AP to AP: In search of a white X-mas and found a street party!

vnabhi · 4th January 2010, 07:33

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Originally Posted by absynthguzzler

Hello everyone ! . Team Ap-AP has returned to Hyd finally .

eeerm , all other news after we sleep since its 3 AM and we've just done Shillong - Hyderabad with 1 stop ! :-)

Stupendous! Fantabulous! Words fail to reach me.

Eagerly awaiting your snaps and an excellent write-up from Ravvs. This forum will be a great time-pass for me to kill the boredom.

BTW, what is this bandh for tomorrow? I thought all parties were called for a meeting on Jan 5th at NDLY. Ain't seen any news yet in this part of the world.

akroy · 4th January 2010, 08:40

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Originally Posted by absynthguzzler

Hello everyone ! . Team Ap-AP has returned to Hyd finally .

eeerm , all other news after we sleep since its 3 AM and we've just done Shillong - Hyderabad with 1 stop ! :-)

Fabulous news !! REally unbelievable that you did this with just one break. Eagerly waiting for the pics and travelogue.

Congrats for a wonderful journey.
Abhi

anurag_p80 · 4th January 2010, 12:53

Welcome back guys.....from the appetiser, it seems like a super tasty trip. Do post up the experiences soon. Rated 5*

gajadonga · 4th January 2010, 12:59

Good to hear all of you safe and sound back in Hyderabad.Shillong to Hyd in 1 stop good.Waiting to hear about your travelogue.

amip · 4th January 2010, 13:25

Waiting for the details! Sounds like a "fun" trip - lol!

absynthguzzler · 4th January 2010, 13:30

Right , before the travelogue details , pictures posted by us and the experiences narrated out, I'd like to thank Ravvs for taking my suggestion in earnest and actually making this drive possible . It was his enthusiasm that got me going to revisit Arunachal and see it as a tourist rather than a working professional. Kudos to him , junior and especially Nazim for the amazing time we have had together .

A special mention to Rav's steed the LAURA as well ! . This trip has been fatigue free , relaxing ( yes its hard to believe) and truly inspiring in making us feel safe. It would not be the same without this car as I've had stints with Scorpios , Boleros, Sumos , NHC , and the erstwhile Indica in and around Arunachal . This car has handled each and every hurdle just the same as the others would and has come out completely unscathed. I'm truly impressed. A big Thanks to Ravvs for doing this trip in YOUR TANK.

Right .. I'm jumping into bed again :-)

mobike008 · 4th January 2010, 14:21

Welcome back AP-AP team.

I am sure it must have been a blast.Can't wait for Nazim to unleash his terabyte harddisk assuming full of pictures on us

Hope you have complete log details with kilometers, expenses etc. It would be really helpful for poor souls like us if we decide to do something crazy like this in future.

traveloholic · 4th January 2010, 14:31

Keep those pics coming Nazim, Ravvs.

anurag_p80 · 4th January 2010, 14:42

Oye Avinash, where is the thread of your Himalayan Escapade? Start it pronto....we shall welcome you back there....

Ravveendrra · 4th January 2010, 14:55

After checking in around 4.00 a.m after Absynth and Pulsar got off on the way, we just crashed to wake up around 11.00. I have since then gone down and brought some of the luggage up and had a hearty lunch. Checking the thread I came across this:

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Hope you have complete log details with kilometers, expenses etc. It would be really helpful for poor souls like us if we decide to do something crazy like this in future.

I have no clue about the precise details, Nazim took care of all the details (gosh, I do not know how he did it and we would not have been able to do the trip without his maintaining accounts. I however know what will help anyone planning to do this trip get approval from their better halves - the shopping!

Here are a few pics of what I bought, Arun and Nazim too bought loads of stuff. We were lucky to find a nice shop in Tawang run by a Tibetan family. They had nice stuff and were not expensive.

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The obligatory group photo.

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A tankha of White Tara

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Another photo of the tanka of White Tara showing the frame/border.

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A hand painted Tankha of the kaala chakra.

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A woven picture of Buddha

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Something for the little one - the attire of a bikshu.

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A wollen shawl in traditional pattern.

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A brass idol of 'Vasundhara'

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Vasundhara with the embellishments on.

mobike008 · 4th January 2010, 15:54

Keeping that attire shopping in mind, can we expect the trio to turn up as tibetian monks for the next meet?

@Anurag, all my trip pictures are in Neera's Laptop and she will return to Hyderabad only next sunday so my photoblog will have to wait until mid-next week...Sob Sob !

traveloholic · 4th January 2010, 16:53

A teaser for the proposed T-BHP Meet. Lets come up with the venue and other details.

