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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover Day 10: Munich (Via Neuschwanstein Castle) [Written By Akhil] Today was going to be a long day on the road. So we got up a little early, quickly got done with our breakfast, packed our bags. It was a bright, sunny day again, so we did a little bit of photo-shoot (off-course) before we could start moving towards Dhanno.  The place we were staying at did not had private parking for the guests, so we had to park Dhanno on the street (it was a safe street thou). Any human with a heart would cry looking at the plight of this handsome young man but not this lady with the camera … :-/ Getting all the stuff back in the car took some time, and there we were, back on the road towards Germany. It was a long drive, took us almost 8 hours to reach Neuschwanstein Castle. By the time we reached, the castle was already closed. It was a quiet, deserted town. We started finding a place to park Dhanno as you have to walk to the castle and cars are not allowed. After consulting a taxi guy, we found a parking area. Parked the car and started walking in the direction of the castle. We were hardly 100 mtrs through when it stuck to both of us that castle is already closed, and it was getting dark and would easily take us 20-30 minutes to reach the castle and we weren’t even sure if we will get a nice view of it from outside. We looked at each other and unanimously decided to get back in the car and drive to Munich, where Aarti’s friends were waiting for us. We had hardly moved a half mile when this beautiful view of the castle made us take another stop, photographs had to follow   After spending another 3-4 hours on the road we arrived in Munich with warm hearts and roti’s awaiting us  After having a nice gup-shup session over some really good Indian food (nothing beats Indian food), we called it a day and checked into Hotel Angelo. |
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19th April 2015, 00:31
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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover Day 11: Czech Republic [Written By Akhil] After giving our bones much needed rest, we had one of the better breakfasts of our trips here. The hotel staff was kind enough to let us park Dhanno right next to the hotel entrance as the underground parking was not high enough to accommodate our car. Aarti loved the tea that was served on the breakfast table, and the waitress was amazingly kind, she packed few of those for the trip. We got all the stuff back in the car and started for Prague. Climate was really nice and warm, what can one ask for when on the road! :-) It was already noon and Prague was roughly 400 kms away, which meant we would not be able to check out Prague today and will have to do that tomorrow morning. Road were as clean and clear as you would expect from any country within Europe, enjoying the beautiful scenery along the twisting and turning roads we reached Prague in the evening. Aarti had booked us in nice palace converted hotel. We picked up necessary stuff and checked in. There was not much light left in the evening, still we came out for a walk and hunting for a nice meal. We decided on having “Thai” cuisine and found a nice restaurant nearby. To our surprise the owner was from Scotland, we had a good chat with him. The food was good which ended our day in Prague on a high note.  |
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20th April 2015, 15:10
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| Senior - BHPian  | Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover One word - Hooked. Absolutely amazed at this attempt. Truly a remarkable feat. Dhanno has served you well. The car also deserves  for this trip. |
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22nd April 2015, 03:25
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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover Day 12: Prague To Linz, Austria [Written By Akhil]  We woke up a little early as yesterday we arrived in Prague when the sun was going down. The beautiful place it is, it deserved some quality time from us but before that we checked out our hotel which itself was quite mesmerizing.      We had our breakfast in the hotel, got out stuff in the car, requested the hotel guys to keep an eye on the car as we were going to check out nearby places on foot. Prague is prone to theft (like any major tourist destination is) so be carful where you park your car filled with all kind of stuff! It was beautiful day with sun shinning bright. We walk to the famous Charles Bridge (14-15 Century) and there were hoards of people (tourist) enjoying the views and performances by local artist. It was more like a festival going on, people smiling and laughing, vendors displaying their stuff to lure in customers. The bridge was indeed beautiful as were the life size sculptures on the brigde walls.             We wanted to spend some more time there but it was already afternoon and we wanted to checkout few more things before we exit Prague. Aarti guided me through narrow streets to old town square which did not seem motorable, there were infinite people walking, eating out, shopping, clicking photos. Although we could not see any sign which suggest not to drive on this street, to be on a safer side i just parked it on the side and sat inside, while Aarti got out to click some pictures of the o this Prague Orloj, which is a 15th Century astronomoical clock, third-oldest and the oldest one still working!    Our next stop was Slovakia, but Aarti remembered that she had one relative in Linz, Austria. It was a detour but we did not want to miss this opportunity to meet them especially after Aarti told me that they own an Indian Cuisine restaurant in Linz .. he he Our destination Restaurant New "Namastey" India was 250 kms, and i could already feel my toungue pissing thinking about a nice cup of Indian Chai, Daal, Chappati, Tandoori Chicken etc.   Driving within Austria is a beautiful experience, wide and excellent roads, beautiful scenries, greenery all around, nice fresh air. By the time we reached Linz, it was already dark, we parked our car and walked in the Restaurant. We were warmly greeted by Aarti's cousin and his business partner. I finally got my hands on to a nice cup a chai after a loooong time, i will let my smile do the talking :-D After we enjoyed a nice Indian meal, we visited Aarti's cousin's place to meet the family and then called it a day after reaching our hotel for the night. |
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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover I can safely say that this is the king of Travelogues. Epic adventure you had there.  Can you tell me how many KMs you covered from start to end? Also, keep the updates coming. |
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Hello cooldudesunny, As someone has already remarked earlier in one of the comments here - this has got to be the mother of all travelogues ! My best wishes and congratulations on this truly epic effort - particularly keeping in mind the state of the world we are living in today. Your enthusiasm - both you and your wife's - is extraordinary and infectious. I hope others will be affected and inspired to take on another glorious trip like this one. Cheers and all the best, Shashanka | |
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24th April 2015, 15:55
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| Re: London to Jammu: With a Range Rover Absolutely amazing traveloque!! It's one of my dream as well to do a similar trip, and travel through multiple countries. This thread gives immense motivation and excitement to plan for a similar trip. Kudos to Akhil and Aarti!..please keep us posted on your whereabouts and the wonderful pictures.  |
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