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Travelers’ Adda Xplorer Editor’s Note Since we have good response from our readers and members, we have are motivated to do new

things and with new ideas - I’m very glad to present another edition of Xplorer. The Inaugural Edition

of Xplorer already viewed around 10,000 times. There have been things throughout previous quarter

that have made a good impact on our community. This quarter Travelers’ Adda Team has given

enough effort to provide you some good chunk of information. Our team size has also increased and

getting more mature and streamlined every day. We have also edited and made minor changes to

the travelogues provided by members to fit correctly by adding or removing some least important

contents without deviating from actual theme.

There have been so many events done this quarter. I’ve personally selected one as the best one

and that was a visit to Gopiballavpur with three of our members Bhaskar, Kaustav and Manojit. It

was special because apart from enjoying the beauty of a village and River Subarnarekha, it was a

trip that was covered on Rail by Bhaskar and Manojit and through Road on Motorbike by Kaustav

and me.

Apart from traveling a contest Post and Win has also introduced. Coming quarter we have plans to

start more contests to higher fun of winning useful stuffs.

I am also very proud to introduce our two new moderators, Kaustav Ganguly (Kolkata Modarator)

and Shubham Bairy (Tamilnadu Modarator). Kaustav is a Trek hunter and loves photography like

nothing whereas Shubham is a hardcore biker and loves not only riding bikes but traveling on bike.

Kaustav also loves traveling on bikes when it’s not about trekking. It is my absolute pleasure to

introduce these two guys.

In this quarter we have introduced few more contents to Xplorer. Along with “Trip of the month” there

are Heritage, Lazy Weekend, Exploring India, Around the world and Travel Guru. These have been

introduced for our readers who have been shown their interests on these new topics.

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3 Editor’s Note 5 Trip of the Month –March 2012 - Kumaon

Agnimitra Chowdhuri 10 Trip of the Month –April 2012 - Lonely Rider's Aravalli Ride Avik Mahato 12 Trip of the Month – May 2012 - Kanha National Park Bhaskar Majumdar 14 Heritage – Hanseswari temple Suryajit Bhattacharya 16 Lazy Weekend - Taalsaari Apurba Hudait 17 Travel Guru Travelers’ Adda 18 Travel Guru’s Desk - A cRaZY RidE tO HOGENAKKEL falls Shubham Bairy 20 Exploring Planet - Gopiballavpur

Suryajit Bhattacharya

22 Around the World - Würzburg, Germany Manojit Pati

24 Travelography Suryajit Bhattacharya

Contents

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Kumaon by Agnimitra Chowdhuri

Kumaon is a land of snow capped mountains and glaciers, valleys, verdant forests and Alpine meadows, lakes

and streams, birds and animals, all combine to make a beautiful and scenic place elsewhere.

Day1 (11-Dec-11) Kathgodam-

Binsar:

We have started our

journey for this beautiful land

from Kolkata on 9-Dec-2011. We

reached Kathgodam around 5 AM

via Delhi on 11-Dec-2011. We

(three people) hired an Alto at

1500/- per day including food and

lodging of the driver for 7 days.

We started for Binsar (130

KM) at 5.30 AM. The main route

to Binsar was blocked due to

landslide; we took another route

via Bhimtal, Ramgarh. We took a

short break at Bhimtal, a natural

lake in Nainital district. It was

very cold almost 2-3°C. We

enjoyed sunrise on Bhimtal Lake.

We saw the Himalayan peaks for

the first time from Ramgarh. It

was a fantastic feeling. We got

down from the car spend

sometimes there. We took our

breakfast at Ramgarh bazzar.

We reached Binsar

Sanctuary police check post

around 12:30 PM. Entry fees to

the sanctuary were 150 rupees per

head and 250 for car (including

fee of driver). Binsar KMVN rest

house is 12 KM from the check

post. It was an amazing journey

through the dense forest.

Binsar (2412 meter) is

situated on top of Jhandidhar hills

under Binsar Sanctuary in Almora

district. It’s very quiet place and

surrounded with dense Himalayan

flora. The main attraction of

Binsar is that here one can see

wide range (almost 300 KM) of

panoramic; snow capped famous

Himalayan peaks like

Nandaghunti, Trishul, Nandadevi,

Nandakot, Panchachuli.

