjoyable journey,
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
26 Mar 23
@RasmaSandra
Thanks and it was a good change.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Mar 23
That looks very pretty. My hubby and I moved to where we are now partly due to there being a train about a mile from our house. We've been on the train once and plan to go for another trip down the coast within a couple of years.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
28 Mar 23
@sallypup
The views one gets during the train journeys can be amazing and worth remembering!
One cannot experience that in the flights.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
27 Mar 23
@just4him
Good that you liked the picture !!
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
26 Mar 23
@JudyEv
If one goes to a railway station or an Airport, life seems to be on 24 hours, at least for the ones in the big cities.
Smaller cities stations though can be empty even during the day times.
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@Deepizzaguy (94514)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Mar 23
Nice view from inside the train on this post.
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