Come with me to "The HILTON"

Hi! Darlings!! How are you guys doing? This month I have become so lazy reading other blogs that I dint even open my blog page in a long time!!! Yup!  

GOAL #73 : Get 3 Stamps in my passport – in progress!

I have been meaning to post this since last month but delayed it for no reason. Today was just the day to post this.

On my visit to Saudi recently we were able to get an accommodation in the "HILTON" Hotel, Makkah. I loved this place so much.

The minute I opened my room with the "key card" I loved the room to the core.
This is the hotel map! and yes we stayed on the "19th floor". The higher you go the more beautiful its gonna look from the top.




This is the room door from the inside!



This was the mini kitchen or cooking area with a small mini fridge....





"My bed" neatly tucked... and my side table had many soft drinks to get my hands on!!!!



Woh!!! our shopping bags on the bed!!!! We did some shopping but not too much..


The other part of the room...



"The coffee table"




The best thing about the room, was the coffee maker. Who doesn't love coffee right?  we used to make coffee every morning!!!!

Oh! yaa... The internet is a must for me... where every we go... :)

The view from the hotel room window was """"a-m-a-zing""""

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Our dining table...

I loved having some chocolates... !!



Once we had gone out, and when we came back we were surprised to see this plate of fruits sitting on the table... YAY!!! complementary from the hotel...

The bathroom... with a good shower space...

The Hotel lobby...



They were many Hilton towers in the area. If I can remember we were in "Tower 5". Once me and my sister got confused and went to some other "Tower". It was really hard finding our way out. Hahaha!!
I seriously had a very good "Hilton experience". Watching this pics feels like going back to the place and living the moments all over again. This trip really left a special mark in my life that just cant be erased.


XoXo

riding the town with bro!!

Yesterday I took a road trip with brother.

We stop by some place in the highway... and he goes around and picks up some "PLANTS" in the middle of nowhere...

Funny u should say... It's not that he's interested in gardening.... Its just his thing...

He has been doing this since he was 12.... If he finds some nice looking plants, he brings them back home and plants it.. haha..

HAPPY WEEKEND...

XoXo

3 day at my Grams Place….

Well...

I went to my grandmother’s place this Tuesday because I hadn’t been there since a year. I was there on a vocation. I had a good 3days stay over there. My grandma is not there. There are many of my relatives who live there, but I sure miss my grandma a lot…!!

Its also my BIRTH PLACE. A place where I took my first BREATH.. Oh! That’s only partly true.... coz that would be my Mother’s womb.. right!

Correction – Place where I breath my first “breath” into this world.. J

Check out the Cool “WATER WELL” at my GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE..!! J

It was built by grandfather.. It in the back yard.. And it is OFFICIALLY 43yrs OLD..!! J

Chickamagalur is a very small place. Though I was born in this place and know this place since I can remember, I recently discovered that there are numerous iconic places and images located there... Its a hill station, beautiful places to see and goto.. One of which is a resort named “The SERAI Resort”.

I had been to this Resort. It was just so U-H-Ma-Zing that I cant tell you. It was like the Perfect place to hang around.

(THE SERAI)

(The grey color HUTS u find are the Cottages)

Peaceful Paradise

The Serai in every way was above and beyond pleasurable.

• The location – STUNNING!!!!
• Cottages to stay. Surrounded by plantation, each cottage was completely private.
• It had every amenity that a resort offers – The Spa, Foosball, Pool, Billiards, Shopping etc..
• No environmental confusion and nagging noise .. So Peaceful and Calm .. Just the place u should be to relax..!!! J
• The food was so delectable – I loved it… !! J

(this is the lounge)

( This was an Open ground TV area)

(for some reason my cuz asked me not to take pics of "THE FOOD", so i got this pic instead.. Hahaha)

Then came the sad moment of leaving the place!! Surely and I really mean SURELY i will come back, may be with some more cousins and friends..!! Wat say guys.. ?...? Do u wanna come along … …. …. …. … ….

Ok. Now I have to stop. Seems like I am literally Promoting this RESORT.. Hahaha… !! J

4 random things i loved during this time?

• Visiting the Resort
• Meeting my Uncle’s CUTE lil daughter. She is the newest and the youngest of the cousins. She is 3months now..
• Having good food on all my 3days stay- the food reminded me of my grandma!!
• Getting special treatments from everyone out there..