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The KMVN resort view

point offers an excellent view of

Himalayas. There is no electricity

in the sanctuary. Even there is no

market or shops. You can get 1

bucket of hot water in the

morning to bath. The resort has its

own generator but they run it in

the evening from 5 to 8 PM for

dinner. You can charge batteries

at that time only.

After having lunch we

started walking to zero point. It is

2 KM from KMVN resort. It is

very nice feelings walking

through green dense, quiet forest

of Oak, Far, Pine, Deodar trees

with the flutter of birds. You can

see moss, hanging from trees. We

went to the sunset point. The

point is surrounded with very

dense forest. The sunset point is

almost 1 KM from the KMVN

resort.

We returned to resort’s

view point to enjoy sunset on

Himalayas but the peaks were

covered with clouds. At the

evening we spent sometimes in

the view point. It was next day of

full moon. It was a great feeling

to see forest and hills in moon

light.

Day2 (12-Dec-11) Binsar-

Choukari:

The Sun usually rises up

around 6:45 AM. We wake up

early in the morning. It was very

cold. We went to the resort view

point to see sunrise. It looked

very nice to see the Sun rises up

through the wide Himalayan

valley.

After having bath &

breakfast, we started exploring

the forest. We went to the sunset

point and from there we took a

narrow walking route going

down. The route was full of dry

leaves. We had heard that the

sanctuary is full of fauna mainly

Leopard, Himalayan black beer,

Ghoral, Barking deer, Wild Boar,

Monkey, Musk deer etc. But

fortunately or unfortunately we

have seen only monkeys and

some birds.

We left Binsar towards

Choukari at 12:30 PM. The

distance to Choukari via shortcut

to Paleo Bend, Dhaul China is

almost 105 KM.

We planned to reach Choukari via

Patal Bhubneswar (1350 meter).

Again, the road is very beautiful

between the hills surrounded by

mainly Pines trees. We took our

launch at Sheraghat, situated near

the bank of Saryu River.

We reached Patal

Bhubneswar around 4:30 PM via

Raiagarh (distance almost 110

KM from Binsar). It’s a natural

limestone cave. It usually remains

open from 9 AM to 5 PM. But

due to cold weather, the cave was

closed. After a lot of requests, the

guide was agreed to open the

cave. The cave entrance was very

narrow. We entered into the cave

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by crawling and holding a chain.

The cave has created various

spectacular stalactite and

stalagmite figures of various

forms. The original cave leads to

the different caves through

different tunnels. The guide

charge was 50/-. Photography was

not allowed inside the cave. After

having tea at Bhubneswar market

we left for Choukari (distance

almost 40 KM).

Day3 (13-Dec-11) Choukari:

Choukari (2010 meter) is a

small, peaceful, beautiful, hill

station in the Pithoragarh district.

The famous peaks like

Mrigthumi, Maiktoli, Nandadevi,

Nandakot and Panchachuli are

distinctly visible from here.

We wake up early in the

morning to enjoy the Sun rise. It

was a fantastic sunrise I ever had.

Some of peaks like

Mrigthumi, Maiktoli were not

fully visible from the KMVN

resort because a nearby hill was

covering them. We got a fantastic

view of Himalayas through a

wide green Himalayan valley

from that hill top.

After having bath and

breakfast, we went to the Musk

Deer Center. The distance of the

center from the KMVN resort is 4

KM. It is 2 KM by car and then 2

KM of walk to go to the hill top.

It was a splendid walk through the

narrow walking road surrounded

by trees and keeping eyes on

Himalayas.

After having lunch, we

started walking to the Himalaya

Public School. The students were

studying in open air in the

sunlight due to the winter season.

We went to a valley. The

Himalayas were looking heavenly

from there.

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It was a marvelous feeling

far away from hectic city life. We

returned to the resort after the

sunset.

Day4 (14-Dec-11) Choukari-

Munshiyari:

We left Choukari towards

Munshiyari after having breakfast

(distance almost 100 KM).

Another beautiful journey started

by the side of Ramganga River.

We reached Birthi Falls

around 12:00 noon. You have to

ride 125 meter slope to reach near

the falls. The falls was creating

rainbow on its wall where it was

breaking out.

