100,000 kms on Indian Highways, 6 treks & a Couple of Flights

MX6 · 22nd April 2010, 13:52

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Originally Posted by smartcat

Phew! That's a relief! And I promise not to post any wedding or trekking pics for atleast 2 more weeks.

Dude, you need to get married if you want that feature on your car - you can't just borrow somebody else's wife!

The trekking pics were good. I'll miss them then. And it's high time you start referring to your wife as your wife. Else auto enthusiasts like me would mistake it for some gizmo.

addyhemmige · 22nd April 2010, 15:15

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Originally Posted by smartcat

Dude, you need to get married if you want that feature on your car - you can't just borrow somebody else's wife!

Oops!! Sorry. I thought it was some gizmo you made up

.

I realised that after I posted. But, by then it was too late to edit

. I have requested the mods to delete that post. Sorry again.

SmartCat · 22nd April 2010, 15:47

hehe no offense taken!

THE PYRAMID TRIP (CONCLUDING PART)

Pic 1, 2, 3 & 4: A few more sky pics - I realized after checking out some of the Team-bhp travelogues that our skies are quite beautiful. So nowadays, I walk with head towards the sky ready to capture the moments.

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Pic 5: Sky photos taken, we headed towards the Pyramid. All visitors are welcomed with this prominently placed signboard - no wonder there were hardly anybody inside the building.

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Pic 6 & 7: Approaching the structure now.

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Pic 8: Inside the structure, there are some "embossed" (not sure if that's the word) statues like this one.

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Pic 9: Inside the Pyramid, well, there is nothing other than a spiral staircase. The structure is so large that this is what the camera could capture, even with the flash ON. Inside the Pyramid, it was only slightly cooler than the Sahara Desert in the afternoons. So both of us ran outside after a couple of minutes.

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Pic 10: Apparently, none of these gentlemen like Chicken Tikka.

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Pic 11 & 12: Nothing else to do, we took some final shots of the Pyramid. Those two workers were in good spirits - they were singing at the top of their voices (although Pyramid is supposed to be some sort of Meditation Centre).

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Pic 13: We were laughing at those who built this frankly pointless structure spending who knows? Rs. 10 crores? Rs. 20 crores?. We drove back home after having snacks at Vaibhavi Palace (or something like that) which is on the left hand side on the Kanakapura Road.

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ampere · 22nd April 2010, 15:50

Cat,

Did you say you drove 18 Km beyond NICE road? Because I see in Google maps, its marked 2 Km from the NICE road junction?
Also what are other facilities? Do you have any eat-outs or one needs to carry his own food?

SmartCat · 22nd April 2010, 16:00

No way its 2 Km from NICE road junction - I recorded 18 km on my odo while their website (pyramidvalley.org contact us page) mentions 17 km. Their website also mentions that the Pyramid "collects, radiates and stores cosmic energy" - whatever that means!

There is a tiny canteen inside the campus selling soft drinks & samosas - but I recommend the "Vaibhavi Palace" which is on the Kanakapura Road (between NICE Road & the Pyramid Valley). It is a huge restaurant/hotel - you can't miss it.

Don't order French Fries though.

mpksuhas · 22nd April 2010, 16:32

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Originally Posted by MX6

The trekking pics were good. I'll miss them then.

+1 to what MX6 said. Trekking pics were also good. Well, road trips also

. Keep it coming, so after pyramid whats the next location?

SmartCat · 22nd April 2010, 16:40

Apr 22nd happens to be Pallavi's birthday. Apr 23rd happens to be my birthday.

To celebrate that and our newfound freedom, we are plotting an escape already this weekend.

Gansan · 22nd April 2010, 17:01

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Originally Posted by smartcat

Pic 8: Inside the structure, there are some "embossed" (not sure if that's the word) statues like this one.

I think "Bass relief" is the word you want!

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Originally Posted by smartcat

Apr 22nd happens to be Pallavi's birthday. Apr 23rd happens to be my birthday.

Wish you both many more happy returns of the day!

Fordmanchau · 22nd April 2010, 17:02

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Originally Posted by smartcat

Apr 22nd happens to be Pallavi's birthday. Apr 23rd happens to be my birthday.

To celebrate that and our newfound freedom, we are plotting an escape already this weekend.

That's great!! I have a friend's whose wife's birthday is on March 30th and his Birthday on March 31st. They celebrate it together on March 30th night!!

And it works out economical too.
By the way have been regularly following this thread of yours. Must say wonderful photos and one-liners as everybody has already mentioned.
looking forward for an update after you guys come from your weekend trip.
oh and yes, wish you two "many many happy returns of the day". have fun!!

KRRaj · 22nd April 2010, 17:06

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Originally Posted by smartcat

Apr 22nd happens to be Pallavi's birthday. Apr 23rd happens to be my birthday.

To celebrate that and our newfound freedom, we are plotting an escape already this weekend.

Many Happy Returns to the Smart Cats

SmartCat · 22nd April 2010, 17:16

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Originally Posted by Gansan

Wish you both many more happy returns of the day!

