View Home, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
It’s called “view home” because it is located at the point where there’s a view of the valley. I think it’s the home of a Govt. employee. They have dogs.…
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Snow View, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
This view is rare. Mainly because it depends on when we’re traveling to Ranikhet. And what time of day it is. It can be too cloudy and then there’s no…
Beer, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
In my defense, it was FREEZING! During my second wedding ceremony – on a freezing night in January – my brother-in-law had been entrusted with a flask of Jack Daniels.…
Lichen, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
Above : it looks like a planet. Like you’re about to land on a alien planet. The terrain is rugged, but it looks hospitable. Soft even. It’s actually lichen on…
Sunsets, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
Sunsets are a staple when in Ranikhet. There are some spots from where you can watch the Sun go down – without any other human intervention. That is rare at…
Crepe Myrtle, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
Having never noticed these trees on any of my previous visits to Ranikhet, I was shocked to find them everywhere once I HAD noticed. Lagerstroemia is usually known as CrapeMyrtle…
Globe Theater, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
This is Ranikhet’s Globe Theater. Now defunct. Plants growing in the ticket window and in between the seats. When my parents came to Ranikhet in 1978, (my Dad was posted…
Ranikhet Family Vacation, August 2019 #NAINAxRANIKHET
Some of you might know that #NAINAxRANIKHET is an annual ritual. There’s photographic documentation of this ritual on this blog since 2012. Before that, I’m not so sure. My parents…
Salt Shaker at Giani Dhaba, Gajraula #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
When my parents used to travel from Ranikhet to Delhi in the late 1970’s, on their motorcycle or scooter, they used to stop over at Giani Dhaba in Gajraula, Uttarakhand.…
Landscape Photographs : Driving to Ranikhet, 2018 #NAINAxRanikhet
Generally, I warm up my camera trigger finger once we’re out of Delhi and much closer to Ranikhet. The air is clearer closer to the hills. The photographs are greener.…
DSLR Photos of the Parents #NAINAxRanikhet
The more time I spend photographing with my smartphone, the more I want to get rid of my DSLR. But I doubt I will – at least not anytime soon.…
The Slightly More Satisfying Timelapse #NAINAxRanikhet #EyesForDestinations
Well, obviously I couldn’t have left you ( or myself ) with the very dissatisfying timelapse earlier! I did continue to shoot to make this slightly longer timelapse video.…
The Dissatisfying Timelapse #NAINAxRanikhet #EyesForDestinations
Watch it fullscreen – button at bottom right of the above window. Pointed the camera in a different direction that usual. I love watching clouds form and dissolve in…
Ranikhet > Farm House > Delhi. Until next year! #NAINAxRanikhet #EyesForDestinations
2nd & 3rd September, 2017 From visiting the grocery store to pick up just one more packet of playing cards, to refueling the vehicle and getting photos with the staff.…
Lunch With Friends #NAINAxRanikhet Day 07, 2017 #EyesForDestinations
1st September, 2017 It is September already. Where did 2017 go? And a whole week in Ranikhet already too. Time flies. I don’t think I want to go back to…
#NAINAxRanikhet Day 06, 2017 #EyesForDestinations
31st August, 2017 We had checked out the Golf Course and its availability the day before – on Day Five of this year’s #NAINAxRanikhet Luckily, the weather was still great…
Valley View HomeStay #NAINAxRanikhet Day 05, 2017 #EyesForDestinations
Don’t forget to click on the panorama to see a larger version. That’s what it looks like from the dining room. What. A. View. Of course, it also depends on…
#NAINAxRanikhet Day 05, 2017 #EyesForDestinations
30th August 2017 The hair on my chin and upper lip are growing back. Not yet noticeable if you’re at an arm’s distance. But I can see them. I’m conflicted.…
#NAINAxRanikhet Day 04
29th August By Day 04 in Ranikhet, I had graduated from writing about Ranikhet onto writing about other subjects. I can’t include those pieces with photographs from Ranikhet, so, those…
Bye Bye Ranikhet, Forever?! #NAINAxRanikhet Day 03
Don’t miss the sunset photos in this post from Day Three at Ranikhet. I wrote about Sunsets on Day Two and I’m going to look at this as the reward!…
I’m thinking of Sunsets. #NAINAxRanikhet Day 02
Second Day in Ranikhet 27th August, 2017 Having lived for a little over 37 years, I’ve lived through about 13,505 sunrises and 13,505 sunsets. I have not seen all of…
Ranikhet Sounds #NAINAxRanikhet Day 01
( Photos are from our drive from Gurgaon to Ranikhet. ) August 26th, 2017 My ears are ringing even after two hours of having reached Ranikhet. It isn’t the first…
Portraits #NAINAxRanikhet
Some “slow photos” from the #NAINAxRanikhet trip. “Slow” basically means I stopped driving and took out the D800 and made a photo. And hence some decent portraits of my parents.…
#CoverUp 83 #NAINAxRanikhet
CREDITS Orange top by Kallol Dutta ( via the Travelling Trunk by Chikky Goenka ) Wraparound skirt is a traditional Arunachal Pradesh women’s wear lower called Gaaley, purchased from…