We reached Kalamuni top

(2895 meter) around 1 PM. It’s

the highest point in the route. A

stunning view of the Panchchuli

peaks greeted us. We took a break

there. Every turn from Kalamuni

top brings a fresh view of

Panchachuli, often better than the

previous.

We reached Munshiyari

(2200 meter) around 2:30 PM.

Munshiyari is situated in a valley

on the banks of Goriganga River.

The main attraction of Munshiyari

is Panchachuli peaks.

Munshiyari town seemed

little bit crowed and dirty to us.

The view of Panchachuli was

getting interrupted by the trees or

electric cables or buildings in the

market place and also in KMVN

resort. We went to the college

where we get an uninterrupted

view of Panchachuli peaks. The

sunset on Panchachuli looked

simply awesome.

Day5 (15-Dec-11) Munshiyari: The sunrise here is not so

enjoyable. We started for Khalia

top at 7:30 AM. It’s a half day

trek from Munshiyari (7 KM).

The guide charge was 500/-. In

the afternoon we visited

Nandadevi temple and heritage

museum.

Day6 (16-Dec-11) Munshiyari -

Kousani:

We started for Kousani at

8:30 AM. We took the route via

Tejam – Sama – Kapkot –

Bageswar – Baijnath. It was a

very long journey of almost 160

KM.

We had our lunch near

Bageswar. We spent sometimes at

Baijnath temple. It‘s situated near

the Baijnath town on the bank of

Gomati river.

We reached Kousani

around 4:30 PM. Kousani (1890

meter) is little bit crowed hill

station situated at Bageswar

district. You can see snow capped

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Choukhamba, Nandaghunti,

Trishul, Nandadevi, Nandakot

from here. We visited Gandhi

ashram established by Gandhiji.

You can see the beauty of the

Himalayas from the ashram also.

The sunset on Himalayas from

Kousani is amazing especially on

Trishul.

Day7 (17-Dec-11) Kousani –

Nainital - Kathgodam:

We wake up early in the

morning and enjoyed sunrise on

the Himalayas from the KMVN

resort. Here the elevation and the

angles are different. The entire

Himalayan range was looking

very beautiful.

After having breakfast we

started for Nainital via Almora

(distance almost 117 KM)

through the bank of Kosi River.

We reached Nainital around 1

PM. Nainital Lake is very

beautiful. Lots of people were

enjoying boat ride on the lake.

There is Nainadevi temple beside

the lake near Bhutia market. We

reached Kathgodam in the

evening (around 35 KM).

Kumaon can be visited round

the year except rainy season.

You can call Jiban Shah

(09412351525) or Manoj

Kumar (09759244102) for car.

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Lonely Rider's Aravalli Ride by Avik Mahato

I must admit that I'm very lazy to write and these days not doing much riding also, so please forgive this

old man for not being descriptive about this trip.

It was a one day ride covering

600+ kms Delhi-Jaipur-Sariska-

Delhi. Started 5am and returned

10:30 pm. Some of the pictures

containing micro blogs describing

behind the scene stories.

Last night before the ride, I heard

the news that Shimla experienced

it's first snowfall. Next morning I

could feel the million pinches of

chilled air all over my body. This

photo was taken on NH8 on my

way to Jaipur. After starting at

4am from Delhi after 100 kms I

was forced to stop due to freezing

temperature. This is one of the

still taken when my heart was

pumping hard to heat-up the

body.

Could not remember when I have

wished to see the Sun so

desperately. The first ray I could

see on the top of the tops of the

Aravalli range, parallel to NH8.

As soon as it touched the

highway, I look at the Sun - the

source of life. I opened my gloves

and helmet to touch the first ray

of sun. My cracked lips with salty

taste of blood wanted to suck the

warmth and shivering finger tips

trying to feel it. I gazed on my left

to the Aravalli range, I will be

riding you soon......

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We did not encounter anything

but some tractors loaded with

stones. Yes some Blue Bulls

crossed the roads few minutes

back hardly bothering about us.

