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[piyasi]

Vishakhapatnam Diaries

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Well, I haven't been out of my state until my school decided to take us out on an excursion to Vizag, Andhra Pradesh. I was literally excited when it was announced for the first time.

I was in the ninth standard when I went out so far for the first time in my life. I wanted to pack a lot of things for the first time as I had no idea back then and still, I do the same sometimes. Well, luckily, my husband is more perfect at organizing luggage than me. Ooh! Lucky me. Anyway, my parents helped me in packing my stuff. I got a new pair of glasses as well as my old one was half-broken at that time.

Finally, the wait was over and I alongwith my friends, teachers, Sisters and the School Principal boarded the Express Train from our nearby railway station. It was also my longest train journey for the first time in my life.

I was super-excited. As I boarded the train, I was, as usual, teased by some 'friends' of mine. One among them in particular asked me if I bought the new pair of glasses with the silver medal which I won that year at my school for remarkable improvement from the first term exam into the second term exam. I was dumb struck at the moment as I was not outspoken at that time in comparison to now. Timidly, I just stared back at her blankly and took some moment to answer that it was bought by my father as the old one was not in a proper shape. Well, she barely pretended to hear my answer as before that only she started laughing and mocking at me along with the others. I felt very low at the moment. But then my usual habit of forgetting all the bad stuff came in to play and I started looking out of the window at the greenery passing by as the train moved on and on.

I gladly watched the green pastures on huge areas along with some people working by in the fields or some children playing around or the huge trees moving backwards as the train moved forward. I enjoyed the whole scene, ignoring some of the classmates who were busy playing a fool or playing antakshari (singing songs which start with some letter that the prior competitor's song ended in). Meanwhile, teachers and Sisters came over to check in on us and serve meals.

We reached Vizag the next morning and reached the hotel by afternoon. On the way to the hotel, I was amazed to find the streets all slanted and steep, surrounded by high mountains. I wondered back then that if I would walk on those streets, I may fall and roll over down into the endless street or pit. It was so weird because I kept thinking the same thing over and over as I passed the streets of Vizag.

After we reach the hotel the freshened up, had lunch and boarded the bus arranged by our school for a short trip to the Rishikonda Beach nearby. We clicked photos and roamed around for a while, guided by our teachers, who were telling us about the geographical importance of the area. Then we visited the Ramakrishna Beach. It was a great one indeed with its violent waves ushering upon the huge mossy rocks. A huge wall was there boundarying the Submarine Museum by the beach itself. We went inside the huge submarine and I literally felt congested in there with so many things around. It was quite a different experience all over. We came back to the hotel and relaxed. After dinner, we tried to sleep but as usual some of our friends decided to have fun by knocking at each other's doors and trying to haunt sometimes with the torches in the dark. But our teachers were strict. So, it couldn't continue any longer and all went back to sleep.

Next morning, many of us got late and had our breakfast in a rush. Then we went on our journey to the famous Borra Caves. It basically smelled like bat shit as bats dwelled there. It was all dark in there. We carried flashlights to find our way. The huge rocks caught our eyes the whole time. Then we went to Kailasagiri on the high mountains. We were in awe seeing the beautiful, magnificent sculptures of the Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi. It was really interesting a place over the mountains. A huge park is set up there to enjoy a great deal by all, especially the kids. In the evening, we were taken to the CMR Shopping Mall to buy any kind of souvenirs we desired. We were back to the hotel by late evening, had our dinner, said our prayers and went off to sleep. Next morning, we started for our home, boarded the train with heavy hearts and bid our goodbyes.

We enjoyed the short trip thoroughly and wished for more like this.

[thenicktravels]

The Borra caves specialty is its irregular shapes and sizes, and is known to be the deepest cave in India.

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[kr1983]

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"150 million years...150 million years in the making", these words kept ringing in my head pumping up the feeling of awesomeness. Looking into the deepest and largest caves in India there are many things, fascinating. The gaping hole on the ceiling, through which the sun rays make interesting patterns inside the cave. The spleothems or cave formations are made by limestone deposits. These different shapes led to many legends made by the local tribes. #borracaves #caves #caving #blackandwhite #caveformations #araku #arakuvalley #travelersnotebook #travelpic #travelholic #travelgram #traveller #travel_captures #indiagram #india #india_undiscovered #travelalone #shotononeplus (at Borra Caves) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn9FuHwHsqQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mimzrsdob2ai

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