Visit to Blackpool in Sep-1999

Visited Blackpool with Sadhana and Priyanka. Blackpool is a town and seaside resort on the Lancashire coast in North West England. The town is on the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries.  A good day out by train and one of the stations was Leyland which is parent company of Ashok Leyand.  Took a short trip in the tram for the first time in the life. 

Sadhana and Priyanka Negotiating with winds on the Blackpool Tower

Visit to London in Sep-99

Visited London for two days could cover Buckingham Palace, Madame Thusad, Greenwitch, London, Big Ben, Webminister, London Bridge, Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery.

With Sadhana and Priyanka in front of Buckingham Palace

VIsit to Chester Zoo in August-1999

A good day out tour of the Chester Zoo with Priyanka and Sadhana on a very sunny and bright climate. About 20,000 animals spread across 500 species.

Chester Zoo, Cheshire UK  is a zoo at Upton by Chester, in Cheshire, England. Chester Zoo was opened in 1931 by George Mottershead and his family. It is one of the UK's largest zoos at 125 acres (51 ha).  It is the most-visited wildlife attraction in Britain with more than 1.9 million visitors in 2018. In 2007 Forbes described it as one of the fifteen best zoos in the world.  In 2017, it was named as the best zoo in the UK and third in the world by TripAdvisor.

Sadhana And Priyanka at Chester Zoo

Visit to the Lake District in August-1999

Visited theLake District with Priyanka, Sadhana and Mr. & Mrs. Dasgupta by car. Fantastic nature, green lush lanscapes. Windermere , UK. Birhplace of Willams Wordsworth. No wonder the poetry of Wordsworth got created in suroundings of Windermere. 

Very scenic place and enjoyed every moment of the visit. Windermere lake is Ribbon Rake and is UK's most popular place for holidays. Cruising in the lake in big boat was really great with green lush forests on both the banks of the lake was great.

The Lake District has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

One of the best tours of my life ... !!!

Visit to Raigad, Pratapgad, and Mahabaleshwar in Nov-1998

Visited with Sadhana and Priyanka Raigad, Pratapgad, Mahabaleshwar by car - my first car tour covering Mahabaleshwar, Gondawale, Pandharpur, Solapur, Tuljapur and Aurangabad.

Visit to Nagaon, Revdanda, Kashid Beach, Nandgaon, Murud-Janjira in May-1998

Visited Nagaon, Revdanda, Kashid Beach, Murud-Janjira and Harihareshwar with Deepak and Vijumama with families by car.

Janjra Fort 

Visit to Dublin, Ireland from Feb-1998 to Apr-1998

My first international travel which brought my dream of going out of India came true after many years. It was business assignment with some opportunities to look around in Ireland.  Visited Tourist places around Dublin like Wiklow Mountains, Dublin Castle, Glandalough, etc. Could not visit Cliffs of Moher which is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. Also, experienced and enjoyed the first snowfall of the life. A very memorable tour to last in the memory for a long time.

Parnell Monument, Dublin

Visit to Ganapatipule, Malgund Pawas and Ratnagiri in Dec-1997

Visited  Ganapatipule, Pawas and Ratnagiri with Priyanka and Sadhana.

Idol at Ganapati Temple, Ganapati Temple

Multiple visits to Vajreshwari from 1996

Visited Vajreshwari and Ganeshpuri quite a few times. Good one day out from Thane. Visits during the rainy seasons are quite beautiful and greenery everywhere.

Visit to Titwala in May-1996

Visited Titwala for the first time in a very hot and sultry climate with Deepak, Dhanu and Vijumama. Getting into the Kalu river in such hot day I remember today.

The Siddhivinayaka Mahaganapati Temple is located in Titwala. Titwala is believed to be the putative site of the hermitage of Sage Kanva, foster parent of Shakuntala who was born here.  

Later on, Titwala become my one of the popular day out destinations and visited quite a few times.