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| An elderly lady selling limbu sherbat on the way to Rajgad Fort. |
1. Explore Goa on my own - preferably on a bike.
2. Travel to Pune (Maharashtra) to meetup with my family (who were flying directly from Kuwait to Pune), and spend some quality time with them.
As far as sight-seeing or photography goes, I did not have any expectations regarding Maharashtra. I find the place over-crowded, unhygienic, and communication with the people is a hassle as I don't know Marathi, and my knowledge of Hindi is very limited.
The only concrete plan I had made regarding Maharashtra was that I would try to do the "Rajgad Fort" trek - which is supposed to be a very challenging one-day trek. I also had some vague idea of spending a few days in Lonavla or a similar hill station - just to unwind myself.
Once I landed in Pune, I learned 2 things:
1. Maharashtra has massive history dating back to thousands of years. It also has an amazing natural beauty crafted by the Sayadhri mountains range.
2. For a decent amount (around Rs. 3000/- per day), you can hire a good car (such as the Toyota Innova) plus the driver - and drive anywhere you want.
I wasted no time in plotting a sight-seeing agenda that included historical places like Ajanta and Ellora Caves, challenging treks to various forts, and of course, unwinding in the beautiful hill stations of Mahabaleshwar & Lonavla.
It ended up being the most interesting time for the whole family. Long drives, interesting places and people, eating strawberries fresh from the garden, food poisoning and even a theft of my beloved Nike running shoes.
Over the coming few days, I'll try to sort out all the photos and organize them by place. Stay tuned.
hey cajie,
ReplyDeleteI had a question for you on 248am but I suppose you were on vacation back then and the post got washed way back. My question was about the sigma 30mm 1.4, does your copy have any issues at all?
I intend to buy a copy myself and I want to make sure that the 400 dollars dont go to waste.
Also what warranty do have with your lens? would the shop in muthanna'a take care of if a problem arises?
Your insight is most valuable
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI've never faced any problem with my 30mm. I really love the lens - though it doesn't get much use because I am more comfortable with my 17-55.
As for warranty, I have never really paid much attention to that as I've never faced any problems (so far) with any of my lenses. So I can't comment on this.