It was a very shot stay for me. There are so many awesome places out there yet to be seen. So am very EXCITED on going back yet again next month. And I’ll take you guys with me through this blog..

I’m going back for more… Inshaallah.. So hold on tight Guys.. !! J

Great ambience, good food and Nature at its best..!!

XoXo

GOA and ParaSailing

Salaams…

Well its been such a long time since I made a post. I have been thinking to blog about so many things. Many Many things in my mind, donno where to start… I know I have been absconding but just got caught up with some stuff.

While anyone can create a blog, (it's free afterall) not everyone can keep up with one.

Recently I had been to GOA..! Ya! Baby GOAAAAAAA..!! ( Many of my blog readers where on this trip, so u guys don’t kill me n plz do read it ) For me it was one of the Greatest experiences. Coz I was completely fascinated just with the word “GOA”. Favorite tourist spot in INDIA. GOA GOA n GOA everywhere. Why??? I understood just after going to Goa…. SO finally I got to go there n experience n explore it.

GOA – Nice place, Nice SAND and SEA and Warm. I wasn’t really there on a vocation but for my “Cousin’s Wedding” (which was awesome by the way) So dint get much time to visit many places. But really though whatever time I spent there n which ever places I visited, it was just so AMAZING n GREAT. I Wanna say that “I WANNA GO BACK”.

Some PICS....!!

(The Beach... )

(me near the beach...!!)

BUT GUYS the real thing I wanna talk about is “PARA-SAILING”.

I had been to one of the famous beaches over there – The Calangute Beach. And I got an opportunity to experience it.

It's one boating activity sure to give you an adrenaline rush. I had this feeling in my stomach….Very nerves… Wellllll as nerve racking as it can look to u, wait till u see how its really like.. Oh..! MAN! Wat a feeling….!!!...!!! I just felt like a BIRD…!!

When the Chute goes up in the air u just scream out loud “ AAaaaaaaaaaaaaaWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwww.. “ and Enjoy it to the fullest…..

(Dint take any sailing PICs , so posting this fake one .. :-) )

It just blew me away. That was Great, that was beautiful. Actually feel like we were on a roller coaster ride.. n wen u look down, U’ll love the view, the beach, the ocean , the island – GEORGEOUS…. Its goes so long, its endless…

Oh My GOD…! For a moment, I was like “I am gonna flip and wat if I fell into the sea”. However I was totally FINE…!!

This is really cool. This is me enjoying, Enjoying the thrill of parasailing over the beautiful sea. This is truly spectacular. It was such a new experience…..!!! J I HIGHLY recommend PARASAILING guys. J

Please don’t miss this thrilling opportunity. Lets go back again , go back now..!! Lets just GO..!!! Wat say guys…??

Am absolutely n completely IN …. ARE U …???.....???...??

This has been my most fav outdoors. I am gonna miss being in GOA tremendously.....!! L

Typing this since yesterday, in between phone calls, watching tv, doing chores, and trying to eat something.. !!

SUN, SAND n SEA… Sweet dreams of traveling around the world....!! Happy Vacationing…!!

XoXo

P.S [ Guys i wasnt kidding about taking a trip again. I am serious. Lets PLAN something SOOOOOOOON...!!!..! ]

The JOURNEY and some adventure….

Salaams…

It's been such a long time since I've blogged. I have no idea what's kept me from writing. I guess I have been busy one way or another. All u guys out there have been asking me about it. And guys its so Great to here that u read my posts and miss them. Ah! LOVE YOU for that. So here I am writing one.

So Journey han.! Whenever I here this lil word it makes me go crazy. I just cant think of travelling. I cant tell u how much I hate it. Probably it’s the last thing I wanna do. Whenever I travel I almost everytime end up throwing up or I get this sever stomach-ache that I cant bare. And everytime we decide to go somewhere I have to prepare my mind for it, otherwise its gonna get worse for me. But watta do yaar, you cant just keep being in just one place na. You gotta go out and experience and explore the great outdoors. I have tried to overcome it but its not worked. I just have to deal with it I guess. My brother and some of my friends says they just loved travelling. Donno how they do it.

