Pure Bliss....Reaching Manali

After the fantastic time on the hill top, in the magnificent aura of Padmasambhava, we started our descent. Everyone was thrilled to have witnessed the 123 ft high statue. Am attaching here, another picture, from the wikipedia, for all of us. This captures and shares the enormous power and energy in just manner.



People are happy now, not too much bothered about the road, distance, but definitely concerned about the morning breakfast. What with three hyper energy bellowing kids amongst us, and me as the permanent driver for al the kids, we soon had to take that required break.

We stopped at a riverside restaurant for lunch, especially for kids to have a good time there.





After sumptuous meal en route, we marched towards our destination, taking many breaks. Kids as well as Moms were feeling swiveling stomachs with the hill drive continuing. And we were taking many breaks before we reach our destination.

As I told earlier, we had booked a cottage for all of us this time. This would be the first Britisher's kind holiday for all of us, and we are super excited and as I arranged for most of these things, I was praying. Although the last one at Sattal, earlier this year had been fantastically hit with all of us. Anyways, for now, drive on.

Talking to the caretaker, we took the route to the cottage and arrived there finally. It was already dark when we reached there, so we couldn't click any photos then. But the next day, this is how it looked from the outside.



The lawn area from the balcony. Although it was freezing, the lawn washed with sunlight used to be the most fantastic place for all of us, especially kids.


Inner echelons of the cottage, this is the first floor drawing cum dining room.


I know, this doesn't give a good idea about the place. The place was plush built, complete with four bedroom. Two bedrooms on the ground floor, drawing room and a kitchen. Outside lawn I have already shown you. The first floor had similar pattern, with two bedrooms, excluding the kitchen and adding the dining table. All of it wall to wall carpeted, and we were liking it from the looks itself.

Along with the looks, we had others to accompany us, during our 6 night stay over there in Manali. And we are already heavily prepared for the vacation.

When I was initially communicating with Mr Sharma for our cottage stay, all the cottages that I had wanted to book for our stay were already booked, and we could get none of those. We had no booking while it was less than 15 days left for depature. Then just a few days from our trip, Sharmajee told us about a property, namely, Pine Wood Cottage. A few photos again to give an idea and perspective about the place, location and views.


Front view of the Pine Wood Cottage :



Open lawn in front of the cottage :



View from one of the balconies :



Drawing room and fire place, it had fire place on both the floors and we enjoyed that everyday of our stay :



One of the bedrooms :



We had liked the cottage from the photos Sharmajee sent and the way he spoke about it.