Neemrana @ Kumaon

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Last summer still mesmerises me and I still spend the whole day looking at those gorgeous images, that leave me spell bound till today. A week of summers spend on the hills of Kumaon, the Ramgarh and Muktheshwar..</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Neemrana is something that I love..the idea, the casualness, easiness, the warm colours, the blockprints, the furniture, the havelis, the old bungalows, their location and their wonderful food and hospitality is something unique. We spent our days in the "Neemrana Ramgarh Bungalows". The Ramgarh bungalows are located on the side of an entire hill.. There are various properties named in various names under the Ramgarh Bungalows. To see it, live and experience the hills is pure magic..</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Along the small winding roads, along the small daisies, the long and narrow roads stretched in front of us. From far we could see a hill from where we could see the cottages on top of the hill and down hill..There are four properties by the names, Old Bungalow, Writers Bungalow, Ashok Vatika and Cliff House. Each of them unique in their own way and beautiful in its own ways. Old Bungalow is where lunch is served, dinner is served to the respective places wherever we stay.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsXihxGneZIRJ2uT4J23Wa2jsd_55JFx-rV5YRI460mnDmJHg2FEUlh1rHm5nvxMR2-r4ap0IiN0lgghhaqpeiNd0loD9-aY_FtM2wK7zYUXu45ilpqaebBLwdXUDgQmRacTyT7AqMIk/s1600/IMG_4632+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsXihxGneZIRJ2uT4J23Wa2jsd_55JFx-rV5YRI460mnDmJHg2FEUlh1rHm5nvxMR2-r4ap0IiN0lgghhaqpeiNd0loD9-aY_FtM2wK7zYUXu45ilpqaebBLwdXUDgQmRacTyT7AqMIk/s640/IMG_4632+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">those wild daisies..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95Kg82nqGWXnKM9lTW3uhqcBMVe7f_pAx7GdAnl6qCM0KnwRTTiC3x6VjgNvCsLGWwjKnHBID3E090vpO7X1iZyL2VOJwxnZPBTA1R_FVVFhQS3X9nUdr33cbiSoDB_dePCHdXht6JXQ/s1600/IMG_3880+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95Kg82nqGWXnKM9lTW3uhqcBMVe7f_pAx7GdAnl6qCM0KnwRTTiC3x6VjgNvCsLGWwjKnHBID3E090vpO7X1iZyL2VOJwxnZPBTA1R_FVVFhQS3X9nUdr33cbiSoDB_dePCHdXht6JXQ/s320/IMG_3880+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Writers Bungalow where we stayed</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_GD-uN2kGJ7ab1oEuwE1BlOQiXl__iSUeNcZJEAFOOyoln60WLfc63KOnhnb9sdYbC7D8WgtDFLFvGV2P8jotyRYLy5g7WRqsvGddbRZQRE9tI9ED220JytZsyfIZYNi1msfd7rZoDY/s1600/IMG_4991+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_GD-uN2kGJ7ab1oEuwE1BlOQiXl__iSUeNcZJEAFOOyoln60WLfc63KOnhnb9sdYbC7D8WgtDFLFvGV2P8jotyRYLy5g7WRqsvGddbRZQRE9tI9ED220JytZsyfIZYNi1msfd7rZoDY/s320/IMG_4991+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Old Bungalow</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSvGEvNpJO6e2Reiglg8DvUH-LKccsF15NqE0WM5fqxVkiWaZ6I3zwma3PFZq6GDSlvRJsmge-6jwxjb-yuRh9mRm5pHaeq8WDAYEK4XY7jVzrPtvUO72TU2RconeE_f3ywZCnPEbA3U/s1600/IMG_5246+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSvGEvNpJO6e2Reiglg8DvUH-LKccsF15NqE0WM5fqxVkiWaZ6I3zwma3PFZq6GDSlvRJsmge-6jwxjb-yuRh9mRm5pHaeq8WDAYEK4XY7jVzrPtvUO72TU2RconeE_f3ywZCnPEbA3U/s640/IMG_5246+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cliff House</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9L1caftme4NUEUWpKi-oSjeOHih-ubpO2h8Dn1SAhbidQRXublNK50K4NbtmAdv-QNgLUkpJqtSDcy1W6BQ5odrZIitTrD9k01U9TRFaTb9uiQlWk84cGeK2Qizcn1SsD8aC8cf7bX4/s1600/IMG_5245+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9L1caftme4NUEUWpKi-oSjeOHih-ubpO2h8Dn1SAhbidQRXublNK50K4NbtmAdv-QNgLUkpJqtSDcy1W6BQ5odrZIitTrD9k01U9TRFaTb9uiQlWk84cGeK2Qizcn1SsD8aC8cf7bX4/s640/IMG_5245+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">loved