We stopped by a 'Mandir'

(Temple) and decided to have a

quick photoshoot. The 'Pujari'

(Priest) was quite surprised

looking at our activity, he might

be thinking some kind of circus

we are doing. But honestly

nothing beats the feeling of

embracing the warmth of sunlight

on a lonely stateway during

winters. I opened my arms to

cuddle with the chilled wind -

kissing my face with the visor

open.

Let’s say CHEERS! I pointed my

camera at the reflection on the

visor. We were at one of the

several photo breaks we took

during our way back to Delhi. I

can say Himalayan range

especially in Sikkim can give you

one of the best riding experiences

through hills but after Aravalli

ride I must say YES! ON A

LAZY WEEKEND, RIDING

THROUGH ARAVALLI IS

EQUALLY ENJOYABLE. At

twilight on some unknown corner

at the Aravalli's we said

CHEERS!! for the camera. This

shot was taken on the reflection at

the visor of Saumitra's helmet.

"Look at that man!!!" we shouted

at each other "This is simply

awesome, the best part of the

ride". From my past experience of

riding through Himalayan range, I

can say that Aravalli riding is

equally enjoyable with gentle

curves and very moderate uphills.

For new riders it could be a very

good experience to break in and

get the feel of twists and curves.

On one such curve we could see

the vast openness and the layer of

hills of Aravalli range. Believe

me that was an amazing feeling

looking at the beauty of Aravalli

at the magical lights of twilight.

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Kanha National Park by Bhaskar Majumdar

Kanha National Park is one of the India’s finest tiger reserves which spread more than 940 sq km. It holds a

large variety of plants and animals. It is famous for saving the very rare Swamp Deer (Barasingha) from

extinction.

When to go

January to June is recommended

as ideal time for visiting this

forest. For persons who love the

birds and the color of the fresh

leaves the best time is January -

February. But those who want to

see the tiger the best time will be

May - June. The other wildlife

will be almost same throughout

January to June. The forest

remains closed during July to

October.

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How to reach

By air: Jabalpur is the nearest

airport (175 km) with limited

flight connectivity.

By rail: Jabalpur is the nearest

railway station. From Jabalpur

there is bus service upto the forest

gate.

Where to stay

There are a plenty of Hotels

available outside the national

park. Most of them are quite

good. But it will be best if you

can book a room inside the forest.

This booking is done from the MP

tourism office (If you don’t get a

booking from Kolkata try at the

MP tourism office in the Jabalpur

railway station). There are two

types of rooms available –

Dormitory (Rs 800/person

including meal) and personal

cottage (Rs 4500/ room - for 2

persons). The standard of the

dormitories are quite good.

Jungle safaris

There are two safaris available -

Morning (6:30 am to 12:00) and

Evening (3:00 pm to 6:00 pm).

The booking for the safaris are

available at the forest gate, though

I will recommend to book it

earlier as during peak season it's

hard to get a booking (as the

number of visitors allowed are

limited). For advance booking

there is a counter at Jabalpur.

Address: MP Online - Swastik

Cyber O Cafe.

1330, Gulati Complex, Opp.

Anand Cinema

Ph: (0761)2490588, 2490102,

2400933

Mob: 94249255700, 9303151015

- Lalit Pandey

What to see:

The main portion of the forest is

covered with Sal, Bamboo and

big grazing grounds filled with

grass. You will also find a variety

of other plants as well. When it

comes to animals and birds,

there are a very few other

places in India where one can

view the animals from this

close. Though the number of

tigers in Kanha is quite high,

but unfortunately I didn’t found

any. But I was lucky enough to

spot a beer, which is one of the

rarest to find.

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Hanseswari temple by Suryajit Bhattacharya

I was planning for a weekend ride, anywhere, for a day or two. Finally, executed a ride to a Hanseswari

and Vasudeb Temple in Bansberia – Hooghly.

The temple is small

enough to take your half day, but

enough to blow your mind with

its beauty.

This monument has been

considered as ancient monument

and taken under Archaeological

Survey of India.

This is a Hindu Temple of

goddess kali with beautiful

structure is the representation of

Tantrik Satchakrabhed. It’s a 5

storied temple gives a taste of

French architecture.

The temple is 21 m high

and has 13 towers. The peak of

each tower is shaped as a lotus

flower.

The Vasudeb Temple is

another beauty and completely

decorated with a rich Teracotta

works. This temple was built by

Nrisinhadeb in 1788.

