Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss

Tripoto
27th Sep 2019
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Road to Heaven

This was the most most clear and soothing sunset I had seen in months.. And this gave a beautiful start to my trip to Lansdowne.

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Goodbye for now.. Only to be back!
Day 1

Sunset in the rear view

Photo of Bairaj Road, Shakti Nagar, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India by Ekta Vasundhra

Bewitching.. Isn't it!

Photo of Bairaj Road, Shakti Nagar, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India by Ekta Vasundhra

After crossing the magnificent Ganga at Bijnor, in sometime we reached Kotdwar which is infamously famous for it's Elephant Corridors. And we were lucky to spot one and move on swiftly..

Elephant Spotting (CHECK)

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Into the wilderness!

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

After the tiring roller coaster ride to Lansdowne through dense pine forests and howling sounds, we made it to our plush Blue Pine Resort.

Day 2

Lansdowne finally!

Lansdowne is one of the quietest and unspoilt hill stations of India and has been a popular destination since Britishers came to India. Its one of the most unusual too.

It is far from the crowded, overdeveloped, noisy and overcrowded places that our hills have now become.

Thanks to the presence of Indian Army managing the regulating the development, Lansdowne has maintained and retained its peace and tranquility.

Coming back to our trip here.. I slept like a baby through the calm and peaceful night only to wake up to a gorgeous painting like scene right outside the room balcony.

On the 9th cloud do they say?

Photo of Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, India by Ekta Vasundhra

Morning tea be like!

Photo of Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, India by Ekta Vasundhra

Rain's leftover on the pine tree in our balcony

Photo of Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, India by Ekta Vasundhra

Witnessing the dance of nature!

Photo of Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, India by Ekta Vasundhra

After a sumptuous breakfast, moved ahead to explore the resort as it has amazing indoor activities including Gym/Fitness Centre, Swimming Pool, Indoor Games(Table Tennis, Carrom), Spa, Sauna, Jacuzzi, Children's Play Area and many more!!

This flower changes colors.. From white in Morning, to baby pink in Noon to Deep Pink in the evening..

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

The resort shoppe.. Selling pickles and jute stuff!

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

The Amazing Swimming Pool

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Views on the way to the pool area

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

#loveflowers

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Here.. Its white in the morning..

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Moving towards the pool area was more of a nature walk as we went past awesome gardening done in the resort and the feel of the trees around made it more exciting.

Worth taking a dip!

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

We were lucky to have enjoyed the sun while swimming for about an hour as later clouds took over the place.

Coffee can be inviting too!

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Later tried the resort's spa and pampered myself into rejuvenation.

Post lunch, went out to explore the military town and loved every bit of it.

Can die for views like these!

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Bhullatal Lake

Bhulla Tal Lake

Photo of Bhulla Tal, Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, India by Ekta Vasundhra

Its a man made lake dedicated to the Garhwali youth of The Garhwal Rifles who helped in construction of the lake.

St. Mary's Church

One of two churches in town. Though it is not in use today, it is popular with visitors of this hill station.

St. Mary's Church

Photo of St Mary's Church, Lansdowne Road, London, UK by Ekta Vasundhra

St. Mary's Church

Photo of St Mary's Church, Lansdowne Road, London, UK by Ekta Vasundhra

Tip n Top

On the way to Tip n Top

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

To my despair, there was nothing to see from Tip n Top as the clouds had taken over the place totally. :(

Cloud cover @ Tip n Top

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Since, there was nothing much to see around and my partner was least interested in trekking, so we gorged on to momos bought in the local market, purchased some fridge magnets and key chains from Military Gift Shop and went to our little nest in the hills.

Variety of flora and fauna

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Salut!

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

After the evening DJ and Dinner hosted at the resort, we planned to check out the next morning and dozed off.

The next morning we planned to have breakfast and go to Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple. To make things worse, it started raining and actually cats and dogs raining making visibility really low.

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple

Surrounded by thick forests of cedar and pine, it is an ideal place for those who seek for beauty in nature.

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra
Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra

Saying good bye is always the most difficult part.

Specially when views like this stop you from going back!

Said adios only to go back to that peace!!

Goodbye for now.. Only to be back!

Photo of Lansdowne - Serenity and Bliss by Ekta Vasundhra