11th April, 2017
I was up by 5 rather unwillingly. Yesterday's weariness, courtesy the extremely monotonous Mandu fort, had almost vanished. I came to my senses and felt my stomach grumble. Mom was also awake. I informed her about my hunger. She gave me dates. Then I did the work that has to be done in the morning (😉😉). By that time the sky was a bright blue. We got ready by 7. We actually wanted to get out of that place as quickly as possible, the reason being the pitiable condition of the hotel. We had breakfast by 8:15 and left the damned place. I was just eager to leave the mysterious and gloomy Mandu fort. But before that, we visited the Neelkanth Mahal. A specimen of the Indo-Islamic architecture which is prominent on the fort, probably influenced by Emperor Akbar's Din-ai-Ilahi.
In no time we were hurtling down the super-curvy road towards the highway. In half an hour, we were on the highway. Relief!!
>>>>>>>>>>(Fast forward 4 hrs)>>>>>>>>>
1330 and we reached
Hanumantiya Tapu. A sprawling resort perched on the bank of the reservoir of the Indira Sagar dam on the river Narmada. We found our abode in 1 of the five wooden cottages lined up with the lake behind. We ate, took rest and started sniping(With a DSLR. Not a rifle!) for pictures of the reservoir, sun and the picturesque resort. We also experienced the stunning, wind-in-the-face speed boat ride. Then some super pictures of the sunset. And we had dinner. It is 9:53 now and I am waiting for this write-up to end. Sleepy!!😴😴😴😴. Now I will end my rant. Bye
-Nihar Apte
