[rkbharat]

Kochar saab, waiting for pics.

I am thinking of driving to Golden Temple on my next trip to chandigarh, may be next week.

[vkochar]

A few pics I clicked when there. Sorry I do not have any of the roads but they are mostly good.

Let me know how you find the Food Pics ?





































Cheers !!

[gd1418]

Varun,

Your chubby cheeks and the rich gourmet shows that you both do justice to each other....

[rkbharat]

aah that food looks mouth watering, and look at that Daal Maaakhani.

BTW what is the exact location of Haveli?

[kpzen]

Kochar saab !!
Mooh mein paani aa gaya.....Bas !! no more pics of food please..

Anyways nice trip. Hope u enjoyed driving the beast, Fantastic FE as well.

Originally Posted by tsk1979

400rs is the fine, mostly upto 110 you will pay that much. Above that I don't know.

Its the same, I paid Rs 400 after recording 155kmph on their speed gun.
Never expected the speed guns in Haryana.

[vkochar]

Originally Posted by gd1418

Your chubby cheeks and the rich gourmet shows that you both do justice to each other....

Lol .. Right Guruji !!

Originally Posted by rkbharat

aah that food looks mouth watering, and look at that Daal Maaakhani.

BTW what is the exact location of Haveli?

There are 2 havelis en route from delhi to amritsar, one is found at Karnal near Oasis / Savoy. I have not been inside there but it is the same.

The other one can be found at the entrance of Jalandhar, Big place and lot of other Dhabas there ( Lucky, Non Veg King ). Havelis is a must.

Be prepared, Haveli is a veg restaurant with excellent food, priced average, no less no more. So a must stop at least once if you are visiting Punjab.

Originally Posted by kpzen

Kochar saab !!
Mooh mein paani aa gaya.....Bas !! no more pics of food please..

Anyways nice trip. Hope u enjoyed driving the beast, Fantastic FE as well.

Its the same, I paid Rs 400 after recording 155kmph on their speed gun.
Never expected the speed guns in Haryana.

Yes, I paid 400 Rs as well !! I was speeding and keeping speed of 130 + most of Punjab. Once out of there as soon as I came in haryana, I was doing around 110, and then this Interceptor caught me and stopped me after one km. Where there were around 15 cars standing.

Paid the 400 Rs., no arguement, no bribe ( I tried but he said NO ! ). Paid and then stuck to 80 km which was BORING !! But I found 2 more till Delhi. So at least I was taught a lesson.

I feel instead of 90 they should keep 110 as the average speed. 90 kms gets boring and you feel sleepy driving at a fixed speed ( which is more dangerous ) .

[breezydrive]

Originally Posted by vkochar;1144506
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Paid the 400 Rs., no arguement, no bribe ( I tried but he said NO ! ). Paid and then stuck to 80 km which was BORING !! But I found 2 more till Delhi. So at least I was taught a lesson.[/i]

Tricks to avoid them:

While going :
The best one being is to start early from Delhi, cross Azadpur Bye-pass latest by 7 am, so one can easily cross Ambala by 9:30 to avoid them, if breakfast is planned at Murthal Dhabas/ Karnal Haveli, have one more hour in hand.

While coming back to Delhi:
In the evenings, plan from your origin station to reach Ambala after sunset!

The traffic police (interceptors) are active between 9 - 5:30

[rkbharat]

I have been doing Gurgaon-Chandigarh very frequently recently, almost 3 time in a month, but no interceptor, because I start pretty early, 4ish in the morning.

But few months back I was overtaken by few interceptor Versa at Karnal, they just warned me and left.

Later I met them in a restaurant few KM ahead, and got to know that they were recently introduced.

[bhp1]

Nice pics. Kochar, Golden Temple as ever is so serene.
Haveli & Wagah border scenes are fun too!
Happy to see pics. from both my towns - Asr. & Jal.

[ashthedivx]

Recently did Delhi - Amritsar - Delhi trip, for a change via train.

What would i say about Amritsar... two things one will easily notice in Amritsar are "Ultimate Food" and "95% cars running on diesel as fuel (be it any car)". Too much crowded according to my taste but why should i care when i ain't driving one

Some random shots

[woof]

Going to Amritsar tomorrow morning. Any latest updates on road conditions?

[deutscheafrikar]

Originally Posted by vkochar

There are 2 havelis The other one can be found at the entrance of Jalandhar, Big place and lot of other Dhabas there ( Lucky, Non Veg King ). Havelis is a must.

Be prepared, Haveli is a veg restaurant with excellent food, priced average, no less no more. So a must stop at least once if you are visiting Punjab..

vKochar,
Thanks for those photos, brought back memories of my trip to the wagah border in 2002 I think. And the food at the haveli was awesome. They had a truck inside the restaurant. The toilets were kept so clean they had a couple of staff continously cleaning it and a roster put up of who's duty at what time. We liked the food so much that we asked the management if they could open up a branch in Bombay. And the atmosphere at the wagah was more electrifying than any India Pak cricket macth. Thanks once again

[vkochar]

Originally Posted by deutscheafrikar

vKochar,
Thanks for those photos, brought back memories of my trip to the wagah border in 2002 I think. And the food at the haveli was awesome. They had a truck inside the restaurant. The toilets were kept so clean they had a couple of staff continously cleaning it and a roster put up of who's duty at what time. We liked the food so much that we asked the management if they could open up a branch in Bombay. And the atmosphere at the wagah was more electrifying than any India Pak cricket macth. Thanks once again

Yes, the one good thing about Haveli is the cleanliess they mantain ( toilets & general ) despite the fact that they have thousands of visitors in a day.

Many just stop for a toilet break and a cup of tea.

I guess at any given time there would be more than 100 - 150 cars parked outside the haveli complex.

All throughout Punjab the food, the dhabas are excellent. no wonder it's India's wealthiest & most prosperous state.

Also I do not know if anyone noticed - BUT there are so many Sports Shops when you enter Punjab ( Reebok, Adidas ). I must have counted 20 at least till Amritsar.

I stopped at one of these ( there was a Mc Donalds next to it ) and spoke to the sports shop guy and asked him why so many shops here - he replied that the truck drivers & farmers in Punjab are crazy for wearing TrackSuits. They wear it round the year - and they sell these round the year at discounted prices. Amazing !! Most of the factories manufacturing these tracksuits are also based in Jalandar & Ludhiana.

[keralshobhit]

Well Varun,found this thread while searching Google for Delhi-Amritsar.
Thread is from 2007, Well just a small advice...have anyone recently been Delhi-Amritsar. I need driving and pit stop advice on the latest grounds. Thanks in advance..

Originally Posted by keralshobhit

I need driving and pit stop advice on the latest grounds.

I drove from Delhi to Amritsar on 12/13 September 2011. Eateries and petrol pumps are in plenty all along on both the sides of NH 1. We ate to the brim at Sukhdev Dhabha at Murthal in the evening located on LHS of NH 1. From Murthal to Jalandhar, I counted three McD outlets on NH 1. From Delhi to Panipat, it is super expressway. After Panipat, since road widening works are in progress, there are many diversions, but nothing to worry. Details are here.