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A fun filled cultural city - worth visiting
bradbeaman Says: The Mahatma Phule Mandai with its 1,438 stalls is where you will find vegetable and fruit venders. Mahatma Phule Mandai has served as a vegetable market for over 100 years. The market is named for the Maharashtrian social reformer Jyotiba Phule.
bradbeaman Says: Mahadji Shinde Chatri is around the corner from Sacred Heart town in Wanowrie. The construction began in 1830 and finished in 1910. This was built in memory of the Marathi warrior Mahadji Shinde who was military general between 1760 and 1780. Entry fee is 5 Rs and 25 Rs for...
bradbeaman Says: This is a popular walk in the mornings for Punites. I decided to go up on a foggy December morning. The hill has 103 steps. Parvati Hill has 5 temples on top of it. The temple is the oldest heritage structure in Pune and was built in the Peshwa Dynasty rule. The main temple,...
bradbeaman Says: The Temghar Dam is on the way to Lavasa. It is known as a picnic spot. It is worth a stop on the way to Lavasa where you can have a meal there. The whole trip is an immersion into the Sahyadris Mountains.
bradbeaman Says: You can see the rugged peaks from Saswad even before then. This is a beautiful and rugged setting. Ten Kilometers (at least) past Saswad. I like the old buildings to explore even without climbing all the way to the Fort. That suited us having small children with us.
10 THINGS TO DO ON A WEEKEND IN PUNE
rohitbsharma Says: Pune is a youthful and vibrant city. Full of energetic people the city has something for everone. I have put across a list of activities that you can do on a weekend in PuneMOVIEFavorite among a lot of people, there is a movie for every mood and every age. If you don’t have...
bradbeaman Says: This is an 8th century rock cut cave temple along the lines of Ellora Caves from the same time period of the Rashtrakutas. On JM Road (Jungli Maharaj Road) in Shivaji Nagar. When asking directions as for Temple on JM Road or for Jangli Maharaj Mandir next to Pateleshwar...
bradbeaman Says: I did not go inside the Aga Khan Palace, but just going into the grounds and seeing the place was interesting and reading the information on the outside of Ghandhi's captivity here. The palace was built in 1892 and looks like it is in really good shape on the outside.
Aga Khan Palace/Mahatma Gandhi house
Liatris1 Says: In 1942 the British interned Mahatma Gandhi and his wife Kasturba Gandhi here. The palace belonged to Aga Khan (prince and head of Khoja sect) who later donated the palace in order to erect a memorial , in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi and his wife Kasturba (who died in this...
5 Reviews and 208 Opinions This hotel is pretty much the fanciest one in Pune. It's not up to the standards of five-stars in...
1 Review and 55 Opinions Staying at Hotel Studio Estique is a marvelous experience. Very warm service and some excellent...
Chor Bizarre: Best at Lavasa and London
bradbeaman Says: Chor Bizarre is the best place to eat at Lavasa. The inspiration for Chor Bazaars are thief markets common in India. If you can't get out to Lavasa you could try the London restaurant. Chor Bizarre is happy to be called "quite eccentric" and it fits. In London Chor Bizarre...
Vaishali: Best South Indian in Pune
bradbeaman Says: I started asking the South Indians where is the best South Indian food and Pune and this led me to Vaishali. You can't go wrong at Vaishai, idli, Dosa Musambi juice, anything you order will be the best anywhere.
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Taxi from Mumbai International airport to Pune
bkarjee Says: I am not very sure if there are cabs that will directly pick you up from Mumbai International airport and drop you at Pune. Just take a pre paid cab from Mumbai International airport to Dadar (east). Get down at Pune Taxi stand and take a Pune bound taxi from there. Last...
Taxi fares in 5 star hotels ridiculous
bhawna1 Says: We stayed in a 5 star hotel for my business trip. There I did a taxi for going to my office they charged me 500Rs/- for a 5 mins ride. Whereas if u do a taxi from a taxi company directly you will get a taxi for 8 hrs 80 km for 800 s /-. Ater that they charge approx 50 rs/-...
bradbeaman Says: Dahi Handi (pot of ghee) The Dahi Handi festival that remembers the legend that Krishna as a child, was very fond of ghee (purified butter). Krishna would gather his friends and they would steal ghee from the houses of the milkmaids. To protect their ghee from the naughty...
drink tea. Take sealed straws with you..
bobchaphalkar Says: drink hot fresh tea when . Sip Cold drinks using your own sealed straws . Ask the waiters to open the bottlw in front of you and not put in their straws. Do not eat salads, raw veggies, or drink anyhting uncooked or boiled. Do not eat meat outside. You do not know how long...
Gourav Says: Never get a rickshaw from prepaid rickshaw stand. walk for few minutes then show ur hand to any empty rickshaw and get in.. make sure ur paying by terriff.. ask them b4 getting in that ur gonna pay by terriff card.
bradbeaman Says: I wanted to ride my bicycle to Kanifnath Temple because I could see it from both Dive Ghat and Bopdev Ghat. I went up for the view to see Malahar Fort, Jadavghad fort and Purandar Fort and the Ghats. Very nice view and for information on the temple itself check out this link...
jivanne96 Says: Prakruti Hermitage Resort - Getaway from the bustle of City Life not far from the resort are historic landmarks, the Murud Janjira Fort in the sea, the Kurlai fort at Revdanda, the Nawab's Palace, the Ganapati and Birla Temple
bradbeaman Says: This golf course first came to my attention when I was flying into Pune and was struck by the beauty of the course. I finally tracked it down and cycled out to see it. I went to Oxford Country Club on a weekday. I did not play golf but the caddie took me in a golf cart to...
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This is the cultural city of india, also the land of peshwa. today due to the infrastructure between mumbay and pune, the travel time between these cities takes around 2 hours. previously when i was...
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My Second Home - PUNE - State of Maharashtra
Pune \ Poona (as some call it ), the cultural capital of Maharashtra is just 170 Km from Mumbai. This city was the bastion of of the all-powerful Maratha empire. Under the reign of Shivaji, the 17th...
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Before coming to India, I asked some Indian friends in Dubai, where I am basically based, to teach me few words of Hindi. And this is the 1st easy word for me, Namaste, is like I greet you with...
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Pune is situated along the Sahyadri Mountains home to Shivaji's most impressive forts. Mahadji Shinde Chatri is around the corner from Sacred Heart town in Wanowrie. The construction began in 1830...
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