TRAVELLIVE 02-2017

The utmost beauty of Almora is its simple life. There are some
scattered houses in the village where you can see old people sitting
calmly in front of their house looking at the serene nature.
kitchens rising into the air. Mother Nature
is most charming in the morning. You
will be astonished by the calm picture of
Almora at this time a day. Sit back and
savor the moment. It will keep you away
from your chaotic thoughts of the outside
world, in turn allowing you to think about
your life and seek new inspirations.
But that moment won't last too long as
fog and clouds never forget to return.
All backgrounds become grey with their
particular taste of monsoon - wind with
a little rain. When the time runs out, you
can see the blue sky once again with its
majestic portrayal of the Himalayan ranges,
its a time when you get to know that you're
so lucky to be in that moment.
The utmost beauty of Almora is its simple
life. It's simple in every aspect of daily life.
There are some scattered houses in the
village where you can see old people sitting
calmly in front of their house looking at the
serene nature. There are some laughing
school children on their way back home
under the familiar foggy game. This is the
simple life that you can't find anywhere
outside the world of Almora.
The sunset comes like the last hope at the
end of the day to let you enjoy the moment
of truth. It is a passionate sunset for the
lover of nature. It picks your mind up with
a miraculous combination of end of the day
sunshine rays and fog, fog coming up from
the Earth to join with its companion and
creates a remarkably harmonious moment
of nature; the light lifts the fog step by step
till the time its ready to start covering the
village with Her mystical veil one more
time.
The sound of bells ringing from Kasar Devi
temple pull everything back to harmony
and remind me this mysterious world truly
exists behind the magical veil of fog in
monsoon season this world that not many
people outside the veil know about. It's an
amazing gift of Mother Nature that anyone
would feel lucky to witness.
Further information:
How to reach?
ñ Take a direct bus to Almora
from Dehradun Inter State Bus
Terminal (ISBT) or, if you want
to stop in Ranikhet before going
straight to Almora, you can take
the direct bus to Ranikhet. After
that take another shared jeep
or bus from Ranikhet to Almora
(there is a bus stop in the town
and it's easy to take the shared
jeep there as well).
ñ When you reach the hilltown
of Almora, you can take
another shared jeep to the
Kasar Devi temple - this is the
peak of Almora where you
can see the great view of the
Himalayas.
Stay
ñ There is a variety of guest
houses and hotels for different
budgets that you can easily find
in Kasar Devi village (near Kasar
Devi Temple).
Food
ñ There are some small
restaurants near the main road
or you can ask your guesthouse
or hotel owner to cook for you.
Sightseeing
ñ Kasar Devi temple - This is
a well-known temple where
Swami Vivekannada visited and
mediated. The structure of this
temple dates to 2 nd century CE
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