...and
finally I travelled to Nashik.
I've
always wanted to visit this place since I heard about it from my partner who was born and raised in this historic and
holy land of the Kumbh Mela, the River Godavari, sanatoriums and more
recently, the wine industry.
The
train journey from Dadar to Nashik Road is a little above three hours
with many trains to choose from, most departing every half hour from
each other. Many Nashikars come to Mumbai every day for work and
there are several trains dedicated to this bunch of inter-city
travellers. We chose the ever popular Panchavati Express that departs
from CST at 18:10 hours.
Located
on the northern side of Maharashtra, Nashik is surprisingly cooler
and cleaner and feels like a massive tank of oxygen, especially to
the lungs of a city dweller. During our two-day stay it rained and
night temperatures plummeted to 6 degrees.
Besides
exploring the crowded and dirty Godavari we also got a chance to do a quick detour to the
Sanatoriums. The magnificent houses are built and owned by Parsis. They are worth a treat to take a leisure evening walk and admire the british style construction. It's said Nargis Dutt came and stayed at Nur Sanatorium
while she was undergoing treatment for cancer.
Here
are some pictures clicked by me.
The Sanatoriums