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Originally Posted by KRRaj

Many Happy Returns to the Smart Cats

Thank you, brothers!

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Originally Posted by Fordmanchau

That's great!! I have a friend's whose wife's birthday is on March 30th and his Birthday on March 31st. They celebrate it together on March 30th night!! And it works out economical too.

I used the same "economy" logic sometime back and put forward a proposal that we celebrate on April 22nd midnight. That proposal was quickly shot down - now I'm trying to sell this concept with a different, more romantic logic.

aargee · 22nd April 2010, 17:35

Smartcat, no words to describe the feeling for the pics 2394, 2395, 2414. 2414 gave me goose bumps. Sorry to say, I already copied 2414 on to my desktop

Oh!!! Yes, HaPpY BiRtHdAy To Both of You

ElantraGT · 22nd April 2010, 17:49

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Originally Posted by smartcat

Apr 22nd happens to be Pallavi's birthday. Apr 23rd happens to be my birthday.

To celebrate that and our newfound freedom, we are plotting an escape already this weekend.

Happy birthday to both of you, Hoping to see another awesome trip next week. Have a blast buddy.

ampere · 22nd April 2010, 17:58

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Originally Posted by smartcat

Apr 22nd happens to be Pallavi's birthday. Apr 23rd happens to be my birthday.

To celebrate that and our newfound freedom, we are plotting an escape already this weekend.

New found freedom ? What does that mean?
Wait till you get caught!

sanju.iitm · 22nd April 2010, 18:27

@Smartcat-Many Happy Returns to both of you!

My b'day is on April 11th and my wife is on April 12th. I celebrate both the b'days on 12th

22nd April 2010, 15:47	#648
SmartCat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,429 Thanked: 42,950 Times View My Garage	hehe no offense taken! THE PYRAMID TRIP (CONCLUDING PART) Pic 1, 2, 3 & 4: A few more sky pics - I realized after checking out some of the Team-bhp travelogues that our skies are quite beautiful. So nowadays, I walk with head towards the sky ready to capture the moments. Pic 5: Sky photos taken, we headed towards the Pyramid. All visitors are welcomed with this prominently placed signboard - no wonder there were hardly anybody inside the building. Pic 6 & 7: Approaching the structure now. Pic 8: Inside the structure, there are some "embossed" (not sure if that's the word) statues like this one. Pic 9: Inside the Pyramid, well, there is nothing other than a spiral staircase. The structure is so large that this is what the camera could capture, even with the flash ON. Inside the Pyramid, it was only slightly cooler than the Sahara Desert in the afternoons. So both of us ran outside after a couple of minutes. Pic 10: Apparently, none of these gentlemen like Chicken Tikka. Pic 11 & 12: Nothing else to do, we took some final shots of the Pyramid. Those two workers were in good spirits - they were singing at the top of their voices (although Pyramid is supposed to be some sort of Meditation Centre). Pic 13: We were laughing at those who built this frankly pointless structure spending who knows? Rs. 10 crores? Rs. 20 crores?. We drove back home after having snacks at Vaibhavi Palace (or something like that) which is on the left hand side on the Kanakapura Road.
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22nd April 2010, 15:50	#649
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,951 Thanked: 12,939 Times View My Garage	Cat, Did you say you drove 18 Km beyond NICE road? Because I see in Google maps, its marked 2 Km from the NICE road junction? Also what are other facilities? Do you have any eat-outs or one needs to carry his own food? Last edited by ampere : 22nd April 2010 at 15:52.
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22nd April 2010, 16:00	#650
SmartCat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,429 Thanked: 42,950 Times View My Garage	No way its 2 Km from NICE road junction - I recorded 18 km on my odo while their website (pyramidvalley.org contact us page) mentions 17 km. Their website also mentions that the Pyramid "collects, radiates and stores cosmic energy" - whatever that means! There is a tiny canteen inside the campus selling soft drinks & samosas - but I recommend the "Vaibhavi Palace" which is on the Kanakapura Road (between NICE Road & the Pyramid Valley). It is a huge restaurant/hotel - you can't miss it. Don't order French Fries though. Last edited by SmartCat : 22nd April 2010 at 16:02.
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22nd April 2010, 16:40	#652
SmartCat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 6,429 Thanked: 42,950 Times View My Garage	Apr 22nd happens to be Pallavi's birthday. Apr 23rd happens to be my birthday. To celebrate that and our newfound freedom, we are plotting an escape already this weekend.
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22nd April 2010, 17:35	#657
aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,236 Thanked: 9,642 Times	Smartcat, no words to describe the feeling for the pics 2394, 2395, 2414. 2414 gave me goose bumps. Sorry to say, I already copied 2414 on to my desktop Oh!!! Yes, HaPpY BiRtHdAy To Both of You
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22nd April 2010, 18:27	#660
sanju.iitm BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bangalore, Dxb Posts: 64 Thanked: 2 Times	@Smartcat-Many Happy Returns to both of you! My b'day is on April 11th and my wife is on April 12th. I celebrate both the b'days on 12th
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