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How to reach

By road

By GT Road or old Delhi Road,

reach Adisaptagram and from

there take a turn towards Ishwar

Gupta Setu. Just before the

Bridge on Ganga starts, leave

the highway and take right to

enter into the town. From there

it’ll hardly take 3 minutes to the

temple. Bikes are allowed till

the gate of the temple.

By train

It’s situated at Bansberia which

is the first station after Bandel

towards Katwa. Bansberia could

be reached by any Katwa Local

Train from Howrah which will

take 1 hour 5 minutes. The

temple can be easily reached in

5 minutes from Bansberia

Railway Station by Rickshaw.

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Taalsaari by Apurba Hudait

Taalasari is a beach in the Baleswar district of Orissa, India. It is one of the less exploited Orissa beaches. The

Taalsaari beach is not as frequently visited by the people as the other beaches. The waters of the sea at this

beach are calm and peaceful. River Subarnarekha meet with Bay of Bengal here.

How to reach

In Taalsaari is 36 kms from

Jaleshwar, is the nearest railway

station. However, from West

Bengal side, Taalsaari is only

8–10 km away from Digha. It is

approximately 4 hours journey

from Howrah to Digha. From

New Digha railway station, you

can hire a cab/other local

transport like Motor-van to

reach Taalsaari.

Where to Stay

Panthanivas or Panthashala of

the Orissa Tourism

Development Corporation

(OTDC) is a good option. You

can also book rooms at OTDC’s

Calcutta tourist office at Utkal

Bhavan, 55 Lenin Sarani,

Calcutta.

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Travel Guru Shubham Bairy

This is a new section introduced by Travelers’ Adda. We will select one of our members as travel guru who

has extensive exposure in traveling and passion to share experience with others.

We are proudly declaring Shubham Bairy as Travel Guru for this quarter.

Shubham Bairy (Forum’s nick

name “longrider”) is a hardcore

biker and loves not only riding

bikes but traveling on bike. He

also loves to explore new

places. He traveled many places

in Tamilnadu with his Platina

125 and in West Bengal with

Hero Honda Karizma. By

profession, he is now a trainee

at “Narayani Hospital, Vellore”.

His dream is to become a

biomedical engineer.

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A cRaZY RidE tO HOGENAKKEL falls by Shubham Bairy

Riding kilometers after kilometers is not a big deal, but the main thing is 'me posting a travelogue'. It’s my

first travelogue in this forum.

The riders’ heart can't stop

sailing. After the exam ends I

got a 2days of holiday, so I was

planning for some 300km trip.

While searching in Tamilnadu

tourism site I found out this

water falls nearly 245 kms

distance from my place. OK

let’s go.

Finished my dinner early, tried

to have sleep for 2-4 hours. My

friend Siddharta also joined

with me.

Wake up at 2am, get ready,

loaded the luggage and started

our journey of two days.

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Some info about the place

1. This place is famous because

the shooting place of the movie

"Ravan".

2. Bangalore riders, it’s very

near to your place and awesome

weekend spot. Enjoy!!!

3. Lots of lodges, and hotels

you can get there, so don’t

worry for staying

4. Don't go there in summer.

5. There are two falls, for the

large one you have to go there

by boat "Coracalle".

(But it’s dangerous.)

Come back to my travelogue.

Our plan was to stay here one

night. But we have visited the

place in 3 hours, and it was only

12 o'clock. So we changed our

plan to go back after a power

nap.

From Krishnagiri to Vellore is

like my daily run. So I am not

posting about it.

I return home by 5 pm. After a

576 km of riding, which was not

expected by me that is 125cc's

performance. It was still strong,

willing to move more....

After this entire thing I can only

say "A journey for the sake of

RIDING..."

My road of life goes on......

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Gopiballavpur by Suryajit Bhattacharya

Four travelers, two days, one destination - once again, on move with different taste. This tour was special as

we were covering the route by train and by road at same time.

Day 1

Two of us Manojit Da and

Bhaskar started the trip early in

the morning from Howrah

Station, in a rainy morning

while other two, I and Kaustav

was waiting at home till raining

stops. Initial plan was to start

the engine as Manojit Da and

Bhaskar departs Howrah Station

at around 6 in the morning.