So the other day we were supposed to goto our estate with my Parents n cousins, and I obviously threw up. But it wasn’t so bad travelling coz I gotto do Fishing, which I LOVED. Fishing is a great experience for adults and children alike. We choose the perfect time - it was early evening and the weather was great.

Me and my cousins were all geared up and ready to go. We went to our pond over there with the fishing rods. It was so amazing. We just had to put the fishing rods in the water n wait for it to get caught. And the bait for the fishes were EARTHWORMS… Ewww… And the task of unhooking the fishes went to one of our helper.

But unfortunately I wasn’t lucky enough to catch any fishes...!! :-( They used to get stuck on the hook but the second I pulled up the rod from the water, the fishes used to jump back right in. And I also had caught a BIG ONE too… L Our other fishermen caught good numbers , even my 11yr old cousin caught 3 fishes. But it doesn’t matter coz I just loved this new experience. And am planning to do it again. Hopefully I’ll catch many this time.

my cousins fishing....!!!

Last thought – I LOVE FISHING

Hey U guys … If u haven’t done fishing yet, then u should definitely try it. I am sure u’ll enjoy it too….!! J

XoXo

Coffee Blossom 2010...!!!!

Salaams....!

Date : 28-Mar-10

Time log : 08:00 am

I am finishing up trying to find all my stuff and things to pack, must leave in 1 hour.......

Final destination: The ESTATE....yay!

I am going to my DAD’s Plantation or we call it “The COFFEE ESTATE” with my cousins…! It’s the coffee season. It’s the perfect time when u get to see the blossom of a coffee flower..!

I am packing all my treasures, my video camera to document everything...to take you guys along with me!!!! I still don't know that I have everything we need and I always have that feeling that I am forgetting something...!

I'm going to have LOADS of FUN..…. YAY..!!!! and you're coming with me !!!... now let's go….!!!!

Time Logout : 8.15am…

So we were all dolled up and ready to go finally…! It was a one-hour journey from my place ( thank god! for that.. coz of the travelling sickness I have) Our’s was a FUN RIDE , with us having to play all the games , dumsharads , listening to music and all….! J

At around 10.15 we reached our ESTATE…

I'd like to welcome you all to --- Truly most amazing and the most beautiful place “The ABBEY Estate “…

While on our way to the plantation, we could smell this amazing fragrance of the beautiful white flowers..! Really these flowers have fabulous scents…The coffee plants have beautiful glossy, dark green leaves and the blossom is fragrant - very reminiscent of the gardenia scent. When in bloom it scents the neighborhood.

That was such a beautiful moment... When I was a child I used to go to the plantation and stay there for like days and I have never forgotten the smell of the coffee flowers! This always comes to my mind and I feel like a little girl again....!!! J

Beautiful!! Fabulous capture! Sensational & Cozy Atmosphere.. Absolutely my fav Flower...!!

We have other plantations in the area too… But mainly its Coffee.. I ADORE coffee..! For most of my life, I was fortunate to be able to drink coffee harvested at my family’s farm. As I write this post, I wanna have a cup of coffee…! J

After visiting the place the first thing we did was have our BREAKFAST coz we were dieing out of hunger. And ofcourse had a hot cup of coffee after that.

Then we take a tour to the coffee plantation. I realise I actually know nothing about coffee despite drinking vast quantities of it most mornings to kick start my system and as such I find the tour fascinating…. We took loads of photos too..! I mean we could go on taking snaps for ever, After all No trip is complete without it.… Hahaha….

J

And at Lunch we had this awesome "BIRYANI" and so YUMMY and mouth watering “ BAR-B-Que Chicken”….! Its makes me wanna have some right now… !!!!

So Delicious and so tasty Chicken we had...!!!

A small POND near the plantation and so cute DUCKS we have over there....!!!!

And the most funny part of the trip was that , when me and my cousins wanted to go n take some snaps near the plants, i was so excited that when i opened the car's door i just rolled down on the ground and fell on my back....! Hahaha... Dint get hurt though... :-)

I had such a funtastic day I will treasure this day forever! It was a very scenic, tasty and aroma-filled tour….!!!!

It is now after 2am, so much for trying to go to bed early... Now am gonna crawl into my sweet bed and take a dream vacation! Typed from the late-night blogger.....

XoXo