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Rajesh Rawal · 4th January 2010, 18:37

feels good on seeing you folks back from an awesome trip.i will regret missing this trip for a long time

waiting for the pics/write up .

adc · 4th January 2010, 20:27

Great to see you guys back online again and it was wonderful to meet you all.

The adventure did not end as we were coming back as lower Assam had a 48-hour bandh and we were escorted beyond Dhubri by Army and Police respectively. Everything was so eerily quiet and empty...

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Originally Posted by absynthguzzler

Right .. I'm jumping into bed again :-)

Tell me more about that, just got up after a start and stop sleep for the whole day. Was driving up from Nameri to Kolkata with again a 4-5 hour sleep break at Siliguri. Reached Kolkata around 3 am, again not before a accident jam at Berhampore!

Anyway lets get on with the travelogue - Nazim surely has been readying to unleash the flurry of some fantastic photos!

And again great meeting you guys and surely we catch ourselves again in some other trip!!

akas_chauhan · 4th January 2010, 22:07

Nice to know you guys are back and hopefully you guys post pictures here soon.

4th January 2010, 12:53	#48
anurag_p80 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 314 Thanked: 7 Times	Welcome back guys.....from the appetiser, it seems like a super tasty trip. Do post up the experiences soon. Rated 5*
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4th January 2010, 12:59	#49
gajadonga Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,045 Thanked: 458 Times	Good to hear all of you safe and sound back in Hyderabad.Shillong to Hyd in 1 stop good.Waiting to hear about your travelogue.
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4th January 2010, 13:25	#50
amip BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 166 Thanked: Once	Waiting for the details! Sounds like a "fun" trip - lol!
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4th January 2010, 13:30	#51
absynthguzzler BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: hyderabad Posts: 651 Thanked: 245 Times	Right , before the travelogue details , pictures posted by us and the experiences narrated out, I'd like to thank Ravvs for taking my suggestion in earnest and actually making this drive possible . It was his enthusiasm that got me going to revisit Arunachal and see it as a tourist rather than a working professional. Kudos to him , junior and especially Nazim for the amazing time we have had together . A special mention to Rav's steed the LAURA as well ! . This trip has been fatigue free , relaxing ( yes its hard to believe) and truly inspiring in making us feel safe. It would not be the same without this car as I've had stints with Scorpios , Boleros, Sumos , NHC , and the erstwhile Indica in and around Arunachal . This car has handled each and every hurdle just the same as the others would and has come out completely unscathed. I'm truly impressed. A big Thanks to Ravvs for doing this trip in YOUR TANK. Right .. I'm jumping into bed again :-) Last edited by absynthguzzler : 4th January 2010 at 13:32.
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4th January 2010, 14:21	#52
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,695 Thanked: 14,809 Times View My Garage	Welcome back AP-AP team. I am sure it must have been a blast.Can't wait for Nazim to unleash his terabyte harddisk assuming full of pictures on us Hope you have complete log details with kilometers, expenses etc. It would be really helpful for poor souls like us if we decide to do something crazy like this in future.
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4th January 2010, 14:31	#53
traveloholic BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TrafficJamaBad earlier known as Hyd Posts: 750 Thanked: 238 Times	Keep those pics coming Nazim, Ravvs.
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4th January 2010, 14:42	#54
anurag_p80 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 314 Thanked: 7 Times	Oye Avinash, where is the thread of your Himalayan Escapade? Start it pronto....we shall welcome you back there....
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4th January 2010, 15:54	#56
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,695 Thanked: 14,809 Times View My Garage	Keeping that attire shopping in mind, can we expect the trio to turn up as tibetian monks for the next meet? @Anurag, all my trip pictures are in Neera's Laptop and she will return to Hyderabad only next sunday so my photoblog will have to wait until mid-next week...Sob Sob ! Last edited by mobike008 : 4th January 2010 at 15:55.
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4th January 2010, 16:53	#57
traveloholic BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TrafficJamaBad earlier known as Hyd Posts: 750 Thanked: 238 Times	Team-BHP Hyderabad Meet - Celebrating Team-AP-AP A teaser for the proposed T-BHP Meet. Lets come up with the venue and other details.
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4th January 2010, 18:37	#58
Rajesh Rawal BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Back in Mumbai Posts: 384 Thanked: 159 Times View My Garage	feels good on seeing you folks back from an awesome trip.i will regret missing this trip for a long time waiting for the pics/write up .
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4th January 2010, 22:07	#60
akas_chauhan BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Antonio Posts: 596 Thanked: 25 Times	Nice to know you guys are back and hopefully you guys post pictures here soon.
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