the sloping roofs and the grey slates</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dBSUBnEGcuCo6LxiULlhpz2XWEbb79EaXB7ZtQkgGNTFmj_Pjx-nZccmoIx7ik4TfgxLcA-SXqdbA-Xws5pf7UfFscPH9dTkc8MbJy3lSsWqqCSs2KEeyRKqmz9C3WNuWO4xthCwu4Q/s1600/IMG_5286+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dBSUBnEGcuCo6LxiULlhpz2XWEbb79EaXB7ZtQkgGNTFmj_Pjx-nZccmoIx7ik4TfgxLcA-SXqdbA-Xws5pf7UfFscPH9dTkc8MbJy3lSsWqqCSs2KEeyRKqmz9C3WNuWO4xthCwu4Q/s640/IMG_5286+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashok vatika,where we stayed..those nasturtiums</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGnmEUa4lKInfvwalbS6sUmvTJjZxXW5JZhyvArZaE6S8Ru2JIf0-xXDFp4xCAGTOfa9M4D-SR1DYNi2FTZtMXXLiFbOSKLSkt34Ir9rBo_voPEwJChAJ9zCw_M7LCDhW82jfE4xztI4/s1600/IMG_5288+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OlZglfVQSC8G_28XqvWUSEMYQDcBdxdhP4uhWRzJ6ZzyOJCy5H_BZ6idIseTAkg2eNHEyp6OLTF-J-PYF6OkR5wHpPxZg1_nJZT6dmmvUL5YZI1XcxK7Jl9QZE6j5Es21QwBqr9AsYQ/s1600/IMG_4969+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OlZglfVQSC8G_28XqvWUSEMYQDcBdxdhP4uhWRzJ6ZzyOJCy5H_BZ6idIseTAkg2eNHEyp6OLTF-J-PYF6OkR5wHpPxZg1_nJZT6dmmvUL5YZI1XcxK7Jl9QZE6j5Es21QwBqr9AsYQ/s640/IMG_4969+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the white washed columns..a peculiarity of the south and the north</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TvbxhyphenhyphenXUrYjrddzeaMfAcsixvqpvkCA-3RWXJQ0136Tx1UFvEYBYOAurf09aruv-P8bseDv4yv6O018tmUttHCkgb1IfE5L_KG5WvHIYAa3fSX4sQfu5NIyzsZCXOkqzoP0-vxyceQg/s1600/IMG_3874+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TvbxhyphenhyphenXUrYjrddzeaMfAcsixvqpvkCA-3RWXJQ0136Tx1UFvEYBYOAurf09aruv-P8bseDv4yv6O018tmUttHCkgb1IfE5L_KG5WvHIYAa3fSX4sQfu5NIyzsZCXOkqzoP0-vxyceQg/s640/IMG_3874+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sloping roofs,green paints,small windows...fairy tale setting</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvB8t-Xitqk6RYQW0eFrOlHdjMZtrm7S284I-qEtP13-82jOGcWoyZ_LI_q0BSASdT7sZabnXwYiFBNInZHkOn1p-duxfE2oreUbQQWo1DoogQEGQ7xg-RmiZulJKLC0TIeKWopWeVtzw/s1600/IMG_3815+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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Charming getaways of Kumaon

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">As we researched into finding a perfect getaway in Kumaon region,we came across many beautiful places and houses in Kumaon region.These houses were age old,but modernised for tourism and were the perfect places to be in any weather.</div></span><div><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kumaoni houses in Kumaon are also an attraction of the region. These 100 years old traditional house has exotically carved window and door frames, which are made without using any sawing tools but of axes and chisels. One should not miss to see such houses during their visit to Kumaoni.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The perfect getaways to the kumaon region can be the  Shakthi Himalayas ,the Itmenaan estate and lodges .The offer the perfect guided tours in this region.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOv9HWIwWh4ju1u9AY7XSZT0SXQRWjrWWSGwyPJsZg9xT6EfhxitgkJr1u4MW8FB71CPW340EXhz-2Y9J2zmBuQHu92ZLXhhzay9O7C5S7l0AvcJfStfGba0cisFclLzXhNVfhc3CXrUY/s1600/CW-India_20120316120818873850-600x4001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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Charming getaways of Kumaon

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