Unfortunately, due to heavy

rain, we had to wait till its end.

It was around 9 am when we

started from our place and

around 9:30 we met at NH 6.

Due to rain the weather was

clear and very pleasant. Earlier

plan was to reach Kharagpur at

same time when other two

reaches. But, we were too late

to be there.

Way to Gopiballavpur was

really descent as it NH 6 covers

most of the way to the place till

Kharagpur. From there when

less than a quarter left, the road

is good but little tuff to ride as

it’s busy without any divider.

No issues, finally we made to

the place where others two were

waiting, it was Manojit Da’s

place. The village at

Gopiballavpur, where we stayed

is actually Manojit Da’s village.

Name of the village is quite

catchy – Chorchita gram.

We planned to make 2 minutes

noodle for us while and carrying

the same as nobody was there at

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the place. But what a worm

welcome we had there – at first

got some Prashad from a

neighbor and then an invitation

for lunch – Hot Chicken Curry

and Rice. The beauty of the

place is the wide River

Subarnarekha. It was less than a

kilometer from the place. We

roam there on bike. The view is

awesome and could get some

idea by pictures. The place we

already visited in Manojit Da’s

photographs and this is the

reason we planned to visit the

place. The view during evening

– cannot be explained in words.

Nature made the beauty but we

didn’t make any word to explain

it.

During this time the water level

remains low till the Monsoon.

People are used to cross the

river with or without any boat.

The river is heaven for

fishermen. However as per

Manojit Da we were not

supposed to get too much fishes

easily but we were fortunate

enough. Evening was colorful

and wonderful. We had some

local food Like Pakora, Gulab

Jamun and Malpoa. Then we

saw a procession – a preparation

for Charak. But we knew that

we are going to miss this as

Charak was on next week.

The fun increased many folds

while we started cooking our

Dinner. Kaustav was main cook

and we were his helping hands.

While cooking we were

enjoying fish fry at the same

time.

Day 2

Next morning we went to see

the sunrise when the sun already

raised. No issue, we were happy

for the invitation for the lunch

ahead. We went for sightseeing

and did some clicks as well. The

view is simply awesome. We

back Manojit Da’s place and

dressed for bath - at River

Subarnarekha. My experience is

un-expressible and the feeling

known to the people present

there. A local guy Sonu, guided

us to river to show the place

where it’ll be safe to bath.

Water level just below your

waist pebbles and sand was very

much visible below. Cold water

was giving excellent pleasure

under shining sun. The lunch

was superb and the invitation

was from Sonu’s mother.

At evening we were again

roaming around the river on our

bikes. The beauty at it’s

extreme. White bet of sand,

open field till your vision goes

clear water, small fishing boats

and sun set. Hope you can

imagine how was that. It’s

simply a biker’s heaven where

one can easily visit all the

places in two days. As the day

ended we prepared for dinner

which was again cooked by

Kaustav.

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Würzburg, Germany by Manojit Pati

This was not a regular trip but happened during my official travel to Germany. I have visited this place two

(2) times. First one during summer of 2009 and second one during summer of 2011.

Würzburg is home to the UNESCO World Heritage site Residenz Castle as well as the unforgettable views

from the Fortress Marienberg. This place is also famous for great wine.

Location

Würzburg is a city in the region

of Franconia which lies in the

northern tip of Bavaria,

Germany. This is located near

the river “Main”. This place is

approximately 120 kms from

Franfurt and well connected via

high speed train also. However,

we have visited the place from

Lauda, Germany which is

around 40-50 kms from

Wurzburg.

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Places to see

Würzburg Residenz situated

on the eastern side of the town.

Its construction between 1720

and 1744 was supervised by

several famous architects from

Europe. Although much of it

destroyed during second (2nd)

world war, it has been

completely rebuilt as it was

before the war.

The Wurzburg town itself is

very nice and modern. It also

has several sculptures by

various famous artists from

Europe.

The Fortress Marienberg is

the castle on a hill across the

Old Main Bridge, overlooking

the whole town area as well as

the surrounding hills.

The “Main” is a major river

and tributary of the Rhine in

Germany with a length of 527

km.

Kappele is a small chapel

among Wurzburg's many

notable churches.

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