Re: Roadtrip to The Middle of Nowhere... Monyul (Tawang) and More Through with our visit to the Jaswantgarh War Memorial, we move on to the rather appropriately named Jang - what else can you call a place where wars have been fought?! There seems to be some small crisis in diesel supply up in Tawang, some folks tell us on the way, and we decide to top up at Jang. All-wheel-drives are stable, fun and a joy to drive in these kinds of mountains, but with an FE heading south of 6 km/l, there's no harm in keeping a full tank for the eventuality that diesel may not be available in Tawang.
An uncommon vehicle that seems to be quite common in these hills is the Premier Rio - its USP being its ground clearance. We spotted a number of these during our trip. Regarding car ownership, it must be noted that there are no car dealers in western Arunachal. Every single car owned in this region has been bought from Tezpur or Guwahati, where the nearest dealers are located. Service is through local mechanics, because for someone to access an ASS means a 500-km run on terrible roads from Tawang to Tezpur. That way, the Rio is not all that complicated.
We are headed to Tawang to stay with a dear friend... Quote:
Originally Posted by SS-Traveller My wife and I went to college at Kolkata with a smart young gentleman from Arunachal Pradesh, 25 years ago.
The best part of all - he ran his own little hotel in Tawang . |
...and here's a look at the insides of his little lodge. Comfortable room, but we don't want to eat at the "Dada-Boudi-r Hotel" attached to the lodge, and nor do we want to bother his wife about making dinner for so many people. We find this little restaurant called Orange in the next lane, and spend the next 40 minutes waiting for our dinner to be served. We figured out later that Orange has the fastest service among the restaurants in the vicinity - 1 hour and more can be easily spent waiting for your dinner or lunch to be prepared, at a couple of other restaurants. In the end, the "Dada-Boudi-r Hotel" won hands down when it comes to speed of service! A thali of bhaat, daal, alu-bhaja, torkari and maachh/murgi'r jhol served up in 5 minutes flat! An omelette took 10 minutes more.
Staying with a dear friend certainly has its advantages, one of them being that our special permit for Bumla was already prepared and signed by the District Commissioner's office at Tawang, and there were no anxious moments like... Quote:
Originally Posted by pulsar56 We spent some tense moments (1.5 hrs) at the Korea Brigade while we were waiting for our permits to visit Bumla. | Quote:
Originally Posted by adc Gave our application over at Korea Bridage and was told to come back in 2 hours. Went back to the hotel and definitely some tense moments there about the outcome. | The commandant of the Brigade HQ has to countersign the permit. Since our plan is to go to Bumla on a Sunday, the poor officer is chased down in the morning and signs the permit after verifying our presence - again thanks to our friend, it doesn't take long.
Before we leave for Bumla and Madhuri Lake the next morning, a sumptuous and yummy Sunday breakfast at our friend's residence!
Last edited by SS-Traveller : 12th June 2013 at 12:34.
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