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The Story of 4 Weekends

Posted on August 12, 2013May 11, 2021

I will tell a story today. It is of 4 weekends and if it makes you a little jealous, do read it out till the end. I will start from weekend no 4. I was traveling in Kerala (on invitation from Travspire) on that weekend. I did kayaking, enjoyed the backwaters. I saw Kathakali and Theyyam for the first time and it was great fun. Then I visited the Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica and I was the only person inside the church for quite sometime. I went on the Muziris Heritage Trail

Coming to weekend number 3, I was visiting Suryagarh. This was my second visit to Suryagarh and both the times I was lucky enough to be invited. I like Suryagarh a lot. It is sheer luxury that I can afford only through getting invited.

Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Suryagarh, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

We ate a lot of good food, I did swimming everyday, we went on a haunted trail at night, we went on a temple trail and then we drove around the Dessert National Park. We were extremely lucky to see a Great Indian Bustard too. And these were consecutive weekends.

Coming to weekend number 2 (which was again consecutive) I visited Pushkar Resorts and Lakshman Sagar (on invitation) and it was my second trip to Lakshman Sagar too. And Lakshman Sagar is a special place as well.

Hoopoe at Pushkar Resorts, Pushkar

A Hoopoe at Pushkar Resorts, Pushkar

I came back yesterday from this trip and I have not even started writing about it. Pushkar has a lake, the only Brahma temple in the world and a small colorful market. We stopped at Dargah Ajmer Sharif on our way to Lakshman Sagar. So for the past three weekends I traveled every weekend.

And now coming to weekend number 1, which is the forthcoming weekend, take a guess. It is a working Saturday for me!

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28 thoughts on “The Story of 4 Weekends”

  1. matheikal says:
    August 12, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    That bird looks charming with that posture.

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:39 pm

      It was a lovely bird indeed.

      Reply
  2. Ragini Puri says:
    August 12, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    Jealous, jealous, jealous! 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:39 pm

      Don’t be you did such a big adventure yourself 😀

      Reply
  3. Satyender S Dhull says:
    August 12, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    Loved your recent posts on Jaisalmer.

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:36 pm

      Thank you Satyender.

      Reply
  4. aamjunta says:
    August 12, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    Superb one. Taking these photos require a lot of patience. Great work.

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:36 pm

      Aamjunta it also requires a bit of luck 😀

      Reply
  5. OurJaipur.Com says:
    August 12, 2013 at 10:56 pm

    Nice Post, lovely Clicks, especially the the pic of Bird..

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:35 pm

      It was a good bird, patient and not afraid of me at all. 😀

      Reply
  6. awesome pics (@awesomepics007) says:
    August 13, 2013 at 1:04 am

    hmmmmmmm awesum capture of bird 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:31 pm

      Thank you.

      Reply
  7. Meghana says:
    August 13, 2013 at 7:41 am

    Wow, how wonderful 4weeks must have been… Beautiful captures…

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:30 pm

      Meghna I did have a good time on my various trips.

      Reply
  8. My Say says:
    August 13, 2013 at 10:54 am

    fabulous and unique captures !! the last one being the best !!

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:30 pm

      I too like the last one a lot 😀

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  9. Vibha says:
    August 13, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    Nice one of the hoopoe. Just did a post on Ranakpur in Rajasthan and stumbled on your blog while searching for more Rajasthan info then saw your high ranking. Good job!

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:27 pm

      Thank you Vibha, I have not been to Ranakpur yet. One day.

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  10. indu chhibber says:
    August 13, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    Just great ,carry on my dear!

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:26 pm

      😀 thank you Indu.

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  11. Harsha says:
    August 13, 2013 at 6:08 pm

    Oh you really had been to very nice places..And the captures are good too especially the last one perfect timing…

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:34 pm

      It was a series of shots and I got lucky with this one. I clicked at least 10 continuously.

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  12. njoyeverymoment says:
    August 13, 2013 at 10:11 pm

    Lucky you …so many invitations and amazing places to visit ….

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:24 pm

      I agree and I hope it continues 😀

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  13. Bushra Muzaffar says:
    August 14, 2013 at 12:02 am

    Loved the pic of Hoopoe. Nice capture!

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:23 pm

      Thank you 😀

      Reply
  14. team g square says:
    August 14, 2013 at 11:26 am

    Just superb, bird capture is simply superb.

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    1. Mridula says:
      August 16, 2013 at 3:22 pm

      It was a patient bird 😀 was in no hurry to go anywhere.

      Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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