I was scrolling my telegram..deleting things I no longer need. I found this notes about my trip to India in 2023. Gilo..3 tahun dah 😆 I joined Lantera Ventures as solo traveller.
The plane just took off. It was supposed to be 6.50 but was delayed for an hour. I desperately want to sleep. Last night I took the bus to Seremban. It was horrible. The bus was shaking most of the time and water dripping on my seat. I thought it was because the water I spilled. When I arrived in Seremban, I checked my jeans. There was stain and the smell was bad. I had to wash my clothes and luckily it was dry in the afternoon. Then my watch strap putus. Of all the time in the world. We were supposed to gather at 2pm. The flight was 6.50. Ramainye orang pegi mekah..so jeles. My bagpack was 10kg haha light and easy as always.
We arrived around 10.20pm in New Delhi. Then went out from airport around 11. Had to wait for our transport. It was past midnight when we arrived at the hotel. Sure enough, I didn't fall asleep until 2.45am. Had to wake up coz we were catching a flight to Srinagar. Kashmir here we come
The flight to Srinagar was around 6.15am. Unfortunately didn't get a seat by the window to see the Himalayan. I tried to sleep. Then my room mate woke me up to see the mountains. Hmm tengok dari henfon orang je. Sambung tido balik. It was so cold when we arrived in Srinagar. We went for breakfast. Then checked in at the hotel. We had an hour to freshen up bit the water was icy. I wore 3 layers under my jacket.
We went to a garden. I'm the summer, it will be full of tulips memang takde harapan untuk aku enjoy view macam tu.
After we went out from the garden,the guide took us to try panni puri in front of the garden. I didn't have the gut to try. My stomach already bloated.
Next, we went to mosque. It looks like Taj Mahal. Prayed zohor and headed for lunch. The four of us ordered 1 mutton beryani and 1 chicken beryani. After lunch, we went for shikara ride on Dal Lake. Bapak beku tapi layan laa. Sellers came to us on boats. Macam2 jual. Barbecue ada, maggi pun ada. Colek buah tanpa colek pun ada..hahahampeh
After that we headed back to hotel. Dinner was included but I was too sleepy to eat. So after I prayed, I slept till subuh.
On the second day. We are on the way to Pahalgam. Our first stop was the saffron & dried fruits shop. I spent 4000 here. Kah3. Acah2 kaya. Nanti bagi rasa skit2 sorang. Tak mampu mak nak kasi fridge magnet sorang 1. Along the way, there were soldiers by the road side.
We had to ride on horses to go up. It was like the horse was hiking a mountain but carrying me on its back. Dah la curam. The mini Switzerland was beautiful. I tried zip lining there. 350+10 for selfie stick. Bukan selalu. We came down and went to a restaurant for lunch (plus dinner for me)
It was dark on the way back to Srinagar .We put our stuff in the room and went out shopping near the hotel area. I was looking for wool skin. And I bought something I didn't plan. A jacket. We went around and these people shopped for clothes. I bought a pashmina for 100 rupee. After that we stopped at a smoothie cafe. I tried their ice cream. The blueberry was so good and a strawberry smoothie.
On the third day, we went to Sonamarg. Quite far from Srinagar. We stopped at a shop to buy souvenirs but I didn't buy anything coz there were so many people. Masing2 memilih kemain lama. X minat nak kerumun sekali. Then headed to Sonamarg. Stopped by the road side to take photos at the river.
At Sonamarg, we rode on horses again to go up. Just took pictures there. Sempit gak la mendaki. Padahal bukan tinggi sangat.
After we came down, we stopped at a restaurant for lunch. 3 consecutive days of mutton beryani. Kalau sedap takpe,ni nasi cam tak masak and pedas bagi aku.
Headed back to Srinagar. Some people stopped to try kebab. I was so not in the mood. Back at the hotel, I packed and shower. Then slept. Ada yang keluar shopping tapi aku malas + duit tak berapa nak ada. Kena activate withdraw oversea ni.
4th day checked out of the hotel. We were going to sleep in a houseboat.
Headed to Gulmarg. Some got sick because of the road. We took the gondola to go up. Was able to view the Himalayan at the top. I tried sledging for 1000..dang didn't record the activity. Others chose to ride on snowmobile. I'll keep that for my next trip kot hihi
We got down from the mountain and ate lunch. Adeh..dah la lapar tapi nasi macam tak berapa masak. Stopped by at a centre to do some shopping. I bought a cashmere jumper. Wanted to buy wool. The seller said the 1 I bought was of good quality. 850 rupee. I should have bought 2. See, lebih baik menyesal beli dari tak beli.
We checked into the houseboat. It was extravaganza. We talked and was invited to the owner's house at the back. The best experience in Srinagar. The bed was warm (kinda hot actually).
We went out at 5 am and headed for the airport. It was crazy queueing out in freezing morning. Lama weyh. Berapa banyak check security
Flew to Delhi again to go to Agra. Petang gitu sampai hotel. At night, we went shopping. Some people bought saree/traditional costume nak melaram depan Taj Mahal. I just bought some Himalaya Products coz a friend said the price is half from Malaysia.
The next day after Subuh, we directly headed to Taj Mahal. Gelap & berkabus lagi. To enter, there's security screening. Lalu x-ray bagai. Kat sini la benda tak best berlaku. My travel group includes solo/young travellers. OK aku young jugak. *_* Tapi kat sini travel agents gabung semua group, 3 groups altogether. Bila gabung dengan yang bawa budak2, senior citizens ni...cerita jadi panjang. Kami disidai di luar Taj Mahal. Katanya ada yang balik amik pasport sebab kids nak kena check pasport something like that la. So dalam 9++am baru masuk dalam Taj Mahal and around 11am gitu dah nak kluar 😢 Terpaksa la amik gambar cepat2. Sedih ok..Da la takde plan nak repeat India
Keluar dari Taj Mahal, went back to the hotel. After Zohor, we checked out and headed to Delhi Airport via bus. Our flight was like 10/11pm.
Tak Banyak gambar group. Guide kata nak letak gambar kat drive. Dah berbulan balik, still takde. Aku dah leave group pun. Suruh aku review servis, laju je suruh kita buat. Orang lain sume sebok air drop. Sian android user macam aku KAH KAH KAH.
